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Magnepan LRS compared to the .7 or the 1.7i ?

With all the hype about magnepan’s new LRS, I am wondering if anyone has compared them to the slightly bigger and slightly more expensive .7 or even the 1.7i?  (I assume they are better than the MMGi that they are replacing, so no comments about these two are necessary.)

I suspect they are new enough that there may not have been many chances for such a comparison.  

So, lacking a side by side, I wonder if anyone who heard them at Axpona or otherwise (I was only there Friday and missed them) is familiar enough with the other Maggies to offer comments/thoughts/opinions between the LRS, .7, and 1.7i.  Comments from dealers who sell Maggies are welcome.

finally, brief conversation with one area dealer suggests they will be more of a factory direct item that he will not carry, while another area dealer hoped to get a pair but did not know the time frame. Has anyone heard a more definitive story on availability?
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It’s exciting to hear all the positive reviews about .7. Some questions as I’m considering a similar system: 

1. Is LRS sonically different from .7? The form factor is more condo friendly in city apartments. But I’d like to get decent sound too. 
2. Is the bass emaciated on these two smaller models in the MagnePan lineup? I’m no bass head and listen to a whole range of music including jazz and classical. But on 70s rock or some of the modern electronic stuff it helps to have a solid low end. I hear REL subs mentioned, but that’ll be way too much cabling and setup. I’d prefer to avoid that. 
3. My source is a Mac Mini. Would a Schiitt saga + vidar be enough to drive both LRS and .7? Brystons mentioned earlier in the thread are way too pricey. A Hegel 190 is somewhere lower but still pricey. I hear Schiitt Vidar is a good match for Magnepans? 
Many thanks. 
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