That's a great idea. But how do you know what to do without measurements? Or are you just helping them with the automated process?
Magnepan needs your help
Magnepan needs your help.
Are you willing to publicly give your feedback of Magnepan’s proposed new speaker concept? Below are the cities and dates of select cities for the first tour to hear public opinions. Instead of filling out focus group forms or giving information to Magnepan’s representatives at the demonstration, Magnepan is encouraging public debate. (Negative feedback can be just as valuable as positive feedback.)
If you are interested in hearing this speaker concept, it is critical that your dealer have your contact information. Winter storms could cause a delay of the tour.
Chicago-- Quintessence Audio, Wednesday, December 11th
Toronto-- Audio Excellence, Saturday, December 14th
Pittsburgh-- Butch’s Sound and Vision, Monday, December 16th
Northern New Jersey (Verona)-- Audio Connection, Wednesday, December 18th
- Wendell Diller, Magnepan
Are you willing to publicly give your feedback of Magnepan’s proposed new speaker concept? Below are the cities and dates of select cities for the first tour to hear public opinions. Instead of filling out focus group forms or giving information to Magnepan’s representatives at the demonstration, Magnepan is encouraging public debate. (Negative feedback can be just as valuable as positive feedback.)
If you are interested in hearing this speaker concept, it is critical that your dealer have your contact information. Winter storms could cause a delay of the tour.
Chicago-- Quintessence Audio, Wednesday, December 11th
Toronto-- Audio Excellence, Saturday, December 14th
Pittsburgh-- Butch’s Sound and Vision, Monday, December 16th
Northern New Jersey (Verona)-- Audio Connection, Wednesday, December 18th
- Wendell Diller, Magnepan
Showing 11 responses by josh358
BTW, for those who haven't heard about the new concept, it's what Wendell calls a "30.7 for Condos" -- two 12" wide panels with dipole woofers. Here's the writeup in TAS: https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/magnepan-doubles-down/ And the ad that ran in TAS and Stereophile: https://www.audioasylum.com/forums/MUG/messages/23/239546.html |
They already know how they sound and several reviewers have already listened and confirmed that it equals the sonics of the 30.7. Here's the second report and it sounds killer: https://www.hifiplus.com/articles/coming-soon-maybe-magnepans-compact-307-for-condos/ So it isn't a finished project and the tour it isn't about drumming up sales. This speaker is a significant departure for Magnepan, so they want to find out whether customers and dealers are interested in buying or carrying it and to solicit opinions on things like cosmetics, which is why Wendell is asking everyone who attends to post their impressions online. It's more like a focus group than a sales tour. Then the reactions will help them make a decision on whether to proceed with the project before they invest in the industrial design and production engineering. |
Exactly! It's like a dream come true for planar owners -- I'm imagining my IVA's now with a tiny sub rather than 36 inches of bass panels. As you say, the current sub has about the radiating area of two 12" woofers. I've heard others say the same thing you have about the GR Research dipoles, that the number you need depends on the size of your room. Wendell demoed these in Magnepan's listening room, which is actually a pretty sizable room -- just not huge. I can imagine versions of this with stackable woofers, as with the GR's, so you could adapt them to larger rooms. I think Magnepan may have a real winner here -- I don't know how many times I've heard people say that this or that Maggie is just too big. |
Isn't there a show in upstate New York that might be closer to you? There's that, Toronto, Chicago, and New Jersey so far. BTW, Wendell would love to make panels that extend floor to ceiling! The problem is that nobody would buy them. But he knows it's ideal for a line source, in fact he even did a demonstration once in which he stacked two .7's to show the difference a full-height line source makes. |
Jeffvegas, I guess the proof is in the pudding, but I can tell you after many conversations with Wendell that Magnepan was not going to release these if it meant compromising Maggie bass. That was the big challenge here -- to get planar bass out of a small package. I guess we'll all learn soon whether they've succeeded! |
Mike, I suspect you're right. Sure, this will be more expensive, but worth it. It's hard to imagine that people won't want it if it's as good as they say, but it won't work unless there's full customer and dealer acceptance and that, I think, is one of the main reasons for the tour -- to show the prototype and see if everyone is on board. If not, it doesn't make sense for them to invest in the production engineering for what for them is a radically new product. |