Magnepans and Rock

All my years in the hobby I have never heard a magnepan - can they handle classic rock?

pops10-25-2013 7:15pm

zd542 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,339 posts 10-28-2013 at 06:34pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I had a pair of 1.7's and thought they were very overrated. I think they built their name a while back when box speakers weren't as good as they are now. If you want to try panels, I think an ESL like Martin Logan is a better choice. I know its a matter of opinion but I likes my ML's much better.
zd542 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,339 posts 10-28-2013 at 08:11pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Just to be clear, I didn't hate the 1.7's, they just weren't as good as I thought they were going to be. This may also sound odd, buy the one thing I did like about them was the bass. It was really high quality, well defined and musical. They didn't go that low, but what they did give you was very good. It was that long strip of aluminium that didn't agree with my ears.