I'm not going to offer a specific recommendation, but I am going to offer a word of experience in moving in the direction of monitors. I owned Maggies for years, starting with SMGA's, moving to 1.6 QR's, and finally to 3.7Rs. I bought a pair of Coincident Triumph Extreme II monitors to use in a second system, and I was floored by how they stacked up against the 3.7Rs. While the monitors couldn't match the true ribbons in the 3.7Rs, they were as good or better in most other respects, even giving better and lower bass response than the 3.7's in my room. I've since gone to boxes in both of my systems, and at least in my main rig, I get much better imaging etc than I ever got in multiple rooms using Maggies, and I had considerable placement latitude for optimally positioning the Maggies. As always with speakers, audition! If I were in your position, I'd take a hard look at what Fritz has to offer. He has got a lot of satisfied customers.
Need help replacing my beloved Magnepan....
I have been using Magnepan for years in my basement and I am moving to a new space where I need to set up a new listening room in my living room. I am looking for Bookshelves or small tower speakers' recommendations because I won't be able to use my beloved 1.7i Maggies anymore in my new space. I loved the huge wall of sound and the amazing transparency my 1.7i produce. Which speakers can get me close to what Magnepan can do? I listen to a lot of Jazz vinyl and my system consists of: Atoll IN200SE integrated amp, Tube Phono preamp: Rega Planar 3 with Nagaoka cartridge, denafrips dac with all acoustic zen interconnect + Clear Day DSG speaker cables. Thank again for all your recommendations in advance.