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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.
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helomech
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Many box-type speakers are capable of similar transparency, and many more are capable of better resolution. I love Maggies for what they do well. Yes, they sound boxless but they’re lacking in resolution.

For your budget, a pre-owned pair of Audio Physics should do the trick -- Virgo Tempo, or Avanti.


helomech
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Someone actually said Maggies aren’t resolving. Takes all kinds, I guess...
No, it only takes experience with speakers of greater resolution -- not difficult to find. Audio Physic, B&W, Spendor, KEF, Revel, Rockport, ATC....

The strength of Maggies is transparency (lack of localization due to cabinet noise), which is too often confused with resolution (fine detail).
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