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Replacing My Maggie 3.6R

Many of you know I have been a Magnepan fan for a long time with my first pair of 2.6's in the 90's.  As I evolved to prefer tube power with these speakers I upgraded to the 3.6R, Manley Neo Classic Amps and Vandersteen 2W Sub.  About two years ago I added stereo Rel's and truly  thought the quest was over.  Over the years I have tried to move on from Magnepan but could never find a box to deliver the soundstage and imaging.   I've listened to Revel, B&W, Focal, KEF, Harbeth among others.  More recently listened to Acora, Joseph Audio, and Magico and many other A listers.  I came close with SF Amati and even closer with Vimberg Mino, with the Mino's just out of my financial reach.  I then attended AXPONA 2024 for the first time and listened too so many I've forgotten, but I did  listened to MBL's and I was sold!

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I had 3.6's for 12 years, and loved a lot about them, but also always felt that there was this thing missing - slam.maybe, or midbass power, or a certain "thickness" that I want my music to have.

I moved to baffle-less speakers - dynamic speakers without the boxes. I had the Emerald Physics 2.8's, and that did it for me for many years. Still boxless and open and airy, but suddenly, there was this saturated solidity that I couldn't make my Maggies achieve in my room. 

It sounds like your budget allows for even more sophisticated solutions, so this may not be relevant for you. But I found baffle-less dynamic speakers the ticket for stepping away from the Maggie sound to which I was addicted, for better and worse.

Good luck in your search. 

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