As a prior magnepan owner and now a wilson owner I can do a better comparison. The earlier Watt Puppy 5.1's were a bright speaker that required careful component matching (no Krell need apply), the WP6 were leaps and bounds better than the 5.1.
I was personally looking at the MG 3.6's and 20.1 but choose Wilson Watt Puppy 7's because ultimately Magnepan's can't produce the dynamic volume I need, and most importantly WP's work in small and large rooms and don't require 3-4' feet behind them. The WP7's solved the brighter tweeter but once again I've heard tons of Wilson setups around the country when I was making my decision that either sounded bright and etched because of the poor electronics put in the signal path. It comes down to system synergy and wilson put your other components under a microscope.
The seamless and smooth ribon tweeters on the magnepan are amazing but the current required to drive them must also not be forgotten...
Jvogt: If you like magnepan's you owe it to hear a good wilson speaker setup, because no other dynamic speaker is as fast as the wilson, which was my favorite attribute of the magnepan ribbon tweeter.
I was personally looking at the MG 3.6's and 20.1 but choose Wilson Watt Puppy 7's because ultimately Magnepan's can't produce the dynamic volume I need, and most importantly WP's work in small and large rooms and don't require 3-4' feet behind them. The WP7's solved the brighter tweeter but once again I've heard tons of Wilson setups around the country when I was making my decision that either sounded bright and etched because of the poor electronics put in the signal path. It comes down to system synergy and wilson put your other components under a microscope.
The seamless and smooth ribon tweeters on the magnepan are amazing but the current required to drive them must also not be forgotten...
Jvogt: If you like magnepan's you owe it to hear a good wilson speaker setup, because no other dynamic speaker is as fast as the wilson, which was my favorite attribute of the magnepan ribbon tweeter.