Dear Don,
I've been in the hi-fi biz since 1975. The last 20 of which is in manufacturing record playing products. We use Magnepan 1.6QR's in our test lab and they are great. When my Dad and I owned a very well regarded hi-fi store we lost a bunch of sales to the other store that sold Maggies.
For build quality, dependability, superb sound, tonal accuracy, transient response, and dollar value, you will be hard pressed to find better!
Listen to all that you can with your music from reputable dealers and choose wisely.
Good Luck Don,
Bennett (hififile)
I've been in the hi-fi biz since 1975. The last 20 of which is in manufacturing record playing products. We use Magnepan 1.6QR's in our test lab and they are great. When my Dad and I owned a very well regarded hi-fi store we lost a bunch of sales to the other store that sold Maggies.
For build quality, dependability, superb sound, tonal accuracy, transient response, and dollar value, you will be hard pressed to find better!
Listen to all that you can with your music from reputable dealers and choose wisely.
Good Luck Don,
Bennett (hififile)