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Small room electrostat/ planar speaker?

In about 30 days will be moving to a new home where its going to be hard to make my 1.7 maggies work in a spouse friendly way ( the only large room is the main living room). I've always gravitated to planars and electrostatics, box speakers that don't sound colored or slow usually cost more than my entire system. Where I'd like to end up is a system that's extremely resolving at low to moderate volume levels, my main dissatisfaction with my current Mg 1.7 speakers and Prima Luna amp is that it really doesn't come to life until the volume is moderate listening levels or higher.

I'm wondering if anyone has seen something that approaches the coherency and speed of the 1.7s that would work in an 11x12 listening room? I'd like to keep the cost limited to $4k if possible.
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johnnyb53
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Given that size, the Audient 1+1 V2+ is well within your budget and the enthusiastic reviews are pretty compelling.

Even with the tricked out V2+ version, you budget would still have room for a small, fast sub to provide extension into the low 30s and maybe even lower.


johnnyb53
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I heard the Mini Maggie system a few years ago at a mfrs' open house at my local high end store. The room was about the same size as yours. I'm sure that the basic 3-piece Mini Maggie would be sufficient, but to demonstrate just how dynamic this system could be, they used two pairs of the satellites and used some serious Bryston power amps behind it. 

It has the sound you are seeking--fast, dynamic, freakishly realistic-sounding, and totally devoid of boxy resonances, hot spots, and suckouts.

About 2 years later I bought a pair of 1.7s because my living space had room for them. But I'd say that Mini Maggie demo is what really made me want to own Magnepans, and when I have to downsize, it'll be Mini Maggies, no question, if they're still in production.
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