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Upgrade to Maggi 3.7i or Tekton Moab?

I’ve got a dilemma. The audiophile bug to continuously tweak and upgrade has got me wanting more and bigger sound out of my system. I’m currently running Maggi 1.7is with a single SVS SB2000pro, driven by Parasound A21+. What I’m finding is in my large room (20x18 with vaulted 18ft ceiling, leading into open kitchen) it just does not deliver the uumph that I am wanting when I want to "feel" the music hit me. I am debating what my next step should be when I am ready to make the jump. Should I go with a bigger Maggi (3.7i) or should I abandon planars and go with the very alive sounding Tekton line. What I have read so far is that the DI and Moab sound very alive. That I think is that sort of thing I feel is a bit thin with my present system. I am expecting to hear (fairly so) that if i want to feel music hit me in that chest, a planar speaker is not for me and I need to go with dynamic driver. That said, I do love the transparency and cohesive sound of the Maggi, so I want it all I guess? =)

Welcoming any advice or food for thought on this.
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corelli
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I recall fond memories when as a youngster I forked out $500 for a pair of Magnepan MG-1's.  They were unlike anything I heard before.  Drove them with Hafler electronics I built from kits.  I upgraded the crossover--get this--with mylar caps!  Many years later I returned to the Magneplaner camp with the 1.7's.  Loved those as well.  Great speakers.  

Eventually I gave the Tekton DI's a try.  It took little time to discern the DI's as the superior transducer.  Better detail.  Better sound stage.  Far better dynamics.  Better extension and just as coherent as the 1.7's.  

So the Moabs seem like an easy pick.
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