Magnepan had one of the most impressive demos at CES/The Show this past year with their new tiny panels, which were supplemented by a woofer cabinet. These are small, lightweight panels about a foot in height. The demo was blind and the audience sat in front of a sheer curtain with darkness on the other side where the speakers were. I'm sure no one expected the source of the very convincing presentation to be those tiny panels that were revealed, after playing various cuts of music, by turning on the lights on the other side of the curtain. You should be able to find some further input online, in the rags, and perhaps here in the forums on that demo. Not a replacement for the 1.6, but definitely new and different.
