Life After Your Magnepan’s

Add a pair of OB/Dipole subs! If you have the dough, check out the MG30.7 ;-) .

I started my love affair with Maggies in '86 with the SMGA's. The transparency of the sound really wowed me and still does. In the early 2000's I moved up to the MG12's in a 16' x 23' room and, though they were an improvement, they just didn't seem to have the oomph I wanted.

When I moved up to the 1.7i's, I realized that, even with the Son of Ampzilla II amp, they would reach a certain level and, as you say, they just couldn't seem to fill the room. To my ear, it seems as though they reach a certain volume level and then, beyond that, they just seem to compress.
I had, for years, been curious about the Aerial Acoustics 10T and, when a well used set came up on US Audio Mart for $1300, I pounced. I ended up having to replace a tweeter, but they are doing just what I want them to do and are my end-game speaker now. Of course, I'm 68 so I'm winding down on everything!  

I’m using Carver 305 tube mono blocks; about 400 watts into the 4 ohm 20.7’s.  I also have a pair of REL G-2 subs.  As minkwelder indicated, even with the addition of the REL’s the sound reaches a certain maximum that just doesn’t “fill” the room.  My room is approx 7,260 cubic feet!   

I used the 20.7’s for four years in a prior home in a dedicated room that was approx 4,095 cubic feet to much greater success.  

I need a speaker that sounds BIG in a big space and doesn’t cost $100k!

There is one particular box speaker that I’ve heard at the Shows for the last several years that has caught my attention; the Paradigm Persona.   I’ve only heard the smaller floor standing 3F’s but was favorably impressed.

I wonder if they are similar in sound to the Aerial’s?  How does the height, width, and depth of Aerial’s compare to the Maggie’s?  I like the large sound field of the Maggie’s, especially the height.  Performers sound ‘real sized’ not 3 feet tall as is the case of many smaller box speakers.