Magnapan LRS placement

I set up the LRSs in front of the Reference 1s today, and was astonished that the speakers sound so similar I had to put my ear to the membrane of an LRS to be convinced I was listening to it not the KEF.

Wait until the speakers have a few hundred hours on it. 

Last night I was listening to Kind of Blue with the Magtech and the LRS+. For the first time I felt like I was listening to a live performance of this album. 

The LRS+ is incredible. I do think my LS50 Meta was a bit sharper focus (not imaging). Whatever, the case, the LRS+ is the lowest in the Magnepan lineup so likely going up the range gets the sharper sound I heard with the LS50 Meta.

I think the LRS+ is better than the LS50 Meta. My criticism was just some very minor issue. I have no plans of going up the range of Maggies (for my office) since the LRS+ fits so perfectly in my 12x11x9 room (with 4 additional feet of closet space with a desk).

I hope you can pair the LRS+ with your JC1's and give a comparison.

I'm using a pair of LRS I bought used, not LRS+.  I'm expecting adapters to arrive tomorrow that I hope will provide a tighter fit in the LRS receptors, then I plan to do more listening.  I'm a bit concerned about one of the cables pulling out and shorting the amp.  I may replace the LRSs with new LRS+s and Magna stands, although my LRSs are handsome in white with oak trim.  I bought the LRSs on a lark, but I've been impressed with them.  The LRS+ is said to be an improvement.  

I think I’ve reached two general conclusions. (1) If I didn’t already have the KEF Reference 1s I'd be happy with the LRSs, and (2) the LRSs are not quite the Reference 1s. I most noticed the second when I played a bit of Mahler’s 2nd symphony and Gould’s ’81 recording of the Brandenburg concerto The mid-range of the Mahler with the LRSs sounds a bit anemic compared to the Reference 1s; Gould’s piano is not as believably in the room. I’ve yet to find anything the LRSs do better than the Reference 1s, but they seem too similar given the large price discrepancy. Both generate a nice soundstage with good depth and both reproduce timbre well. I’ll listen more, but it may be time to put the LRSs in the carton.