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Vandersteen 3A,, Revel F30, or Magnepan 3.6

I'm thinking of upgrading from Vandersteen 2CEs, and have identified these three speakers as potential buys. I've heard the 3A's and thought they sounded good, but a little weak in the midrange when hearing female vocals. I did hear the Revel F50s which I loved, but they cost more than I want to spend, and the Magnepan 1.6s which sounded very transparent, but also a bit thin. My amp is the Bel Canto Evo 200.2 with 125 watts per channel and I have a tube CJ preamp. Any thoughts?
mlkiz
tireguy
1,964 posts
 
Those are 3 very different speakers. I am a huge magnepan fan(I am currently using the 3.6's), but your amp wouldn't due justice to the 3.6, if you have no desire to change your amp- save yourself some time/aggravation and remove the 3.6 from your list.
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tok20000
608 posts
 
Two (2) 200.2 Bel Canto EVO's monoblocked would do justice to the Maggies. They are insanely powerful monoblocked. They are relatively cheap as well.

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elgordo
530 posts
 
Get the Maggies and another amp.
bigkidz
3,325 posts
 
I agree that the Maggies need juice. I heard the F-50s and thought that the mid range was poor sounding, but it was probably do to the system and set up, although I still think they should have sounded better. I would think that the Vandy 3As would have great mid range? The Maggies have a narrower sweet spot and will not do rock that well. Speaker selection should also be based on your musical tastes, room set up, equipment and your listening position. The Maggies will need to be out into the room maybe more than the other speakers IMHO.

Happy Listening.
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