Should I get the Magnepan 20.7 ?

**Paul** · January 14, 2014, 12:59 AM

I'm in the mood for change again...

Thinking to change my beloved PMC IB2i speakers. I wish I can keep them all but not enough space.

Is my gears will drive them without problem ? How about my room size ? Is it big enough ? ( 28 X14 )

How much space does it require behind the wall ?

Are they produce enough bass ?

Thanks,

**joeinid** · January 14, 2014, 01:52 AM

Holy cow you are on fire! My hero. I'm done.

Well, I might like to hear a pair of 20.7's. How about the new 3.7i model.

http://www.ultrahighendreview.com/ma...l-3-7-to-3-7i/

**sharkmouth** · January 14, 2014, 02:00 AM

YES!!! Do it! Do it!

**Paul** · January 14, 2014, 02:08 AM

Originally Posted by sharkmouth

YES!!! Do it! Do it!

Ok. Sales man. I need the F.B.I ( Features Benefit Impact )

**Paul** · January 14, 2014, 02:11 AM

Originally Posted by joeinid

Holy cow you are on fire! My hero. I'm done.

Well, I might like to hear a pair of 20.7's. How about the new 3.7i model.

Magnepan Updates Model 3.7 to 3.7i | Ultra High-End Audio and Home Theater Review

Ha ! Joe....Don't even start ~!

3.7i....Interesting...However you know me I rather jump up to the top and don't look back type of guy.

I'm actually debating between 20.7 VS O/96

**joeinid** · January 14, 2014, 02:16 AM

Originally Posted by BlueMcIntosh

Ha ! Joe....Don't even start ~!

3.7i....Interesting...However you know me I rather jump up to the top and don't look back type of guy.

I'm actually debating between 20.7 VS O/96

Two totally different speakers. Tough call. Maybe one of each?

**Paul** · January 14, 2014, 02:20 AM

Originally Posted by joeinid

Two totally different speakers. Tough call. Maybe one of each?

I agree. I would love to have both of them Joe....I was more in to O96 but one of dealer told me he can get a good deal on 20.7.

**Dpod4** · January 14, 2014, 02:31 AM

20.7 and don't look back

**joeinid** · January 14, 2014, 02:37 AM

Originally Posted by Dpod4

20.7 and don't look back

+1

I think these will be wonderful with the MC601's.

**sharkmouth** · January 14, 2014, 02:42 AM

Paul, you have the amps, you have enough room & the DeVores won't foot it with the 20.7's. I know someone that has had both in their house for the last 3 weeks, they packed the DeVores up before the end of trial.
I have 3 friends that have the 20.7's & they have put the time into setting them up & the end result is spectacular. On some recordings the soundstage is massive & a real experience to hear.
The things you can do to make them even better are jumpers for the midrange & treble, fuses & stands. Each has it's own benefits & is worth it to the point of startling. The 20.7's are very revealing of what is upstream, what type of cables, isolation etc., but the more you tweak them the better they get & mine just put a huge smile on my face straight out of the box. It's a win, win. Or as has been quoted before around here, "winner winner, chicken dinner!"
Forgot to add how surprised I was at how much bass these panels have too.

**sharkmouth** · January 14, 2014, 02:45 AM

Originally Posted by joeinid

Holy cow you are on fire! My hero. I'm done.

Well, I might like to hear a pair of 20.7's. How about the new 3.7i model.

Magnepan Updates Model 3.7 to 3.7i | Ultra High-End Audio and Home Theater Review

Ha!. Great pic Joe. Maggies are calling Joe, you've never heard the promise in your name like this before Joe.........

**joeinid** · January 14, 2014, 02:49 AM

Originally Posted by sharkmouth

Ha!. Great pic Joe. Maggies are calling Joe, you've never heard the promise in your name like this before Joe.........

Kev,

I don't know what the future will bring, but I am willing to embrace it for all its worth.

**Paul** · January 14, 2014, 02:54 AM

Originally Posted by sharkmouth

Paul, you have the amps, you have enough room & the DeVores won't foot it with the 20.7's. I know someone that has had both in their house for the last 3 weeks, they packed the DeVores up before the end of trial.
I have 3 friends that have the 20.7's & they have put the time into setting them up & the end result is spectacular. On some recordings the soundstage is massive & a real experience to hear.
The things you can do to make them even better are jumpers for the midrange & treble, fuses & stands. Each has it's own benefits & is worth it to the point of startling. The 20.7's are very revealing of what is upstream, what type of cables, isolation etc., but the more you tweak them the better they get & mine just put a huge smile on my face straight out of the box. It's a win, win. Or as has been quoted before around here, "winner winner, chicken dinner!"
Forgot to add how surprised I was at how much bass these panels have too.

That is the main factor I started to look at the 20.7. With my experience with tall floor standing speakers are better on sound stage and sound so real. ( In my case was comparing the VA the MUSIC VS Harbeth , PMC )

Anyway thanks a lot Kev. That helps

**sharkmouth** · January 14, 2014, 05:47 PM

Paul, the last system that I have just heard was on the long wall & it worked very well in a treated room.

**Paul** · January 14, 2014, 10:05 PM

Good to know Kev. Let me see if I can sell one of my speakers first.

BTW Can you compare the 20.7 VS Strads ?

**joeinid** · January 14, 2014, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by BlueMcIntosh

Good to know Kev. Let me see if I can sell one of my speakers first.

BTW Can you compare the 20.7 VS Strads ?

**the professor** · January 14, 2014, 10:18 PM

I've been reading this thread and the Maggie's and O96s are soooo different. I just don't know how somebody could make this decision.

Good luck.

**joeinid** · January 14, 2014, 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by the professor

I've been reading this thread and the Maggie's and O96s are soooo different. I just don't know how somebody could make this decision.

Good luck.

We are not just talking about somebody, we are talking about Paul - the speaker swaperer.

**socfan12** · January 14, 2014, 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by BlueMcIntosh

I'm in the mood for change again...

Thinking to change my beloved PMC IB2i speakers. I wish I can keep them all but not enough space.

Is my gears will drive them without problem ? How about my room size ? Is it big enough ? ( 28 X14 )

How much space does it require behind the wall ?

Are they produce enough bass ?

Thanks,

Wow, didn't know you had it in you Paul!

Very cool!

I assume The Music will stay?

**dlb2** · January 14, 2014, 10:42 PM

Paul, get the Maggie's first, because you'll need time to decide on whether a pair of these;

or a pair of these;

will go with the O/96's.

**RedSectorA** · January 14, 2014, 11:33 PM

Originally Posted by joeinid

We are not just talking about somebody, we are talking about Paul - the speaker swaperer.

LMAO, the Swaperer can buy and sell speakers faster than the Whisperer can place them!

**joeinid** · January 14, 2014, 11:45 PM

Ha!

Now that's funny!

Originally Posted by RedSectorA

LMAO, the Swaperer can buy and sell speakers faster than the Whisperer can place them!

**Paul** · January 15, 2014, 12:02 AM

Originally Posted by the professor

I've been reading this thread and the Maggie's and O96s are soooo different. I just don't know how somebody could make this decision.

Good luck.

Jock. Just want to clarify , I'm not comparing on those two speakers. I'm debating which way to go. Thanks.

**Paul** · January 15, 2014, 12:04 AM

Originally Posted by dlb2

Paul, get the Maggie's first, because you'll need time to decide on whether a pair of these;

or a pair of these;

will go with the O/96's.

Excellent Idea ! I'm going to the dealer this Friday to check out the O/96

**Paul** · January 15, 2014, 12:05 AM

Originally Posted by RedSectorA

LMAO, the Swaperer can buy and sell speakers faster than the Whisperer can place them!

Hope you guys not talking about me

Listening to PMC right now and it sounds damn good...

I'm lost.

**Paul** · January 15, 2014, 12:12 AM

Originally Posted by socfan12

Wow, didn't know you had it in you Paul!

Very cool!

I assume The Music will stay?

The Music stays ....of cause.

**sharkmouth** · January 15, 2014, 12:19 AM

Originally Posted by BlueMcIntosh

Good to know Kev. Let me see if I can sell one of my speakers first.

BTW Can you compare the 20.7 VS Strads ?

Now that is a hard one! Lets see, in my own space I had the McIntosh 2301 monos, Bryston 28bsst2 monos, MSB S200 amp & SGR Audio 300 monos on the Strads. To my way of hearing the amps are mentioned in the order of warmer to neutral. The Strads lean towards a warmer voiced enclosure & are therefore not as revealing to what is upstream as much as the 20.7's are, as they have their own sound, in as such!
The Maggies are a neutral speaker, which a lot of people don't realise, but, they are very easily swayed with jumpers, cables, amps, isolation etc. The voicing of a certain amplifier/preamp is very evident with the 20.7's as opposed to the Strads where the signature would not be so prominent as of that warmer mid range for the voicing/tuning of them when made.
If tomorrow I was given all my money back & was told to choose it again, knowing what I know now & the sound I can get from both, I'd end up having what I have now as I know the sound that I want & I know how to get it/tune them with components & cable to achieve it. I haven't finished with the fit-out yet & will achieve an absolutely coherent, balanced, musical system that is dynamic, not fatiguing, voiced accurately that has a lovely golden aura of aural pleasure about it.....tsk tsk, you'll have to wait & see.

**Paul** · January 15, 2014, 02:05 AM

Thumbs up Kev !

**joeinid** · January 15, 2014, 02:42 AM

Breathe, just breathe.

Originally Posted by BlueMcIntosh

Hope you guys not talking about me

Listening to PMC right now and it sounds damn good...

I'm lost.

**RedSectorA** · January 15, 2014, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by BlueMcIntosh

Excellent Idea ! I'm going to the dealer this Friday to check out the O/96

Alternative Audio? if so Chad is a very nice guy and he knows his stuff!

**RedSectorA** · January 15, 2014, 09:38 AM

Originally Posted by BlueMcIntosh

Hope you guys not talking about me

Listening to PMC right now and it sounds damn good...

I'm lost.

When in doubt, stay put!

**sharkmouth** · January 15, 2014, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by RedSectorA

When in doubt, stay put!

Good advice. Take 2 chill pills & report back in 2 weeks!

**NorthStar** · January 15, 2014, 04:04 PM

Paul, have you thought about a Trinity DAC?

**Paul** · January 15, 2014, 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by NorthStar

Paul, have you thought about a Trinity DAC?

Hell...nope...too rich for my blood.

**Paul** · January 15, 2014, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by RedSectorA

When in doubt, stay put!

Yes Sir ~!

**sharkmouth** · January 15, 2014, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by BlueMcIntosh

Hell...nope...too rich for my blood.

Go on, sell all your speakers & just look at it at the end of the road.

**Paul** · January 15, 2014, 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by sharkmouth

Go on, sell all your speakers & just look at it at the end of the road.

Ha. Easy to said. How much again $60 k or something ?

**NorthStar** · January 15, 2014, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by BlueMcIntosh

Ha. Easy to said. How much again $60 k or something ?

Is that all for the Trinity DAC?

**Paul** · January 15, 2014, 10:09 PM

I think so Bob. I could be wrong

**Mike** · January 15, 2014, 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by NorthStar

Is that all for the Trinity DAC?

Double it and add $5k for that DAC that looks like a Klingon warship.

**sharkmouth** · January 16, 2014, 02:43 AM

Originally Posted by Mike

Double it and add $5k for that DAC that looks like a Klingon warship.

Which, the light harmonic?

**Mike** · January 16, 2014, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by sharkmouth

Which, the light harmonic?

They came out with a new one if memory serves correct.

**sharkmouth** · January 29, 2014, 03:20 AM

Paul, are you going to miss out?The speaker that systems are built around.........as good as your imagination!I'm sitting here listening to Sade, sweet mother of god, she's wearing red underwear.....

**joeinid** · January 29, 2014, 03:27 AM

Originally Posted by sharkmouth

Paul, are you going to miss out?The speaker that systems are built around.........as good as your imagination!I'm sitting here listening to Sade, sweet mother of god, she's wearing red underwear.....

**sharkmouth** · January 29, 2014, 04:18 AM

She did mention you from last night Joe..... the joys of a lear jet huh!

**joeinid** · January 29, 2014, 04:21 AM

Originally Posted by sharkmouth

She did mention you from last night Joe..... the joys of a lear jet huh!

Ah, if only

No doubt you are enjoying yourself Kev.

**Paul** · January 29, 2014, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by sharkmouth

Paul, are you going to miss out?The speaker that systems are built around.........as good as your imagination!I'm sitting here listening to Sade, sweet mother of god, she's wearing red underwear.....

Kev. Trust me. I like to have them but I'm almost certain will try the Devore for this time and try the 20.7 some time later ( with the amounts of speakers I went through last year it could be very soon.lol )

I'm very familiar with the Maggie's ( owned 1.7,3.7 and had a 20.7 for very short period ( 20 days ) however my audio room was way to small for the panels to breath so hope I get better experience with my new audio room

. I'm so glad that you are enjoying your 20.7. Right on~ !

**sharkmouth** · January 29, 2014, 04:31 PM

I hope the 20.7's you had on loan had a few good hours on them. The first few hundred on mine were very up & down, by my reckoning I am just over 400 hrs & they are really starting to hit their stride.

**Paul** · January 29, 2014, 04:52 PM

It was about an year ago. My old room (14X12 ) just couldn't take it

I need another audition in sometime.

**MrAcoustat** · February 11, 2014, 06:59 PM

Dollar for dollar nothing and i do mean nothing is better, many years ago i asked this question on many forums, name me one speaker that is a BETTER bargain dollar for dollar than this speaker for $550.00 - - - MMG_01.jpg - - - i am still waiting for the answer and please don't forget to include the price of the stand in your choice.

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