My Take on Magnepan Speakers

[Barry]

I own/have owned the T-1Ds, the 3.5 and 3.6s. The 3.6's transparency, bass, and imaging are it's limiting factors primarily due to its parts quality. The stands, wiring, crossover, and fuses are not top of the line. The speakers are still an amazing value.

All of that is fixable, but for a price and you end up with a couple of extra crossovers, amplifiers and other stuff. Everything here is one-of-a-kind - I did it the hard way. The 20s or 30s would likely be a step back for me.

 

[pwhinson]

Love my Magnepan 20.7s driven by an Audio Reserach GS150 power amp and an Aesthetix Janus front end.

 

[Alpinist]

Love my Magnepan 20.7s driven by an Audio Reserach GS150 power amp and an Aesthetix Janus front end.

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I owned the 3.7’s for a few years and have listened to the 20.7’s and 30.7’s numerous times in different systems and rooms. IMHO, it’s not even close, the 20.7’s are the best designed, built and sounding speakers in the Magnepan line. It’s no contest.

Enjoy,
Ken

 

[a.wayne]

Is the 20.7 significantly better than the 20.1’s ....?

 

[nicoff]

Is the 20.7 significantly better than the 20.1’s ....?

I liked the 20.7 better compared to an un-modified 20.1.
However the 20.1 could be bi-amped using an active crossover and the bass in particular improved significantly. But that required extra amps and equipment. OTOH The 20.7 cannot be bi-amped.
The 20.1 that I had ended up having the “delamination” issue (when the wires separate from the Mylar). I understand that this was an issue with the glue that Magnepan was using at the time. The 20.7 do not have that problem.

 

[Alpinist]

The 20.7’s are one of the greatest deals in high-end audio in my opinion. The fact that you can purchase a pair of six foot eight inch tall speakers that produce a huge wall of sound with amazing speed and transparency for under $15,000 is quite remarkable.

Ken