Thinking of .7 or 1.7i

If you cannot get Magnepans far enough from the rear wall, but still want their sound, another option is to install sound absorption on the wall behind them. This can significantly help tighten up the sound. You'll still get the negative wave that comes from around the sides, without (or with a lot less of) the delayed reflection off your rear wall.
 
joeinid said:
My brother went from the MMG (model before the LRS) straight to the 1.7i.

Oh boy do they sound awesome. He's playing them with my MC303 McIntosh amp and it sounds glorious.

Dammit.
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This. 1.7’s are delicious. Pair with a nice pair of little subs and you’ll giggle.

I prefer Quad ESL’s myself, but Maggie’s are amazing amazing for the money.


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Mechnutt said:
Nicoff, with both my Parasound A21 400wpc 4 ohm and my Pass X250 500wpc 4 ohm I can play my 1.6's to ear bleeding levels with no problems and no blown fuses. Problems arise with underpowered amps and small gauge speaker wire. Wendel at Magnepan said they will take as much clean power as you can give them. :)
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Glad to hear you had no issues. Agree on the clean power requirement as I spoke with Wendell about that as well. Unfortunately, I destroyed several ribbon tweeters in succession on my 20.7 (despite using a 1200 4ohm top-of-the-lime high-current amp. I honestly suspect that there was a QC issue with a batch of ribbon tweeters at that time.
 
Time for a road trip. What fun is there buying a pair of speakers (or audio anything) if you can't go listen?

My advice...? What Mike said.
 
Thanks for all the input!

My room is 13'x13', however it is a loft with half walls on the sides. I mainly listen at moderate levels even when Cheryal is not home. Mainly vocals, jazz, pop, prog-rock, folk... I rarely listen to rock, and never loud rock with my speakers. I save that for the headphones :) (and car, I have a Burmeister system in my car).

I mainly listen to vinyl and want accuracy, sound stage, imaging through the speakers. I usually play digital through headphones, which is the only time I let it fly, so to speak. The Bryston through the Abyss is just crazy!.

Three feet from back wall is not an issue. The KEFs are at least that.

Even though the amp is rated at 130 at 4 ohm, I think (they are a tad vague), T+A is very conservative, ultra wide band width (1 - 200,000), and High Voltage design, like all T+A. So definitely not a wimpy gutless amp to say the least.

I am using Kimber Kable TC-12 cable. It should be good there. That is about $800 - $1000 speaker cables. Not the best but actually cost more than the basic Maggie's :).
 
You should be fine with the LRS to 1.7i's in that room at moderate volumes. You will love vocals, piano and acoustic guitar on them.

Keep in mind that Magnepans do not accept spades. You need bananas or bare wire. I think that Magnepan does sell spade adaptors.
 
Randy Myers said:
Thanks for all the input!

My room is 13'x13', however it is a loft with half walls on the sides. I mainly listen at moderate levels even when Cheryal is not home. Mainly vocals, jazz, pop, prog-rock, folk... I rarely listen to rock, and never loud rock with my speakers. I save that for the headphones :) (and car, I have a Burmeister system in my car).

I mainly listen to vinyl and want accuracy, sound stage, imaging through the speakers. I usually play digital through headphones, which is the only time I let it fly, so to speak. The Bryston through the Abyss is just crazy!.

Three feet from back wall is not an issue. The KEFs are at least that.

Even though the amp is rated at 130 at 4 ohm, I think (they are a tad vague), T+A is very conservative, ultra wide band width (1 - 200,000), and High Voltage design, like all T+A. So definitely not a wimpy gutless amp to say the least.

I am using Kimber Kable TC-12 cable. It should be good there. That is about $800 - $1000 speaker cables. Not the best but actually cost more than the basic Maggie's :).
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Our dealer where I heard the LRS and the 1.7i is a T&A dealer and a TAD dealer as well. They were using a T&A 2500 R series integrated amp and your DAC , sounded nice.
 
Mechnutt said:
You should be fine with the LRS to 1.7i's in that room at moderate volumes. You will love vocals, piano and acoustic guitar on them.

Keep in mind that Magnepans do not accept spades. You need bananas or bare wire. I think that Magnepan does sell spade adaptors.
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I heard that about the Banana adapters. I do have a set of adapters already. I always keep those kind of extra parts because you never know :).

I am thinking the 1.7i might be a tad too big in my room :(.

Has anybody directly compared the LRS to the .7? Opinions?
 
Randy Myers said:
I heard that about the Banana adapters. I do have a set of adapters already. I always keep those kind of extra parts because you never know :).

I am thinking the 1.7i might be a tad too big in my room :(.

Has anybody directly compared the LRS to the .7? Opinions?
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Your room size and the .7 might be a little small to take advantage of the speaker. Maybe someone else might know.
 
Thanks for all the input. I also found a Magnepan Facebook user group that I have been getting some input from. Interesting the fans behind Magnepan, and for such a modest price.
 
Randy, the 0.7's are great. I got to hear them. I have not heard the LRS. But the buzz on them is that they are more detailed and the tweeter on the LRS is more similar in sound to the 3.7's. Also, Wendell at Magnepan told some one on the AC forum that the LRS's were more detailed. You could always give Magnepan a call.
 
Yea, I actually did fill out their online form and received an e-mail back from Eric. He was leaving for the remainder of the week last week but wants me to call him early this coming week to discuss it.
 
I spoke with Eric at Magnepan and we discussed all the variables. He recommended the .7 for me. He said they are quite a bit better than the LSR's and he also said he had wife approval issues for the 1.7i's as well :); and uses .7's at home. He said I had to call a dealer to actually take the order. The dealer I called happened to have a new pair in stock and will be sending them out to me, probably today!
 
I've had a pair of .7s for a couple of years now and I love them. When I bought mine, I also auditioned the 1.7s but came away liking the sound of the .7s better. I have a small dedicated listening room (an unused bedroom) and I think the .7s are taylor made for that small space. I also have a pair of Harbeth C7ES3s that I switch out every so often when I want to change things up a bit.
 
I just received word that the new Magnepan's will be arriving TOMORROW! A little better than the 5-7 weeks that Eric warned me about. He said they are incredibly busy and having a difficult time keeping up with the orders :).
 
Tubes said:
I've had a pair of .7s for a couple of years now and I love them. When I bought mine, I also auditioned the 1.7s but came away liking the sound of the .7s better. I have a small dedicated listening room (an unused bedroom) and I think the .7s are taylor made for that small space. I also have a pair of Harbeth C7ES3s that I switch out every so often when I want to change things up a bit.
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I am thinking these will be perfect for me. Do you prefer having the tweeters on the inside or outside in your setup?
 
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