Replacement for current speakers suggestions

Keep what you have.

Thanks everyone. Well I took the best ears in the family, my wife who has become an audiophile as our blog evolved, so she could listen to the Magnepan's 1.7. Before I go there, I have always have in my bucket list owning a Mcintosh amplifier. I auditioned the MA 252 which I could have as a demo unit at a nicely reduced price. My sales rep brought it to our house on a Saturday morning, hook it up so we could have an in home audition.The amp it replaced is an NAD C 375Bee which I want to sell but not sure there will be any interest localy. Anyway, my wife heard the Mac and it had enough hours on it that it fully opened in our audition. My wife said it found a home! She was right! So in the 1.7 audition Brian had already set them up by the time we got there. He had a Van Morrison CD in his Electrocompaniet transfer. After less than 30 seconds my wife was shaking her head grinning! I asked what that was about and she said, "I now understand why you have talked about Maggies forever! Wow, you are not listening to a speaker you are listening to music!" Seal of approval! I just need to make sure the Mac 252 at 160 watts into 4 ohms can drive the 1.7's with no issues! I found a pair locally for $1,300.00 and in South Florida a pair for $800.00. However my dealer has been awesome for the last 18 years, I rather pay full price to support my local small business and help keep his store going than inherit possible issues from a seller I don't know. I am now doing my due diligence and will probably pull the trigger in a month or so. Thank you everyone for the helpfull suggestions. Martin, Brian says HI. I will call sometime this coming week depending on how badly chemo puts me down! Cheers everyone and a happy Thanksgiving to all!

keep the faith !...and the music

Kudos for taking MC to task for his condescending manne

J P Warren, you are a dickhead and as for the clown who thinks he is Jason Bourne, what a dork. Bourne, like you, is not real though he is probably better informed than you.

Ok please let's stop piling up on MC, as I said in an earlier post, probably a very nice person who simply comes across in a manner I did not appreciate. Different ways of communicating. I said my peace and he was enough of a gentleman to abide by my request. Please lets stop the persecution of a forum member! I respectfully ask to stop all the attacks on MC ... if you had that many issues were they communicated to MC? Again he is enough of a gentleman to respect my request, so stop the dislike!! Please!!!!! Thank you all for your recommendations and laying off MC. God bless you all!! 

Maggie's are a fine choice.   They like power so don't be afraid to feed them well. Enjoy!

For the record I didn’t scold, nor was I condescending. I simply pointed out that this is the second time this same exact thing has come up recently.

Yes OP you said your hearing changed. You also made an even bigger point of being on a budget. My posts took both factors into account. Since then I stayed away not because you asked but because I already said what needed to be said. Something I often times do. Speak your peace, which in my case translates to provide the relevant information, then let the people make up their own minds.

Nice you are asking people to lay off. But you could have done that too yourself. Instead you thought better to not only ignore my thoughtful and very useful advice and instead insult me with your grandpa scolding you comment. So, hypocrite. So typical. People in glass houses, etc etc.

It is one of the bigger and yet unspoken problems around here. Some like me have such comprehensive knowledge we can solve pretty much anything. Except we cannot read minds. So when someone says they are on a budget but then insists on spending money unnecessarily anyway there just ain’t much we can do, now is there, sonny?

Figure out what it is that you really want and when you do maybe try again. Meantime thanks for the better late than never help. But there was a whole entire thread devoted to the topic of apologizing for misjudging me. Nothing phases the haters. Nothing. MDS. It is a thing.

I would just like to take one more moment to point out the obvious contrast. Where I provided solid actionable solutions that befit your budget, others recommend power hogs that will kill your budget leaving you spending ever more money trying to find the amp that can drive them. But they disguise their bad advice with folksy humor. Some people like that. Others prefer the truth.

Choose wisely.

Gee MC I apologize for trying to do the right thing when ugly name calling started, no call for that. I am not a hypocrite far from it but you have your thoughts and opinions and as civilized people that we are it is ok to disagree. I sincerely wish you a fabulous Thanksgiving and peaceful day with your loved ones! God bless you.

Another kef ls50 fan here.   I have both originals and metas.   Metas are quite captivating.  See system pics. Former Maggie owner.   The challenge with Maggie’s  for some is the distance from rear wall required for best results.  Set them up right and they are special though.  So many good sounds, so little time (and money).  Best wishes and Happy listening.