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Spatial Audio open baffle speakers, who has them? Worthwhile change from Maggies?

Of late have been eying the Spatial Audio line of open baffle speakers and like what I have seen and read so far.
Now I am extremely happy with my baby Maggies which have easily bested any and all box speakers in my room ( that I can afford anyways!).
So looking for opinions and views from actual owners of said open baffle speakers, what did you change from and what are the real strengths of the Spatials?
Not short of horsepower to feed them even though they do not need much juice by all accounts but you know the old saying, " too much is never enough!"
Thanks in advance.
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jazzman463
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Had several pairs of Maggies. Due
to a down size I needed a speaker for a 12X13 room. Tried the .7s , did not cut it in the room ,with low tube  the power. I have Manley Stingray. Went with the Spatial M5's and love them. It took me two years to find something to replace the Maggies ; I had MG II 's  with high power in large room. The Spatials and Manley are a delightful combo.
darrellczay
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Ozzy62, I only have about 40 - 50 hours so far.  I imagine they will improve as time goes on.
darrellczay
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Ozzy62, also as your X3's broke in, what did you notice in the bass area?  The bass seems very natural sounding, not hyped at all as is.  Wondering if it develops a little more "push" as time goes on.  More like in a rock/kick drum context.........
joc3021
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I think they're pretty great.  I've got X2's.  I've
 owned many speakers over the years, these pretty much do it all.  I'll need to sell them soon as I'm losing my listening room, but they're really keepers.  They need some space around them to come alive, but what a big, alive sound they produce. Plenty of nuance and subtlety too.  Clayton has been great with me. 
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ozzy62
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The bass of the X3 is definitely an area that improves with hours. The definition is there from the start, but the impact and depth come later.

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