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Vandie .7 vs Maggie .7

*** I tried to edit the TITLE.,,Sorry   I mean Vandie 1ci    Thanks

Hello to all! I am hoping I will get some opinions on these 2 speakers. I’m 65...a Pro musician with a degree in music. I’ve own of equipment for sure. Nothing in the Mega buck range. I did own a par of Maggie III’s 25 years ago. Vandersteen’s are really a brand I have never owned or stopped at a dealer or known someone who owned them.

I know opinions are GOING to vary. These are kinda 2 different speakers...but a similar approach. Maggie flat panel, and Vandie "no baffe.

I have an NAD 326BEE integrated amp..( very decent)....I’m about to spring for a Schiit Vidar. I have an MF V90,,Schiit Saga... I own Whafdale Diamond 240’s.

I was also set to pop for the Vidar and got into a discussion with someone at Schiit, and he generally said, looking at speakers/ headphones are usually a bigger change. So started my re-evaluation.

These are the 2 I am down too. I have 1400-1500 to spend. True-ness of timbre, soundstage are most important ot me ...because I have listened and played live music since I was 15.

I do very much appreciate your opinions. I want member to BE subjective and give me your take based on personal experience. Thank you very much, Otto

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ottoa63 OP
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I got the serial numbers and the office said they were made 2014... I feel I got a blessing today!! I paid for them and they will ship tmw...when I get em and hook them up....I'll report back! I'm already thinking I am going to do a small MOD....take the terminal strip OUT and replace the copper binding posts. I also asked RV if there are any upgrade to these   he said no.  Thank you Bob for all your contributions here! Otto
gdnrbob
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Thanks for the thanks.
I am sure the VLR's will exceed your expectations!
Bob
helomech
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Congrats! Be sure to invest in some heavy, high quality stands.

Please report back with your findings.

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don_1
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You will never regret purchasing the Maggies. you can order their MMG's for a free in house listen for 30 days.(it's a no brainer!)  if you like them you will love the 1.7's . The  1.7 are way more musical and bigger sound stage. But you can  get an idea what to expect if you purchase the MMGs. for the in home trial. 
I own both models, and use the 1.7's for 2 channel and movies. the MMG's are in the side and rear surround position. But I could live with them up front. I partial to Maggies as I have owned them for the last 38 years. First Pair was the MG1 Improved in '78 or '79 . 
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ottoa63 OP
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Thank you Don for your comments. This past Saturday I spent over an hour listening to the 1.7 and then the vandersteen 1cis... the Maggie's were very very good huge soundstage but to the point when I switched  to the vandersteen 1ci's..I  heard spatial cues and stuff in my CDs which I've heard for years and years that I never heard before at that point I was convinced that the Vandersteen were more resolving and more revealing than even the Maggie's., some of the comments here have been I should go for the 2ce, While others put me on to the vlr.  I'm so grateful that I was led to the VLRs cuz that's where I live real accurate reproduction and I purchase them over the larger 1ci is because I don't need Bass I have a subwoofer and a crossover that I'm going to use. Maybe one day on a whim I'll order the mmg's but when I was at the dealer he suggested forget the they are just an appetizer the 1.7 is really where you want to be that's where you really want to start. I think listening through an all tube integrated might have soften the overall response. The Rogue I'm sure is real quality stuff. I owned IIIa's in the 90s...i know the sound.. Also know.. I don't have the amp right now to feed the 1.7's properly. I really really lucked out finding 4 year old VLRS for 700.00...it was too good to pass up. I appreciate your enthusiasm for Magna pan... Maybe another time... 
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