Vandersteen Treo CT vs Mag 3.7i speakers

As the buyer of ctsooner's Treo's, and a Vandy fanboy, I feel ct's post spot on. If I had more room Maggie's would be a speaker I would consider, but you would still need the services of a good sub-like the Vandy 2w/q, to get the full measure of sound reproduction.

So much of this is dependent upon your hearing/needs/desires, so take all our comments with a grain of salt.
Bob

There are many Vandy/Maggie fans who switch back & forth.

I switched from Vandy to Maggie in about 1995.  I had them both in the room and switched back and forth for 2 months.

It was close.

Since then Maggie has the x.7 series which is large upgrade, while Dick V. continues his refinement process as well.

You will need to do a very careful comparison.  AND the choice might depend on the type of music.

There is no perfect speaker - all of the top ones have to give up on some factors to achieve other factors.

Compare them both to the Eminent Technology LFT-8b, which combines the strengths of both, while mitigating their shortcomings.

Since you’re asking for clear opinions, I think the Vandersteen is a much more versatile option. Plus, it seems to me that Maggie advocates present their love with conditions - they need a certain stand, the caps / crosssovers should be tweaked, they need a fast subwoofer, they need a lot of power, etc. Just my opinion.