Received your Magnepan 30.7’s Yet

Why would one person’s opinion matter? Read the speaker threads just to see how opinions about one specific set of speakers vary dramatically from one person to the next. With speakers like these, given their size and price, you’ll never know how they’ll sound until you hear them in your room with your own gear. Stating the obvious.

I just heard more from Wendell. He writes,

"BTW -- I would not call the first speakers 'prototypes' since it implies changes might be coming (which is not true).

"Since the 30.7 is so big and complicated, the safe process is to take one speaker through from start to finish. If there is a hitch (which there always is), there is little wasted effort. Large quantities begin after all the bugs are worked out. A flagship model has to be perfect from the start. It is better to have the criticism for it taking so long than to hurry."

Elizabeth,

 congratulations on getting the 20.7’s!  Aren’t they awesome!  As you said, they are definitely a major step up from the 3.6’s.  I’m curious what amps you’re using? I tried many, many amps on my 20.7’s before I found the tubed Carver 305 mb. If you gravitate towards tubes I would definitely recommend you try a pair of them.