Magnepan's new LRS?

There are a lot of useless dealers who carry usually their lower line speakers thinking no one will spring for more money and buy better one.  This is why manufactures need to work out a consignment program.  Perhaps delay bill them for 6 months.  If the dealer hasn't sold them in 6 months then invoice the dealer.  The reason why most dealers are struggling is they do not spend a dime to market themselves.  Since when does sitting around and waiting for the phone to work make sense.  What about asking the manufacturers to share the cost of direct mail, radio and TV advertisements.  Better than a stake in their eye.

While I haven't heard the .7, at 2x the price and the 1.7i at 3x the price of the LRS is a big difference.  I did try to get the local Magnepan dealer to get the LRS but they weren't even interested in listening to my pair vs. their 1.7i.  Probably afraid to lol.  In fact they didn't even have a clue Magnepan had come out with the LRS.  Not exactly a vote of confidence. 

Frankly I don't see myself spending 6k to upgrade to the 3.7i but you never know.  How much better is the "true ribbon"? 

Today I called the Magnepan dealer nearest to me (Pearl Audio Video in Portland Oregon) to ask if they are stocking, demoing, and selling the LRS. Nope! Heck, they sell interconnects that cost more than the LRS.

bdp24: That's who I contacted and I got the same report.  I was offered  the "upgrade" to the 0.7 as an alternative. So, I ordered them directly from Magnepan. I hope they will arrive within the next 3 weeks.

Pearl it isn't x3.  Oh well they don't want those 1.7i customers buying the LRS.  I can't blame them really.