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Having owned both Martin Logan Summits and various versions of Maggies through the years I would say that the Magnapan 1.7i at about $2K plus shipping will outperform the Entry level ML stats. They will also be easier and less costly to ship. The one caveat here is that the Maggies do their best with larger quantities of quality power which could affect your budget.
Another thing to consider is appearance. The MLs look like...well, speakers with a semi transparent top. The Maggies look like room divider panels and can easily be worked into most dacor in case you have WAF considerations.
Another thing that you should be considering; if either break it’s highly unlikely that you will find anyone in Chile to fix them. ML has provided me excellent support in parts and guidance on the Summits. None of my Maggies ever broke so their support is untested by me, but others say that it is also stellar.
Good Luck with your adventure, Amigo
Having owned both Martin Logan Summits and various versions of Maggies through the years I would say that the Magnapan 1.7i at about $2K plus shipping will outperform the Entry level ML stats. They will also be easier and less costly to ship. The one caveat here is that the Maggies do their best with larger quantities of quality power which could affect your budget.
Another thing to consider is appearance. The MLs look like...well, speakers with a semi transparent top. The Maggies look like room divider panels and can easily be worked into most dacor in case you have WAF considerations.
Another thing that you should be considering; if either break it’s highly unlikely that you will find anyone in Chile to fix them. ML has provided me excellent support in parts and guidance on the Summits. None of my Maggies ever broke so their support is untested by me, but others say that it is also stellar.
Good Luck with your adventure, Amigo