Squashed(?) LRS

Hleeid:  $650?  I was under the impression that Magnepan’s cost thousands of dollars.  I spent several hundred more than you did for conventional towers.  

Enjoy your new speakers — looks like you have some nice equipment there.  I hope to hear some in the not-too-distant future.  

This doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me.  How exactly does the fabric come into contact with the panel during shipping?  Does that mean that part of the packaging was pressing against the fabric that was in turn pressing on the panel?  That does not seem very good for the panel at all and seems like pretty poor packaging.  I would be very concerned about how much pressure the packaging put on the panel during shipping if that's how it all occurs.

@bob540 - Yeah, these are the LRS. The only Magnepans selling for under $1000 USD I believe. If you’ve never heard Magnepans before, I strongly urge you to.

I have a small room (10 x 12 minus closet space) and am really amazed with these speakers.

If you have the room (as I wish I did), I’m sure the larger models will amaze even more. I have heard older 1.6 and 2.6 versions in audiophile shop listening rooms. But most everything in there was impressive.

First time enjoying them (smaller versions) in my own home without the expensive room treatments and mortgage worthy running gear.

Good luck (and Good Listening!) with your not-too-distant future equipment!

@ketchup 

Not sure about the LRS but my 0.7's had a metal strip 1 1/4" wd x 30" long down the center of the speakers that made the cloth stick to the inner ribbon. Not sure the purpose of them, maybe for shipping purposes ??

@bob540

For $650 USD the LRS are hard to beat, just don't expect a lot of slam. Plus they really perform well and come alive with lots of power/current  So one must consider a capable amplifier. The 0.7's I bought are the next size up and cost $1,400 USD

I haven't encountered any big debates regarding tweeters in vs out. Personal preference is all that matters.

It is more difficult to achieve the recommended time/distance alignment with the tweeters outboard, though I no longer concern myself with the time alignment of the bass/treble sections and simply place them by ear. 

For my ears, I do find tweeters outboard preferable with both my .7s and the 1.7s I owned a couple years ago. I find tweeters inboard results in too narrow a sweetspot and despite Magnepan's claim, I find tweeters outboard provides the best imaging focus, if at a small detriment to soundstage depth. Tweeters inboard makes many vocalists sound as though they're standing many feet behind the rest of the ensemble. I don't find this to be the case with any other speakers I've owned, which leads me to doubt that's a trait faithful to the recording. Since when does a rock band's front man stand many feet behind the guitarists?

That's my take on it but again, all that matters is what you like. These speakers are so sensitive to placement changes that you can experiment to almost no end. I like to use a good vocal track like Ballad of the Runaway Horse to lock in the imaging and tone. Once I get Jennifer Warnes' voice sounding most life-like in size and presence, that's usually a good placement for everything else.