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Upgrade to Maggi 3.7i or Tekton Moab?

I’ve got a dilemma. The audiophile bug to continuously tweak and upgrade has got me wanting more and bigger sound out of my system. I’m currently running Maggi 1.7is with a single SVS SB2000pro, driven by Parasound A21+. What I’m finding is in my large room (20x18 with vaulted 18ft ceiling, leading into open kitchen) it just does not deliver the uumph that I am wanting when I want to "feel" the music hit me. I am debating what my next step should be when I am ready to make the jump. Should I go with a bigger Maggi (3.7i) or should I abandon planars and go with the very alive sounding Tekton line. What I have read so far is that the DI and Moab sound very alive. That I think is that sort of thing I feel is a bit thin with my present system. I am expecting to hear (fairly so) that if i want to feel music hit me in that chest, a planar speaker is not for me and I need to go with dynamic driver. That said, I do love the transparency and cohesive sound of the Maggi, so I want it all I guess? =)

Welcoming any advice or food for thought on this.
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corelli
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I recall fond memories when as a youngster I forked out $500 for a pair of Magnepan MG-1's.  They were unlike anything I heard before.  Drove them with Hafler electronics I built from kits.  I upgraded the crossover--get this--with mylar caps!  Many years later I returned to the Magneplaner camp with the 1.7's.  Loved those as well.  Great speakers.  

Eventually I gave the Tekton DI's a try.  It took little time to discern the DI's as the superior transducer.  Better detail.  Better sound stage.  Far better dynamics.  Better extension and just as coherent as the 1.7's.  

So the Moabs seem like an easy pick.
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arcticdeth
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the Svs don’t give you the impact you need?
add a second?
   Wow, that’s an amazing sub!
 Try the,moabs, their friggin huge, and should quash your ears need for impact!

  Then again, those Maggie’s are killer too.

hard decision.  
Good luck
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arcticdeth
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Problem I found: 
 new speakers need your ears to get used to them.   Plus the break in time.

 Planers need any break in ?

only heard Maggie’s few times at stereo shops, always very impressed by their open enveloping sound. Never could afford the good ones.

 Would love to get the Sanders sound speakers. As he darn near invented them, the curved and even the flat panels.
  I love reading Roger Sanders website. His speakers are amazing, if unsure, check them out. They are amazing,and built by one of the originators of the panel,speaker. 
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jaytor
773 posts
 
If you like the sound of your Maggies but want more dynamics and power in the bass, you might want to consider dynamic open baffle speakers. Check out Spatials or GR-Research. 

I've owned a number of different Magnepans over the years including MG 3.6r and Tympani IVs because I love the open, airy soundstage they produce, but I always missed the dynamics when I had them. 

I now have GR-Research NX-Oticas with servo Open Baffle subs, and these deliver the best of both worlds - beautiful open airy soundstage with excellent dynamics and bass energy. 

Unless you can find a used pair, most of the GR-Research speakers require you to put them together, but if you aren't into DIY, there are other open baffle dynamic speakers that might work well for you.
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