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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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richopp
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If you want slam-me-in-the-chest bass like you used to hear at hard-rock band concerts, you need two stacks of 24" woofers about 30 feet high.

Other than that, the Maggies are transparent, so garbage in, garbage out. I suppose you can add a few Hartley 24" woofers if you want that old-day BANG you are seeking.

Funny, I wonder where everyone making box speakers today got the idea for "tall" speakers?  It couldn't be from Jim Winey, right?

Of course not.  Before Magnepan, people listened to Klipschorns, I think.

Enjoy!
tuberist
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where’s Kenjit when we need him?
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gosta
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@richopp 
I believe a nice pair of ATC 300 ASL would do :-)
cycles2
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@trebuchet
I have no listening experience with the Tekton Mohabs but I recently auditioned the Maggie 20.7i and 3.7i.  I chose the 20.7i, but the 3.7i were very similar in tonal quality and the holographic soundstage lots of folks equate with Maggies.

I decided on the 20.7i's because of the large mid-bass panels and I thought they may not need a subwoofer.  Well as many Maggie owners do I ended up adding a subwoofer and happy I did so, 

I keep the sub volume very low and a low pass frequency of 50Hz and a slope of 18 dB so as not to interfere with the terrific mid-bass sound the Maggie's produce.  This produces the uumph that you may be seeking.

I mention this as adding a sub to the 3.7i's will likely get very close to the overall sound I get from the 20.7i's as they share the same ribbon tweeter and the mid bass panel size is close.

Hope this helps.
tweak1
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I love love love my Emeralds Physics KC11s open baffle, highly efficient very reasonable MSRP, BUT, factory is moving and they are offering incredible deals. My KC11s MSRP $1999, now $995, and I have already ordered 2.8s which should trounce the 20.1s, whicle being very efficient and much smaller foot print, but...


I saw an ad for Genesis 6.1: MSRP 11000, but the seller want only $4000 says in perfect condition
If I had the 4K I wouldn’t be writing this  https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649571418-genesis-61-speakers-in-perfect-shape-own-it/

hth
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