How do the Magnepan 3.6r compare to the new 1.7

Yeah, I once again call Audiophelia BS on the "discontinuity". It's solid, centered, coherent.

Please.....

>but room size of 13'x28' is too small.<

Hmmm, seems plenty big enough for me. I had 3.5s in a 15 X 26 room and had no problems. I have seen bigger speakers shoehorned in much smaller spaces than yours.

Shakey

I like both the 1.7 and the 3.6s. I believe that the 1.7s have this smoothness and coherence that I do not hear with the 3.6s. I got to audition the new 3.7s and I found that same smoothness and cohehrence that I heard with the 1.7s but much better. The 3.7 have much clear midrange than all the previous magnepans along with better frequency extremes than the 1.7 and the 3.6s. For difference in money buy the 3.7s They are a giant killer.

Macdadtexas, Some people are more sensitive to a speaker's coherency than others.

FWIW, coherency is a high priority for me. IMHO, in the right room, the 3 series is the sweet spot in the Maggie line up.