Can Magnepan survive Wendell Diller?

Over the course of the last several years, notwithstanding last year, on several occasions many of us in the local audio club would gather at a local member’s house. He is a dealer for several brands and always has something new to listen to in one room. In the other room, in the main portion of the house, are the 3.7i speakers - many have come and gone... the 3.7i have see many a Johnny come lately come and go. Invariably, during the course of the visit, everyone would matriculate from the new stuff to where the Maggies are, me included. Lot’s less talking going on and a lot more record spinning.  There was always something "right" going on in there. So me, being the smart guy I am, put 2 and 2 together and told myself, "Hey Dufus, you should get a pair of those speakers." So, last year I bought a pair of barely used 3.7i speakers and could not be happier. I don’t know what I would upgrade to.

It is interesting that the OP complains about a lack of upgrades being offered, then performs an upgrade to his 1.7i speakers which was engineered / measured, and concludes the process to be... "a waste of $290".

So much bitchin’ about Wendell not offering an upgrade... upgrade performed... upgrade not worth it.

Am I the only one noting the irony?

Uh huh…

All  audiophile newbies trying to set up a  high fidelity system, but lacks the big $$'s, Read carefully this entire topic.
If  are STILL NOT convinced Magnepan offers one of the true high fidelity sound, then head over to the Youtube reviews for even more testimonials.

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Man just spent $3K on speaker upgrades/experimenting with wide bands,,, ..
afterwards I made the 
~~magnepan Discovery~~~
My tech geek would say,,
~~I love my maggies~~~
I said,, **really...??**
I was still stuck in the box thing, then moved into wide band thing,,
and now I am sure this is the right road for my musical preferences/taste,
Big gorgous midrange.
Bass I'll use the W18's, highs , no big deal, I've got that covered, 
Thats if I need  added highs.
At this point, I'm not that picky, just give me rich midrange, = happy audiophile camper here.

So like yeah, if you are just launching into high fidelity audio, do not do as many of us did, and go down all sorts of speaker paths, BEFORE we hit on Magnepan.

Get the midrange right, then you can add bass if so needed. There are countless good bass drivers,,but high fidelity midrange,,, If not Magnepan, then where?
Good luck. 

@motzartfan,

I am not disputing that they are not a bargain, they are, but can be made much better, if you want to go through the trouble of doing that. And half of my 1.7i’s problems can be solved without changing the XO’s much, so the "upgrades" should be part of the technical evolution of the panels.

I and others like me that have encountered the Wall of Wendell when trying to contact Magnepan, become frustrated when he stops us from contacting the technical side of the company. That goes for his giving and withholding advice on setup, compatible amps, etc.

He’s not a tech person, he’s a marketing person.

Most of us die-hard Magnepan fans would go to White Bear Lake for a week and donate a work week of time to keep the company solvent. And it is only the knee jerk reactions of some reply’s on this post that entirely miss the point of that and have have taken it off track and through the mud.

Skip the chaff on this post, go back and read the criticisms and testimonials for Wendell and then you will understand the meaning of the original post; it's not about Magnepan, it’s about Wendell.

OP writes regarding the discussion on his thread: "some reply’s (sic) on this post that entirely miss the point of that and have have (sic) taken it off track and through the mud."

The only mud in this dreadful thread is that which has been flung at Mr. Diller.