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Magnepan, Best midrange?

Other than Horns of course.
A few days ago on another audio forum, someone mentioned *why don't you ck out Magnepan??**
I wrote back, seems magnepan is OOB.
He was a  bit upset at my lack on reserach.
SEems Magnepan is still alive and well.
In fact there may bea  back log for the LRS 
Like months back order
Man , not sure why NO ONE here mentioned magnepan's???
Could this be the speaker I've been searching for some 20 years now??
Sure sensitivity is wayyy off my 92db sens limit. 
@ a  miserable 86db sens
However, conisdering the panel is 10x's the size of dual W18's + a  6.5 DavidLouis Full Range + a    Seas Cresendo, all added up, still is less voicing surafce area vs a the Manepan.

I'll run the W18's as bass, If I need extended highs, I'll add a  pair of Cresendos.
WOW and under 
$1G
Alott less, like $650!!!!!!!
Good thing here is, I have a  Defy7, power to spare for magnepan's demanding current draw.
Here is a  YT vid showing how you can modify the magnepan,, I;'ve not watched it yet, will do so today.
This Hifi Guy is the best hifi geek on Youtube.
He knows his stuff and has experiemented in countless speaker designs.
He's da man.
I can 't wait to get my LRS.

And gets even better, Made in the USA,, UNREAL.
If the LRS performs as hoped.
I will make a  long series of Youtube  videos, putting this speaker on the map,  promoting the Maggie as The Worlds Finest speaker.

Ck out all YT reviews of the Magnepan.
Every review gives 2 big thumbs up, 
Try to   that on any speaker on the market. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KzmktPjk5o&t=535s
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jjss49
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leaving aside the click bait thread title and @douglas_schroeder ’s commentary (which i agree with in substance, if not in tone), i would venture to say that there are speakers available at modest cost (used) that certainly compare well to, if not exceed, the midrange transparency of little maggies

spendor bc1
spendor sp1 or sp1/2
proac super tablette

are just some examples... overall different presentations of course, but if we are just talking midrange purity, bbc heritage monitors take a back seat to none (and i would say, are substantially easier to drive too)...


murphythecat
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" only the best will do ... must have the best, not second best, not third best, the BEST"
and for some reasons you think the best is the Seas drivers or whatever you think today, via youtube listening sessions, decide which is best.

fact is, there’s many many just as good midrange drivers.

passlabs tested dozens of midrange drivers and he ended up with audax pr170mo. why? cause its one of the only midrange that are 97db efficient. these are the best for his high efficiency system. does he claim its the best driver in the world, nope.

yet you, who havent tested more then 3 drivers, claim all sort of ridiculous stuff.

mozartfan OP
2,143 posts
 

hshifi347 posts07-24-2021 7:53pmHello,
Maggies don’t do well on the heavy bass

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Magnepan's have issues.

It surprises me how popular these speakers , have been and still are in demand.
~~VERY~ amazed

Here isa  speaker that will out shoot any magnepan in a  NY second

Bass YES
Mid YES
Highs YES
Easy load for any tube amp. 
Magnepan is blown out the water in all departments.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/224515675545?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D2016...
gumbedamit
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twodolphins  I think you may have that backwards, Maggies are much more dynamic and organic than electrostats. I've owned many Maggies, my latest pair are 20.1's driven by Classe CAM350's. I also currently own Acoustat Spectra 33's driven by 2 - Acoustat TNT 200's which were just rebuilt and MonoBlocked by Roy E. I love the way the Stats sound, very precise and analytical ,but no way as musical as the Maggies. The Acoustats are the first and only pair of electrostats I've owned, but I've listened to the big SoundLab Panels, and they sound just as precise and analytical as the Specta 33's just more.
hshifi, you've mentioned that Maggies don't do well on heavy Bass, have you heard Maggies from the IIIa's and up with the proper amplification? My first amp that powered my 2.5r's, IIIa's, was a Harman Kardon Signature 1.5 Power Amp and my 20.1's are powered by Classe CAM350's Monoblocks, low bass, not a problem and Plenty of it. My house shakes and my lights dim when I push those puppies, even with a dedicates 20amp circuit. Just before I read this post, I got an email from Roy E. stating that I'm next on his list to get my Spectra Interfaces rebuilt and upgraded, maybe they will sound more musical after the rebuild, Time will tell.
 
mozartfan OP
2,143 posts
 
 and up with the proper amplification?

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When any speaker
~~Requires~~~ 
correct amplification for best  performance,, you know we have problems. 
Like AER/Voxativ requiring SET amps, fpr best bang.
Panels  for best bang, big ss amplification.

I just do not see any justification in either design as superior to regular old xover cone designs.  Which need no specific amps to sound their best.
The only wide band I know of that is friendly to any amp are the DavidLouis. 
MADE IN CHINA.
Perfect?
No, but certainly best bang  in a  shootout with  panels and high sens wide band.
Thats  for sure.

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