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Magnapan LRS+ VS .7

Hello All,

Thinking about trying Magnapan for the first time. Looking at mainly the .7s. My room is about 9’ x 12’ and the speaker placement is limited. (It’s my living room with TV and such) Listening location is quite close at about 7 feet if the speakers are out from the back wall 20 inches. Speakers will be placed about 7.5 feet apart. Not much to work with but I have no choice. Actually the whole cottage is only 20’ x 20’. VERY simple easy life, retired. 😎

Anyone have the luxury of being able to compare the LRS+ and .7s? My amp is REGA Aethos. Mostly CD listening for now. Jazz, instrumental guitar/piano, Some R&B, light rock. But, NIRVANA is within arms reach when in the mood.

Can’t really go to a dealer. None anywhere close within four hundred miles. IF they even have them in stock.

Now using SVS Ultra Towers with subwoofer.

Lawrence From MI

 

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jm-audiophilemusiclover
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@boomerbillone

You mentioned the problems with the dynamics of the LRS’s.

Since last month I have a pair of .7’s and, indeed, the dynamic was very blurry while using the Marantz PM7200 Class A /AB Integrated Amplifier Gold champagne, which was excellent for a big, Tannoy Speakers. With the ’7’s it didn’t work so well.

Then, after a research I decided to look for a more powerful amp, which could give more current to the whole Maggies stripes, especially for the more dynamic parts of music. My latest purchase was Pioneer M-73 Urushi Reference Power amplifier, which appeared to be a perfect match for my .7’s. Dynamic of this system is unbelievable! The drums introits, acoustic guitar solos or even the symphonic music, including the operatic performances, are completely different with the wider, more rich and articulate sound. The same symphonic orchestra with the old Marantz amp sounded like half-sleeping bunch of guys led by the lethargic conductor. After changing the amp the same record was a completely different story. The whole orchestra was playing better, conduction was energetic and the sound performance was far, far wider, I would say, with no precedence.

I recommend to everyone while using the planars you must consider and think well about the proper amp, matching this type of loudspeakers. If you’ll ignore this passage, your Maggies will never sound on the top of their capabilities.

Cheers and enjoy Your top quality Maggies!

johnto
1,024 posts
 

Agreed chosing the right amp for Maggie's should be a number 1priority.

rankaudio
154 posts
 

Did them with the 1.7i's but might help.

 

arnold_h
99 posts
 

Anyone who says the LRS is a poor sounding speaker likely has never heard them set up properly.  Yes you do need a good high current amp to drive them and the further away from the wall you can place them the better.  Set up properly with a good amp and they are amazing, there is nothing in that price range that can match them.

yyzsantabarbara
4,869 posts
 

I have finalized my setup in the small office with the LRS+.

  • I tried a lot of amps with the LRS+
    • The best cheap amp was the PeachTree GAN400
    • The best amp was the CODA #16. That 100 watts of class A works nicely with the slightly bright LRS+. The CODA #16 is a beast of an amp, very powerful.
    • The second-best amp, and what I will use long term, is the Sanders Magtech. It lacked that beautiful warmth of the CODA but I think I solved that with my preamp and DAC
  • I am using a slightly warm and uterrly silent Holo Audio Serene preamp
  • I found the slightly rolled off and warm-ish Yggi+ Less Is More DAC amazing with the LRS+

So, I am done with the LRS+ system. One way to potentially improve this system is to get the comparable speaker from these guys, but I will not do that.

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