Maggie LRS vs .7

LRS and LRS+ sound great with a pair of the little REL T/Zero MKlll subs...I tried based on recommendation from Johnny R. ...

If you are looking to buy, get the .7’s and a subwoofer or two. If you have a large room to fill, consider a bigger pair, but the .7’s can play pretty loud.

Hello pkatsuleasz!  Grab those Maggie .7s!  Put the modified crossovers from GRS labs in and you'll be delighted. I you don't care about cosmetics, you can cut the fabric on the backside over the factory crossovers - cheap parts. Worried about placement? Hang a rug or tapestry behind them and quit worrying. I have both the LRS and the LRS+, both modified (yes, the LRS+ is plus indeed), both running with subwoofers. (I prefer them to the sound of the Linkwitz 521-4 which is the best cone sopeaker system I've heard. I built it from the Madisound kits.) The biggest Plus is that the sound from the maggies is coming from a larger radiating surface - it's bigger and provides all the detail on the recording. Happy listening.

If you have a small room, then a Magnepan Mini maybe better than the LRS+.  The Mini has better detail and a better top end to my ears. I bought a used Mini for $1k so it was comparable to the new LRS+ I had. I went from a larger room to a smaller and changed the LRS+ to the Mini.

I am currently listening to the Mini with the CODA #16 amp and the Schitt Yggi+ OG DAC. I have never heard a Maggie sound as good as this. I am also using 10AWG speaker wire from Blue Jean Cable. I wrote elsewhere that the cheaper 10AWG wire was as good as my 20x more costly Audience FrontRow on the Maggies (not with other speakers)

Thank you all for the thoughtful feedback.  I’m in a large basement room app 15ft x 40ft x 7ft high.  So, lots of room to fill but not very high.  I have a REL t/9x sub and would like to add another in the near future. Have the LRS set up app. 4ft from the front wall and 3ft from the sides.  First reflection points covered except for front wall.  
Really enjoy the LRS but at times they seem a bit thin, lacking some dynamics.  Hence the thought of upgrading to the .7.  Unfortunately, that’s all the budget will allow right now.  
I do have a set of VA Bach Grands and Snell Type D that I switch to occasionally.  I have thought about selling the LRS and moving to another traditional box speaker but I think I would like to explore Maggies a little further before giving up on them altogether.  Other open baffle types are intriguing as well.

Thanks again