Maggie LRS vs .7

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 

I am in a similar situation. I have the LRS+ and sometimes think of trying the .7s in my 15x12' room. They are in rotation with Fritz Carbon 7s using different amps on each pair.

I found my Maggies are not bad when it comes to placement. Yes, you need some space from the front wall but you can keep the speaker close to the side walls since the first reflections are not as bad as cone speakers. My understanding is that they are also OK with shorter ceilings, though I could not test that.

My Mini sounds better (smother, more detailed, and not as bright) compared to the LRS+. Magnepan says that the Mini is a shrunken 3.7.

I sold my Sanders Magtech amp to TMRAudio and bought the Schitt Wotan amp to drive the Mini. The Sanders is a great amp for Maggies. I needed an amp that I could put on STANDBY manually not automatically like the Magtech.

I am using a CODA #16 amp at the moment while I wait for the Wotan. The Mini really scales with quality amplification and DAC. This is the best I have heard the LRS+ or the MIni.

BTW - I am planning on getting an Open Baffle later this year. I posted some info on the Open Baffle thread.