I am contemplating used Magnepans and wondering if anyone had a strong opinion between these two. The 2.7 is a 3 way with a larger bass panel but the 1.6 is newer supposedly with some improvements in transparancy. I welcome your comments.
Depending somewhat on the age of the speakers involved I would generally favor the MG-1.6. Add Mye sound stands and it is better than the MG-2.7. Good luck.
Magnepan has openly claimed the 1.6 is a vast improvement...and I believe it "replaced" the 2.7...at about 1/3 less the cost...although the 2.7 had a true ribbon tweeter if I remember...but the 1.6 has better intergration and coherency...
When I decided to buy Magneplanars recently I intended to buy the 2.7 model. It was at the dealer where I discovered that the 2.7 had been discontinued because the 1.6 came so close in performance at much lower cost.
Jab...When I found that the 2.7 was unavailable I considered the 3.5 model with ribbon tweeter. But I actually prefer the QR tweeter (not to mention reliability concerns) and am quite happy with my 1.6 set. One should listen and decide for one's self.
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