System edited: Woo hoo! Just got Magnepan 3.6s. Very excited.

lightminer May 18, 2008 06:51

Woo hoo! Just ordered Magnepan 3.6s. Very excited. That also means I'll be putting up pics after they come in. Why do so many people get black Magnepans? I'm getting the white ones, and for now just have the Oak coming, but plan to do custom woodwork to upgrade the wood. My place is very lightly colored. Also, the white doesn't look as large and my living room isn't quite large enough for the 3.6s, so that helps a bit.

I listened to at least 15 top speakers in the 2k to 5k range over the last 4 months and the 3.6s blew them away as far as my criteria went. Was going to get 1.6s as mentioned above, but when I compared them to 3.6s - people in general don't talk about how different they are. The 3.6s are something special... An amazing speaker! Not at all "1.6 but bigger". Something quite different. It (obviously) adds the ribbon, and I also only just now appreciate that the 20.1 is also not a "3.6 but bigger" as it uses push-pull versus single ended. Each of these speakers are all very very unique in their own right!

lightminer March 06, 2008 08:03

System edited: Changed 'done for now' to 'ever evolving'. I want it to be 'done for now' but it won't let me.

lightminer November 06, 2007 19:59

Thanks! I've been looking around for a while now and am settling on 1.6qr. I've tried a bunch of other speakers and they just don't do it for me in same price range. I think at 3.5 - 4k you can start to do what the 1.6s do at just under 2k. I started another thread on it - called something like 'anything better than Mangepan 1.6s?'. I listened to a bunch of speakers they recommended, and think the 1.6s for now should be best bang for the buck. I'm really looking forward to it as the SMGs just delaminated so I'm completely out of the water right now!! I was very very tempted by some used VonSchwerkits, but even used they are 4k. Oh - and apparently there is something of an upgrade path with the 1.6s with various mods, although they are all hotly debated. I think I'm going to pull the trigger any day here, so reply to the other thread if you have any solid alternatives to 1.6 at 3k or lower! The best non-planar's I've heard in that price range so far are some Dali's - imaging was crazy sharp, very fun. I was also extremely tempted by Innersound Isis Mk IIIs (3k on sale), but when I listen I often have several friends over and we all cluster on one couch, some sitting in front of it some on it, and the sweet spot for these are super super tiny, so wouldn't sound the same for all those people. The 1.6s sound pretty darn good for at least 5 feet wide or so. So the small sweet spot part turned me off a bit from those.

lightminer September 20, 2007 08:10

Hey Lightminer, nice system. I just wanted to mention that as a long time Maggie SMG and 1.6qr owner I can tell you that your components are still going to have much potential that will not be revealed by even 1.6's. As musically enjoyable as 1.6's are, they are still far from the last word in many aspects of music reproduction. If size limitations are a factor, don't be afraid to look at dynamic speakers when you upgrade, there are any number you can buy used for the price of Maggie 1.6's that will be good alternatives.

photon46 March 30, 2007 13:17