Magnepan, Woodstock, and the moon landing have something in common
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- Опубліковано 19 сер 2024
- Wow, Magnepan is 50 years old!
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I jumped into MMG in 2012 on Steve's recommendation and now own 1.7i as of Dec 18. These speakers have taught me so much about audio and continue to give me breathtaking experiences that far exceed their price tag. I don't need to talk people into magnepans, they speak for themselves. A good friend of mine is waiting for his LRS now :D
How large is your room. A salesman in my area wanted to move me up one notch over the 1.7i because of room size. I have a hard time believing it would be worth it for me.
Also, did the store you bought them from charge you to deliver them?
@@martytoo how large is your room?
@@paulgolub6823 It is being constructed as I type. I can measure it tonight when I get home but it is approximately 16 x 32 and includes a stairway which means it will not be exactly rectangular (which I'm hoping will help the acoustics).
@@martytoo good size. On the edge. Do you have subs? I have dual SVS SB3000s. 1.7 and subs. 3.7 without. Is $ a concern?
@@martytoo my room is about 12x50 and these LRS sound just fine. Bear in mind the LRS (or so I believe) is factory direct only. You are going to want subs, just buy the REL T5 and for under 2k you got a nice system. Two subs, not one. Trust me.
I was looking for new speakers in 1978 to replace my stacked Advents, and spent months traveling to high end dealers in Wisconsin and Illinois, with an LP of Joan Baez singing "Diamonds and Rust" as my demo material. In September of 1978, I walked into Audio Emporium in Milwaukee, and heard Magnepans for the first time. It was a pair of Tympani 1d's, and the sound blew me away. I had never heard recorded music reproduced so realistically before. I bought a pair of Tympani's and that began my 40 plus year relationship with Magnepan speakers, as well as that same dealer in Milwaukee. I've owned many different pairs over the years, and currently own 1.7's, 1.6's, a CC3 center channel and a pair of MMG's. The 1.7's, CC3 and MMG's are used in an all Magnepan surround system that I use just for music..and what it does for my enjoyment of music is glorious. I had the opportunity to meet Wendell Diller last year when he brought a pair of their 30.7's to demo at Audio Emporium, and what a treat that evening was. When I think back to all of the high end speakers I listened to back in 78, before choosing Magnepan, I realize that almost all of those other manufacturers who's speakers I auditioned, are gone today. It's quite an achievement for any business to survive for 50 years, much less continuing to thrive after all that time. Magnepan is obviously doing something right. Congratulations on 50 years of exceptional service to the audiophile community.
Who WERE around and remain?
I had these as well! Incredible sound!
I did a little research on magnepan speakers yesterday after Cynthia's video. I was really surprised by the price, especially considering what goes into building them.
I recently purchased my first pair of speakers with ribbon tweeters and was impressed by their detail. To get that kind of detail full range must sound quite incredible.
Thank you again, Steve, for introducing a product that I was not aware existed.
@Steve Tllsdaleys lol. Yeah the speakers I have with the ribbon tweeters have 4" "woofers". In my bedroom they actually have a very surprising amount of mid-bass. I found them at goodwill for $8.Paired with the little Kinter K2020a+ at $40, I have a very nice bedroom system for under $50 😁
@@thefreestylefrEaK could you explain why you would call me that? I was not trying to offend anyone and if I did I'd like to know how.
Thank you Master Steve, my dad Hedley Jones Sr. also an Audiophiliac, now passed, always thought ribbon microphones like the RCA 44A made in 1933, but still holds up against some of today's great modern mics. It has been 30 years since i have indulged in HiFi, now you know I'm really old, but now I'm back, and I have dusted off my old Acoustic Research AR3a's of 1973 vintage and just recently re-coned them, I think they still sound good, great bass, but now I want more. I started following you and listening to your conversation and you have inspired me and I have just ordered the LRS for Christmas, but they are back ordered till January, .........so thanks for your informed reviews and I'm hooked again, Merry Christmas!
Wow! I had no Idea! Congratulations with deep love and admiration to Magnepan for reaching their Gold Milestone!
I have been a Magnepan owner for almost 20 years when I acquired a pair of MG-IIc's from one of my direct supervisors. To this very hour, they continue to astonish me. They are sounding exceptionally great today with lots of low end bass response when powered from my vintage NEC AVR-1010 100/150 W 8/4 ohm receiver. Being I'm singularly most experienced with my MG-IIc's, and have rarely experienced my Aunt's 3.7i's (which I don't think sound as good with her Rotel RA-810A), I've started to wonder if the newer models of Maggies sound even better than my MG-IIc's! I've started to wonder where the MG-IIc's stand among the forest of Magnepan products, and gain a little history lesson about the MG-IIc's.
Chuckle- But my favorite thing about Magnepans is their inherent ability to demonstrate uncompassionately just how badly mixed or flawed some albums are... Especially when thoes albums sound great through any other system...
Thank you Steve. I'm glad I stumbled across your video. Even if it was just over a year later...
I unboxed my LRS speakers last night. Hope to start setting them up this weekend.
Congrats, when did you order? I'm still waiting 8 weeks :(
@Zach Scott I ordered online in April. 8 weeks and still waiting. Hopefully soon
Happy 50th anniversary Magnepan!! I have had a pair of 3.6s for eight years and still am impressed with the clarity and resolution of these speakers. My aim was to recreate a live performance and the 3.6s do give me that illusion. I am considering an upgrade possibly to the current flagship, the 30. series and will try to get an audition in my area. This was a great invitation so continue doing your R&D and improving your speakers with time!
John
I've had the same "Maggies" (2.5R) since the 1980's and can't say enough about them. Thanks Steve for your comments.
a doctor friend of mine who had bought Infinity SS1s and took them to Hawaii for his residency in Radiology had when i first met him, the 3 panel Magneplanar Tympanis AND IMF Monitor IIIs (which my friend bought from him). ARC SP3 and Phase Linear 700 to drive them.
later in the scheme of things, i had to choose between SMGs and the Rogers LS3/5As, the Rogers accompanied me home. relatively recently i snagged a pair of MMGs and you won't be able to pry them from my cold dead hands.
this has been the most engaging hobby i can imagine because it partners my love of most types of music and how to get it to sound close to what one hears live.
...hifitommy
Hey Steve, my initial looks different then the pic you displayed.
Correction, unitrac tonearm
And I was born...... you somehow forgot that Steve. LoL
Nice you're offering a Magnepan homage. Magnepans were my first serious speaker - a pair of MG-IIBs way back when I was a kid in 1980. I've since listened to many different models and owned MMGs and 1.6QRs. All wonderful. The new LRS and .7 look especially attractive. I have visited the factory several times, and also the nearly nearby Audio Research Corp. factory. In a number of past Stereophile polls, the results showed that more of their readers owned Magnepans than any other speaker brand. Extraordinarily good speakers, extraordinarily good value.
Steve, I am curious what your take is on where the MG-II's sit in relation to the other's you have listened to. I have owned my MG-IIc's for nearly 20 years now. They will probably need a little TLC on the diaphragm soon, and I'm curious how they rate against the others. Also, what kind of music do you reference to?
My neighbor across the street had some when I was a kid, a high school buddy (who later worked in a stereo store) recommended them years later and when I finally got tired of blowing up my JBLs I bought a set of MMGs.
That was quite some time ago and I never looked back.
50 years is quite the accomplishment. Congratulations and thanks for bringing "that sound" into my living room.
Magnepans work amazingly well even though their "cardioid" dispersion pattern poses difficulties. They are highly rewarding when correctly set up.
Happy 50th to Magnepan! I met Wendell at 2019 AXPONA. Definitely an astute student of audio and representative of this wonderful speaker maker. I am the happy owner of a pair of 1.7i speakers and love them. A flat out bargain for the money and terrific speakers in the absolute sense. Here is to many more years and I plan to touch base with them at AXPONA 2020!
Congrats Magnepan on an incredible run! You have at least one customer for life. First heard them at House of Stereo in Jacksonville Fl in 1980. 20 years later returned and bought my first pair of 1.6s. Never looked back.
So I was watching an episode of Friends from the mid '90s the other day and I saw in Joey's living room a pair of magnapans. I had no clue what they were until watching your channel but I was always curious to know what the heck they were keep up the good work Steve!
Omg...... friends sucked ass. Phoney show for phoney people.........puuuuuuke!
I love the idea of foldaway speakers. I wish I had a pair.
Thank you for showing pictures of the devises you are talking about. I know this takes time to edit in, and that's tough for a daily show, but it does make a huge difference.
I have heard them at an audio store and they sound great if you have the room to keep them away from the walls. One thing they really need to work on is their website. It’s obvious that they aren’t paying anyone to make it as functional and beautiful as it could be.
We sent pretty much the following to Magnepan a year and a half ago.....
March 27, 1982, my wife and I purchased our MG1s (serial # 137786) from New Horizons Hi-Fi in Billings Mt. We still remember being awed by the musicality, openness and huge sound stage when we listened to them for the first time in this small town “hi-fi” store. They were only moved once to our current home in Minnesota and have been our prime listening speakers since that time. They began sounding a bit “muddy” about 18 months ago. Not knowing if that sound was a product of the speakers getting tired or just our hearing going to heck, we delayed replacing or repairing them until last week. had a chance to audition the new 1.7i and it brought us back to our first listening experience and confirmed that it wasn’t our hearing.
In December of 2017, we auditioned and purchased a pair of used 1.7s from a very happy former owner who needed to create more space in his home office. They continue to amaze. I am unsure how many other speaker manufacturers can make the case that their products will deliver quality sound for 35 years without replacement or repair. My wife found the old paperwork (receipt/manual) and while $595.00 was a lot of money for a couple of schoolteacher types at the time, we have never regretted the investment in quality sound.
Well done!
Some people would say none of these really happened. I can attest to Woodstock. I was there for Saturday and Sunday. It took me 2 years to get the mud from between my toes.
Hel, of the 3 events Woodstock is the MOST suspect. It's a Mobius strip, if you WERE there and you REMEMBER, you have a credibility problem (barring a Documented drug screening, lol.) If only someone had filmed it in IMAX.
@@brucemoyers1006 I know Wavy Gravy said "If you remember the 70's you weren't there". But oh I was there pal...and this was in 1969 anyway. We parked about 5 miles from the site since RT 17 was closed. I immediately lost my three friends, miraculously found another (right in the town) that Friday night. Slept in someones backyard.that night. Finally made it to the concert site Saturday morning. People don't tell you, but that weekend when it wasn't raining the sun was blazing. Sometimes it rained while the sun was blazing. The concession sold food and drink, which was hard to find. Of course, a coke was about $10 I think, so that was out of the question. I never had a chance to get high that weekend. The site sloping down to the stage was a trail of mud. The entire pasture was a muddy mess. People also don't tell you that no one bathed for the entire time they were there. The place, the site, everyone, stunk. I hitched a bunch of rides home that Sunday afternoon to Staten Island, NYC. Took the ferry across to Manhattan, then the subway to Brooklyn. Missed the first Yale Bowl between the Jets and the Giants. That pissed me further.
My first pair were MG 1's bought in 1976-7. I now own the 1.7i's with my Maggies little helpers on the back, that give them the ribbon featheriness of ribbon drivers, 125 hz thru 12khz. Pair them with two REL T/9i subs and I am in audiophile heaven. Had two DWM panels for bass, but the REL's blew them out of my system. Just love em!
I own the 20.1's (heavily modified) and it is amazing. To those that never heard a magnepan speaker in person, I encourage you to do so.
care to elaborate on the modifications?
@@pauljoyquilter359 Custom stands are very thick steel with cement and epoxy filling and coated with rubber. Crossover capacitors (35) replaced with Z capacitor (eliminating all 35 connections with point to point Jenna labs wire with cardas silver solder in the entire circuit). Fuses directly bypassed. Speaker stands on custom speaker feet marble stands.
MG 12 owner; love em Congratulations to all
one of their BEST values and a great sounding speaker.
...hifitommy
Congratulations, Magnepan! I ordered a pair of 20.7s in the spring, but I imagine the company is going full-speed on the LRS. Trying to be patient.
I've had four different iterations of Maggie's over the years. Still keep the 1.7 on duty in the panel room.
I know exactly why people confuse planar magnetic speakers with electrostatic speakers! It's because they are both big thin panels, and most people have never connected a pair to an amp, so they don't ever see the electrical connection that electrostatic models require.
And presumably very low distortion like electrostats...
50 years is no small feat. Congrats!
I almost bought a pair back in '88 but switched at the last minute to Thiel given the size of the Maggie panel.
I've been out of the audiophile market for quite some years, but am about to re-enter. Magnepans are among the speakers i have promised myself to listen to, before settling down on what to buy. I'm unsure of how well they master rock, pop and all that not particularly audiphile music i also listen to, but ever since i heard a set of Dali Skylines way back when they were sold new, i've been fascinated by ribbon speakers.
Keep in mind that even the LRS needs power. It would like 100 watts but is happier with 250 watts. Consider monoblock amplifiers. If you don't like the bass (you won't, sorry) of the LRS, add a couple of REL T5s at about 1200 bucks a pair and smile again.
@@JohnDoe-np3zk Yeah.. From all i've read i understand that they do like power :)
..also based on what i've read, i think i'll need to look at .7 or 1.7i, to get closer to the sound i'm looking for. But i will of course listen to the LRS first :)
@@jo05dk the big move is to the 3.7i or "true ribbon"
I think that depends on the size of the Maggie (and also how loud you listen). For rock and pop, most people will want subs on the smaller Maggies to extend the bass and allow the speakers to play louder. But with each increment in size, you get more bass extension and slam. My old Tympanis are good to 25 Hz, the 20.7's go down to 20, and the 30.7's go even deeper. I don't think most people would need a sub with those. The 3.7 is more in-between, you might or might want a sub depending on how loud you listen. I think the best thing to do is to get the speakers first, let them burn in and position them, and then make a decision about whether you want a sub or not.
Another consideration for rock is that planar bass is better for natural instruments like double basses and subs, but it doesn't pressurize the room like a dynamic woofer does, so it has less of a slam effect.
But I really love big Maggies on rock. Good recordings can be stunningly lifelike on the natural parts of the mix -- voice, drums, etc.
@@Josh442 I have a theory that the LRS sounds at least as good as a .7 and a 1.7i in the high end only. Perhaps in time one can get used to the maggie bass and be happy but I doubt that will happen for me. Having said that the maggies are fast so you don't want some sloppy sub trying to keep up
Magnapan might hate me because I've had a pair of mmg speakers for 20 years and love them and will never replace them
Magnepan did replace the panels in my 35 year old MG IIIs 20 years ago, but they suggested next time I buy a new pair. That may be soon. Wish I had a room big enough for the 30.7.
I love my MG 3.6's, tri-amped with a DEQX.
I have owned and love Maggies.
They are a great audio bargain for certain listeners and a revelation when first heard.
They simply are not dynamic enough for me.
Ive had mg1.4, mmg2, and the newer mmgi with ribbon section, their all excellent speakers, one of my favorites. If they could find a way to make them more efficient, they would probably run the speaker market.
I have had Magnepans most of my life starting with MMG and then 1.6 and finally 1.7 along with Magnepan center and back channels. To try more dynamic speakers I now have B&W 802D2 and HTM2D2 and as good as these are I miss the Magnepan sound and my wallet misses the value that Magnepans are compared to anything else 2-3x price.
King Crimson!!!
Confusion will be my Epitaph
1969: ARPANET the precursor to the Internet began with two network nodes which were interconnected between the Network Measurement Center at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science directed by Leonard Kleinrock, and the NLS system at SRI International (SRI) by Douglas Engelbart in Menlo Park, California, on 29 October 1969.
I found Magnapan MG2a's at a place in San Antonio, TX back in 1980. I've had nothing to match their quality and sound stage since they met with an untimely death in 1996.
I was hooked to R n R and hi fi since 1963
I’ve had a myriad of speakers throughout the years... they come and go. B&Ws, Totems, etc. Always have several cone driven speakers. However I have always had a pair of Magnepan’s in my arsenal. The quantitative measurements can not measure the beautiful sounds from planar - ribbon speakers from Magnepan’s or Apogee’s.
Hadcock and Nail ARO came out in the late 70s also, both are unipivots. The first unipivot was the Gray Research 108B in the mid 50s.
Maybe Julian Vereker made an arm by pounding a nail into a board in the late 70s, but the Naim Aro was introduced in 1989.
@@gotham61 I got the tonearm confused: Mayware Formula IV. Been around like the Hadcock since the mid 70s predating the Magnepan. The point I wanted to make was Magnepan didn't invent the unipivot tonearm.
@@meshplates I don't think Steve, or anyone else, said they did.
Steve will recommend AB amplifier over a D amplifier for cost reasons, good DAC's are expensive, "Wyred 4 Sound customer"
Heard these many many years ago and was amazed. Maybe I should ..... no no ... yes .. fight!
my 1.6 are still going on strong..i liked them better than the 1.7... However, although by now not the best magneplanar by today's standards - or best of anything, it was the Tympani the one speaker that has left an indelible mark in mind
Still own my T1D's made in Jan 77.
King Crimson 1969
I juat set up my first system with SMG-B's and they are something else entirely
True ribbon tweeter.
Bit of a tongue twister there!
Like Toy Boat. : D
If I had only saved $13 a year since they came on the scene 50 years ago is have enough $$ to buy the LRS!😉
I'm seriously considering these for my new man cave. (For one of my 3 or 4 systems.) Thanks, Steve.
I was thinking the same thing, well the second part anyway...
I live in Australia so even the shipping costs should be reasonable (I hope)
I'd love a pair of Ohm Walsh speakers but the $1000 ea translates to about AU$3500 a pair (or more) once the exchange rate is applied, in comparison they would be a bargain..!!
With inflation you only needed to save $8 a year
@@JohnDoe-np3zk Naw, my savings bank is the port on my old BIC Venturi. I stuff the cash in there and only the mice take notice.
@@Jules-lw5tl I'm thinking about visiting the Ohm factory. I live in upstate NY so the trip would be an easy one. I wonder how the image placement of individual instruments compares - Ohm vs Maggie.
@Steve Tllsdaleys Totally agree!
My dad's good friend ended up on the wrong side of the law over a misunderstanding about refined coca imports and ended up spending some time in federal custody. During his long stay, we had his Magnepans and McIntosh amps, which frankly was the real crime. My family was not one to appreciate the quality of these first generation Magnepans from, '74.
Maggies are special!
I wanted to try/buy an LRS, but I don't know why Magnepan are making their products hard to find. I ended up getting a pair of RP-8000F.
50 years? There should be an anniversary model like the KEF LS50!
My MMGs have a sagging and flapping bass panel. I loved the sound and miss them. I now have a dedicated room where I can pull the speakers well away from the back wall... I should send them in for repair/ upgrade to LRS
Steve: Do you think they will work with the 4ohm tap of a 35w EL34 tube amp?
Love the new LRS, running mAMP's with a DAC2v2, they need 200w@4ohms. Steve recommends a Schiit Vidar, AB amp at $699. Always wanted monoblocks, found a pair on craigslist at half price. DAC2v2 is sounds amazing.
Love the new LRS, running mAMP's with a DAC2v2, they need 200w@4ohms. Steve recommends a Schiit Vidar, AB amp at $699. Always wanted monoblocks, found a pair on craigslist at half price. DAC2v2 has a remote control.
1969...Mets won the World Series
The moon landing was only slightly less amazing. :-)
You get a lot for your money with Magnepan's!
Martin? do your Maggies get a little Ministry from time to time? Mine do. But usually only after they get a little @OfficialCream. ;)
@@miketomas8564 Yeah, i have the Dwm panels!
Bravo!
Love my 3.7s.
The Daytona Charger followed by the Superbird. Mopar!! I thought l was on Uncle Tony's garage. Oh wait I'm on a stereo channel. Can you run Maggie's on 35 watt amp like what you usually show us?
Kirk Barlow No
I tipped over my Magnepan’s last week. Landed on my wood floor. It’s rattling now. Guess it’s time for new Maggies.
Magnepan sells replacement panels, but I'd call them to see what they think. Might not be an expensive repair, still the new stuff is really good.
Freezer Burn I called Magnepan and as usual - great customer service. They take customer inquiries and issues very seriously. Every time they have an actual engineer or even business development person on the phone - not some part time customer service stooge. After a discussion with them, the cost to fix them didn’t make sense in consideration of the age. Hence it makes a good excuse to buy a new set. This is my third set of Maggies and happy to upgrade.
FYI - The damage certainly wasn’t Magnepan’s fault. I had a chair tip over which caused a domino effect onto my speaker. I can still play it and still sounds great as long as I keep the volume moderate. This set will now go into my bedroom.
1969:
The Amazin Mets!
Cheers! Minnie nicest state!
Happy birthday magnepan!
(Maggie 1.7)
A twofer:
Have Magnepan users grown tired of them? Or is it just restlessness that cause me to find a lot of people who "used to have a pair of Maggies..."?
What does it take to drive a pair to achieve say 115 dB crescendos at 10 feet in a moderately damped room? Can a class D drive them thusly of must it be a hefty A-B? (I would bi-amp a set of subwoofers below about 50-70 Hz.)
Anybody out there doing this with success?
Jim. I've never measured my dB levels, However, I did add a dual 12" sealed sub to the room for a while but found that the drivers were slow to respond and thus had to place them in the center of the room under a coffee table to minimize the muddy bass. But now that I've found the sweet spots for the Maggies, I'm finding I really don't need any additional bass then they can produce. I'm getting some great bass levels from The Chemical Brothers, Apollo 440, and Crystal Method. And Yes- they do get a little Philharmonic, Solti and Wagner from time to time. But mostly Cream. Lot's of Cream (not the group).
seriously the bigger Acoustats just killed the Maggies we sold both -the mob that purchased Acoustat should be locked up just criminal what they did with the tech
@Steve Tllsdaleys the first day we got them in i sold them 5 minutes after setup in a town of 20000 people ! I then went home and put on my system and turned it off after 5 minutes it just was suddenly unlistenable crap Am radio compared to studio mastertapes !
You are right. We also sold a ton of Acoustats. We started with the Direct Drive 3 panel monitor, and then went from there. Sold all kinds of 2+2 and all the other for many years. I still own my original Monitor 4 in oak. I have had the units upgraded a number of times. But for about 45 years plus, my Monitor 4 have never had a problem. High quality for the audiophile is what it is all about. Great products stand the test of time. Loved having my own high end store (Audiophile Specialists In) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Great products and great customers. Both speakers are great. My first planar was the Maggies Tympani 3, which was sold at the time through Audio Research. Used a D76 with a SP3A preamp. But I loved the Acoustats much better. Great people at Acoustat.
The Apogee speakers were far better...
Have you heard the .7's and in particular the 30.7?
@Steve Tllsdaleys My old Tympani IVA's go down to 25 Hz, the 20.7's go to 20 Hz, and the 30.7's are actually a few dB up at 20 Hz -- I don't know how far below that they go. Bass really depends on the size of the Maggie. Some Apogees were tuned to have deeper bass response for a given diaphragm and baffle size, but since there's only so much energy available for acoustic equalization, that came at the expense of a suckout in the midbass which you can see in some of the old Stereophile reviews.
Build quality, certainly, although they haven't aged well and in-warranty ribbon failures apparently contributed to the demise of Apogee (though I understand the main factor was the cost of making the Grand). Crossovers, perhaps back in the day, but current Maggies use single pole series XO's with better caps than the old ones and it doesn't get much better than that. Drivers, well, historically the Maggie ribbon tweeter was better than Apogee's, the ribbon midrange of the Apogees was better than the Magnepan midrange, the Apogees foil woofers were better in some respects than the Maggie's wire woofers. But all of this is old tech, the current Maggies use foil instead of wire and the new high quality midrange on the 30.7 is at least as good as the Apogee midrange ribbons (though not available on the smaller models).
@@Josh442
Interesting, appreciate the details
I tried listening to Zeppelin on their larger model a few yrs ago at an authorized dealer and it sounded horrrible. Then he played something totally different and it was incredible.
Yes. They do have an inherent ability to demonstrate uncompassionately just how badly mixed or flawed some albums are... Especially when thoes albums sound great through any other system... And I am not knocking Zeppelin. Just possibly their mastering service...
I started kindergarten in '69. . .
Did you graduate? :-)
@@Josh442 Not yet.
Josh Hill Is this Josh Hill from Magnapan?
@@JEG6919 Well, I'm not from Magnepan, but yeah, I'm probably the Josh Hill you're thinking of. :-) I'm just a long-time Maggie owner who's friends with Wendell and serves as an informal go-between on the Planar Asylum, since Wendell doesn't have time to post on his own.
Josh Hill you do this for free?
there is nothing but quad electrostats, for people with brains, ears and knowledge of music.
ok, there are some good epigones around, but epigones stay epigones,
its like cars, a bentley is a bentley, and with a full b&o hifi-equipment.....
not even worth, listening to critics.....
Abbey Road!
Unlike the idiot conspiracy theory moon landing denier’s in some of the comments(probably the same people who believe McCartney died in ‘66... get a life),
it was the second most exiting thing to live through and watch, right after The Beatles on Ed in ‘64. What a decade!
Happy anniversary Magnepan!
Did you actually not see the flag wave in the wind on the moon?
John Doe, tell it to Jane.
@@likesnoozn ha good one. Did you make that up by yourself or did you get help?
Your a New Yorker, Mets won the World Series and Jets win the Super Bowl!
Summer of '69....Bryan Adams! 😉
Never heard a pair so no idea what I’m missing. 😎
You can get the LRS online on a money back trial -- its purpose (they're selling it near cost via mail order) is to let people hear the Magnepan sound. They're so good that some will be happy with the LRS for life, but some will like the sound so much that they'll opt for the bigger versions with deeper bass and higher output.
I’ll stick to my Harbeth’s for now.
Pagnaman? Is that some Anime thing? Manga? Has to be Japanese, right! Mylar, Mylar, Mylar? Why not carbon fiber! Too stiff, too resilient, too difficult to move?
Did the moon landing actually happen ?
IMO Magnepan are a poor mans Apogee
darkmatterfalls101
Poor mans? Is that what I just moved up to? A poor man? Interesting
@@scottyo64 magnepan are not as good as Apogee imho .
Scintillas were not especially expensive, but the amps they required were.
@@dksculpture a nice pair of duetta sigs (4 ohm load) with new mrt and bass panels and a krell ksa100 mk2
is audio heaven to me , the Scintilla was a 1 ohm load but reputed to be the best in terms of sound quality by
Ken kessler and Martin Colloms and John Atkinson . In my view Spiegel and bloom deserve some credit in the true ribbon planar magnet loadspeaker conversation but they dont get it??
@Steve Tllsdaleys you cant beat the Classic's or the Legendary combinations of Audio Research ,Krell, Apogee and Sonus Faber and infinity
It's amazing, 50 years later and most people still believe we actually landed on the moon. Thanks Stanley Kubrick
John Dope
I would normally never reply to someone who makes a comment like you made because the reasons you made it could be many, including you being insane, but even if you're doing it to trigger a response, it's still incredibly disrespectful to those men who risked their lives to get the U.S. on the moon first. Stop being so disrespectful.
@@Dr.TJ1 you normally won't be a troll, but today you will make an exception? Thanks, I feel special now.
John Dope
That's what you took from my reply? Not the whole thing about being disrespectful to men who risked their lives? Way to show zero reading comprehension skills. And BTW, trolling and replying are not the same thing. I didn't troll you, I told you to stop being so disrespectful. But you can't help yourself, can you?
@@Dr.TJ1 no, I don't show respect to fakers. Why should I? If you believe the story, then have at it. Show them all the respect they deserve.
John Dope
Because it wasn't faked. We have moon rocks, moron. We can see the rover tracks using the Hubble telescope. We can shoot a laser to a reflector left by the astronauts on the moon and the signal bounces back to Earth. Stop being so disrespectful.