Guest Music monster Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Yes definitely listen to a pair of 20.7s. There’s a few owners here on stereonet. Gary the music monster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Drake Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 I’m running 20.7’s with Rel subs, Templestowe Melbourne if you’re interested in having a listen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Music monster Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 4 hours ago, genkifd said: Thanks Andy much appreciate inviting me into your lovely home. The first set if planar I have ever sat to listen to. Love the sound stage and detail your Maggie's give you. I think I still need to listen to the 20.7 After hearing drakes you can come and experience the 30.7s if you like. Just pm me.gary the music monster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyr Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 4 hours ago, genkifd said: Thanks Andy much appreciate inviting me into your lovely home. The first set if planar I have ever sat to listen to. Love the sound stage and detail your Maggie's give you. I think I still need to listen to the 20.7 A pleasure, Ankz. 43 minutes ago, The Drake said: I’m running 20.7’s with Rel subs, Templestowe Melbourne if you’re interested in having a listen. As I said - people even use subs with the much larger 20.7s! Gary's 30.7s are a different kettle of fish! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjs Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 You could listen in model order, you would be welcome to listen to my 3.7i’s before Drake’s 20.7’s then Gary’s 30.7’s [emoji1787][emoji1787] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Music monster Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Just had a read of the stereophile review and they reckon they will become an all time classic. Gary the music monster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genkifd Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 (edited) wow thanks for all the offers - i think im going to listen the 20.,7 as this seems to achieve the qualities i desire. actually dont want to listen to the 30.7 as they are over my budget that i would like to spend. dont want the temptation Edited July 19, 2019 by genkifd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Music monster Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 4 hours ago, genkifd said: wow thanks for all the offers - i think im going to listen the 20.,7 as this seems to achieve the qualities i desire. That’s great but if you wanna hear the ultimate from magnapans and the only pair in Australia you’re welcome. Gary the music monster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genkifd Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Gary thanks would love to but i think i would decline your generous offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Music monster Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 No worries genkifd your welcome . Gary the music monster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyr Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 12 hours ago, Music monster said: Just had a read of the stereophile review and they reckon they will become an all time classic. Gary the music monster They may well, Gary (become an all time classic). But they are not (as was said in Bunno's post) 'ribbon' speakers! They are 'planar magnetic' - at best "quasi ribbon' (to use Magnepan's sneaky marketing term). Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Drake Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 For me, one of the great things about entering the world of magneplaner ownership was how it solved/resolved the whole dilemma of stereo speaker purchase and cognitive dissonance that is often caused.I bought my first pair of Maggie 111a’s 30-years ago (or more[emoji848]). Thoroughly enchanted with their sound, when time came to upgrade, I simply purchased the new model - no audition was required. My thinking was (is), if you love the Maggie sound, then the new model is going to deliver more of the same...only better!So my upgrades have been done without even auditioning. I now run 20.7’s, and if my finances (and listening room) ever stretch to 30.7’s, then I would buy these the same way.I do audition other types of speakers from time to time just to see what is happening in the market.Happy in my Maggie ecosystem [emoji846]Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to music Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 (edited) https://witchdoctor.co.nz/index.php/2019/04/soundkeeper-recordings-a-completely-different-way-of-capturing-music/ i thought i paste this link here from another thread that @Audiophile Neuroscience Linked, check out the 3.7i in the studio... 1st I’d ever seen a Maggie in a studio environment. Edited July 20, 2019 by Addicted to music 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audiophile Neuroscience Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 9 minutes ago, Addicted to music said: https://witchdoctor.co.nz/index.php/2019/04/soundkeeper-recordings-a-completely-different-way-of-capturing-music/ i thought i paste this link here from another thread that @Audiophile Neuroscience Linked, check out the 3.7i in the studio... 1st I’d ever seen a Maggie in a studio environment. The owner of those maggies is this guy http://www.discogs.com/artist/389175-Barry-Diament?sort=year%2Casc&limit=500&noanv=1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genkifd Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Drake I sent u a pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyr Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 6 hours ago, The Drake said: For me, one of the great things about entering the world of magneplaner ownership was how it solved/resolved the whole dilemma of stereo speaker purchase and cognitive dissonance that is often caused. I bought my first pair of Maggie 111a’s 30-years ago (or more). Thoroughly enchanted with their sound, when time came to upgrade, I simply purchased the new model - no audition was required. My thinking was (is), if you love the Maggie sound, then the new model is going to deliver more of the same...only better! So my upgrades have been done without even auditioning. I now run 20.7’s, and if my finances (and listening room) ever stretch to 30.7’s, then I would buy these the same way. I do audition other types of speakers from time to time just to see what is happening in the market. Happy in my Maggie ecosystem Cheers Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjs Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, The Drake said: For me, one of the great things about entering the world of magneplaner ownership was how it solved/resolved the whole dilemma of stereo speaker purchase and cognitive dissonance that is often caused. I bought my first pair of Maggie 111a’s 30-years ago (or more). Thoroughly enchanted with their sound, when time came to upgrade, I simply purchased the new model - no audition was required. My thinking was (is), if you love the Maggie sound, then the new model is going to deliver more of the same...only better! So my upgrades have been done without even auditioning. I now run 20.7’s, and if my finances (and listening room) ever stretch to 30.7’s, then I would buy these the same way. I do audition other types of speakers from time to time just to see what is happening in the market. Happy in my Maggie ecosystem Cheers For me, I heard a pair of Tympanis in about 1980 and I was just transfixed, in lust of you will. But, the timing and circumstance wasn't right. I went through various iterations of cone/box speakers for number of years after that, but in the early 90's I wanted to support a great local designer and went with Ambience ribbon hybrids, which were great, and I enjoyed then for a long time but in the end, they just didn't quite do it for me. A couple of years ago, the circumstances were right and it was a case of, I've been in lust for more than 30 years, f**k it, I'm getting Maggies. At the time, the 3.7i's seemed a really good fit, I'd heard them and been blown away at a local hi-fi show, and Bill duly got my business. Have never regretted it, the sound was a revelation, the absolute three dimensional sound stage that you could walk into and around, just astonishing, the details, the engagement, I could go on, but hopefully you get my drift. I will NEVER buy another pair of conventional speakers. Edited July 20, 2019 by mjs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost4man Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 51 minutes ago, mjs said: For me, I heard a pair of Tympanis in about 1980 and I was just transfixed, in lust of you will. But, the timing and circumstance wasn't right. I went through various iterations of cone/box speakers for number of years after that, but in the early 90's I wanted to support a great local designer and went with Ambience ribbon hybrids, which were great, and I enjoyed then for a long time but in the end, they just didn't quite do it for me. A couple of years ago, the circumstances were right and it was a case of, I've been in lust for more than 30 years, f**k it, I'm getting Maggies. At the time, the 3.7i's seemed a really good fit, I'd heard them and been blown away at a local hi-fi show, and Bill duly got my business. Have never regretted it, the sound was a revelation, the absolute three dimensional sound stage that you could walk into and around, just astonishing, the details, the engagement, I could go on, but hopefully you get my drift. I will NEVER buy another pair of conventional speakers. Yep me too. Was actually at Domayne looking for an AV receiver many years ago and had a great chat with one of the sales people who told me about these flat panel speakers - magnepans. It just so happened that Bill's store was 5 minutes from my place. A couple of weeks later I made my way into the store and heard the 3.7's. Quite literally 5 seconds of listening and I was transfixed and as @andyr would say once you go flat you never go back. I have just never come across a pair of speakers that can give you that wall of sound and "air" that maggies give you. Its difficult trying to explain what "air" means but if you are a maggie owner you will get it. I have been very very fortunate to have built a home theatre system consisting of the 1Ds, MMG;s and MGMC1s. For good measure I have the IIIAs for upstairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Music monster Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Yep me to . I feel there’s no better sounding speakers in the world than Maggie’s. My 30.7s deliver exactly what I was always after but never got out of box speakers. Gary the music monster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Music monster Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 No there not ribbon speakers but the tweeters are pure ribbons Gary the music monster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Music monster Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Can you believe this Or is it a mistake Gary the music monster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMax Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Can you believe this [emoji50] Or is it a mistake [emoji50] Gary the music monster [emoji445]What?! I thought they don't upgrade their models for years!I'm sure the sound won't be that much different anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dog RJ Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Mmm... You have to remember that there will always be an ultimate to beat the "ultimate"! Hence, in all my experience there simply is no ultimate, it's only a "mind set... " If this is the case then Magnepan have clearly lost the plot! Or I'm suspecting that someone has been put to task in order to get those flaws corrected in the previous version, and quickly address these aspects by creating a slightly modified version, so call it the "i". Magnepan also did this very same thing with the MG3.7 first, only later on to introduce the 3.7i However, that "i" series took a little while, a few years the most, to be introduced, and so it was well received. Now this is completely a shot in the foot! Having the 30.7 just launched, fresh out of the oven... And received all sorts of mixed reviews, of which many demos across the US weren't positive, and now they Re-introduced the very same model with an "i" series, oh boy, here we go again... This is also not going to go well with current customers, people who have already placed orders for the previous version and still waiting for delivery! Definitely not a good sign, in fact quite a foolish move. Anyway, they have their own reasons, all the best to them. G-man, I wouldn't bother about it too much, afterall the 30.7's are the top of the line in the Maggie line up. Who knows what they've done with this one, I'm wondering whether it's a typo... Take it easy mate, just enjoy what you have. Cheers, RJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggmeister Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Maybe the new ones go up to 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer sir sanders zingmore Posted July 22, 2019 Volunteer Share Posted July 22, 2019 9 hours ago, DMax said: What?! I thought they don't upgrade their models for years! I'm sure the sound won't be that much different anyways. Where are you seeing that? I can’t find anything online about a 30.7i model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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