Magnepan 1.7

[serum]

Having decided to dump my Martin Logans. I just heard the Magnepan 1.7 planar speakers. They are amazing....most of the international magazines seem to be raving about them, as quoted by the famous magazine The Absolute Sound-
"Not just The Absolute Sound's Affordable Loudspeaker of the Year, the 1.7 is the affordable loudspeaker of the decade". certainly worth a listen to what $2000 + can buy you. The Logans seem a rip off (due to their local performance)compared to the Magnepan 1.7 for half the price. If you care about hi end sound go and hear them. Try this blog....
Magneplanar 1.7: First Listen | AVguide

 

[sidvee]

Having decided to dump my Martin Logans. I just heard the Magnepan 1.7 planar speakers. They are amazing....most of the international magazines seem to be raving about them, as quoted by the famous magazine The Absolute Sound-
"Not just The Absolute Sound's Affordable Loudspeaker of the Year, the 1.7 is the affordable loudspeaker of the decade". certainly worth a listen to what $2000 + can buy you. The Logans seem a rip off (due to their local performance)compared to the Magnepan 1.7 for half the price. If you care about hi end sound go and hear them. Try this blog....
Magneplanar 1.7: First Listen | AVguide

what is the local indian pricing in INR for the 1.7?
Cheers
Sid

 

[serum]

Have not got a price as yet, they should be marginally higher than the 1.6 though

 

[Imrahn]

Have not got a price as yet, they should be marginally higher than the 1.6 though

which would be?

 

[abhijitnath]

I remember a quote of 1.15 L about 2 years back, might be mistaken though.
In related news, an upgrade from the 3.6 to the 3.7 has also been announced. They come in funky coloured aluminium finishes now as well.
Magnepan Announces the new Magneplanar 3.7"Big Brother" to the 1.7 | AVguide

 

[doors666]

If I remember correctly, maggies are represented by AVI in india, they probably have the most atrocious pricing among all. Almost no one buys B&W (atleast no one knowledgeable) here due to their pricing, same with rotel. so, expect maggies to be priced atrociously too.

 

[abhijitnath]

Yes, the service also leaves tons to be desired. I went to the Juhu outlet to ask about a Martin Logan Dynamo sub and the guy came down and spoke to me and said "nahin hai" and basically was reluctant to even let me go up to the second floor to look at the other stuff.
I can do without that kind of attitude. There are tons of nicer people out there to buy hi fi from.

 

[magma]

maggies can be bought in mumbai from burge cooper
hes got the 1.7s as well and the new 3.6

maggies are one of the most open speakers i know off.They have the most lovely and fluid midrange and the highs as soft and soothing.
if theres ever a fatigue free speaker its a maggie

the statement "value for money speaker of the decade" is not far from the truth
i can go on about its positives

but the following are some points a new buyer should know ( whatever the saleman says)
1. they need 2.5 feet at minimum to breathe from the rear wall
2.they are not recommended for bass heavy music ( though im pretty sure that one who buys a maggie doesnt listen to that kind of music anyway)
3.A reinforced stand ( rigid ) - made by good designers such as Grant VanderMye go a good way in reinforcing the lows. ( im in the process of designing and making a Mye copy myself)
4.They need good and powerful amplification. - think along the lines of a 150-200 rms plus Classe power amp
5. They are pretty accurate speakers and will sound crappy if you sit on the floor or have a lower seating.At regular seating height they are phenomenal

 

[abhijitnath]

Is Burge different from AVI?
BTW, I'd be interested in your Mye idea, if you wouldn't mind sharing it.
Looking to upgrade my MMGs to higher up the Maggie line, with external time & phase aligned digital crossovers and active bi or tri amplification.

 

[sachi]

2.they are not recommended for bass heavy music ( though im pretty sure that one who buys a maggie doesnt listen to that kind of music anyway)

Umm I listen to all kinds onf music and i want to buy magnepans..but yes they are not bass monsters..but they are decent enough. THey don't extend real low, but they sure do have a tight low freq response.

I did try motorhead, in flames and a couple other hard rock bands and they did ok with it.

Heard a pair of Magnepan 1.7s yesterday late afternoon at the local dealer's palce. POwered by a big macintosh integrated and source fed from EMM labs and then Esoteric DV50.

Overall, not too bad..could use more height in the imaging as some instruments felt to low near the ground to me and for some vocals as well. Margo sounded phenomenal to me. Definitely has that midrange down. A bit sharp on some notes, but overall it didn't come off shrill one little bit, might in fact say it had reserved highs lol.

The bass was very decent, but i can see myself wanting to integrate a sub to it perhaps. It wasn't anywhere nearly as controlled as the audeze LCD-2. The presentation is very different of course from that of the LCD-2.

AN interesting experience altogether as it was my first time listening to the magnepans. I plan on going back next weekend for an extended listen and comparision with the vandersteen 2CE to get a feel for the difference in presentation between the two technologies.

I am curious to know how and waht the differences are going from the 1.6 to the 1.7..why are people saying that the 1.6 sounds better?

 

[audiowhat]

In terms of looks, these speakers (if I remember them right) look very distinctive. I have wanted to look/listen to these as am curious about how they work.

 

[sachi]

spent another 90 mins this saturday at the magnepan dealer her ein portland listening to the 1.7s..

result?? On Sunday i bought a pair of MAgnepan 1.6s

 

[sachi]

don't ever believe anyone who says these speakers can't do bass!..with the right amp and without trying too hard with placement you can rock out with these.

 

[anm]

congrats sachi. I have the same feeling with my vintage maggie. They have decent bass, and couple of people were surprised that they have bass. Unfortunately, they have not been getting much of my love for quite some time now. I am hoping I will get them cosmetically restored when I shift back to my house.

 

[sachi]

indeed..well i have plans of eventually stepping up to apogees or soundlabs or the magnepan 20.1s..for now this is still phenomenal.

 

[himadri]

Congrats Sachi
Maggie 1.6 was probably the best airy treble / midrange I have ever heard. However Indian marketing/pricing of Magnepan is atrocious, hence I went for the Usher Mini Dancer1.
Enjoy
Cheers
Himadri

 

[Dr.Bass]

Excellent speakers, but has a very imposing presence both physically and sonically hence in a regular living room <200sqft it can be too much. Not to forget the distance from the rear wall needs to be easily 4ft or more else it is another big issue. Apart from this, the room should be damped to decent degree else the treble from the ribbon tweeter can sound too hot and would even ring...so as little bare walls as possible. Having said all that, if you can manage to get all this you have a really top quality sound in your room.

 

[serum]

I believe that AVI has stock of the 1.7 in aluminum finish. a friend of mine bought a pair from them. they are listing them at 1.69 lacs a pair.He said he got a decent price at time of purchase. (did not give me the details).The reviews are stupendous and apparently there is nothing at that value that can give you that caliber of sound. they are large and need careful setup but worth every bit of effort. They are about $2200 but the boxes are sofa size and heavy . fragile to transport and liable for damage if hit or dropped. will go and take a listen.... read what TAS and stereophile have to say about them.

 

[Shahrukh]

Wow! Rs 1.7 lakhs for a $ 1990 speaker? Wow! There goes the "value" factor. Abhijitnath, how muchdid you pay for your MMGs?

 

[serum]

I think you have the price wrong the 1.7's are now $2200. Remember its a 7ft X 3ft box thats pretty heavy. Hey they sound great !!