My Magnepan 1.7 have arrived....
 

Six weeks after placing my order, my 1.7's have finally arrived. :banana:

I just unpacked them, put on the stands, and am breaking them in with the Miles Davis Kind of Blue 180g LP. I'm in a bit of shock....I feel like I have lifted off a veil that was on my MMG's.

It still to early for me to really give any real impression. I had to move them further away from the listening position because there is so much more soundstage and volume. What I would normally play at about 52 on my McIntosh C2300 can now be played at 42. I thought this would be the other way around because I have so much more surface on the 1.7's. While I am typing this I keep stopping and looking up in awe over the incredible detail and presence.

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More to follow....

Sperandeo... Congratulations!!! Looking forward to more pictures.

Sperandeo...great to hear about such a significant improvement straight out of the box! :yes: I guess it was worth the wait! From all reports it seems Magneplanar is really firing on all cylinders with the 1.7 and 3.7.

Congratulations..and I'm glad it see it's not just me who takes a bunch of pictures of the UN-boxing! :D:D:D

Awesome
New speakers are great!

Here are a few more pictures.

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Wife approved!!!!!

Tonight my wife came down to check out the new addition to the family. When she first saw the 1.7's she said they were lovely. (please note these are not in her living room, they are in a dedicated sound room, so I'm not sure if they would be so lovely if they were in the living room). Then she sat down and had a listen. She knew the MMG's pretty well and when the 1.7's started playing she just sat there shaking her head. Then during a certain moment she just looked at me and said "holy s$&t".
I told her they are still burning in and they will get better, she said "how can they get better than that".

Just before leaving the room she said "good choice, they are spectacular"

It's always a little better when you have wife approval.

I had the tweeters toward the wall on my initial setup today. I set them up this way because that's how I had my MMG placed. But after reading the Magnepan manual and seeing their suggestion of having the tweeter on the inside, I am loving it this way much better.

Will I ever go to sleep?

Beautiful room and system, very relaxing and inviting.

Dave

Congratulatulations, Maggies are fantastic speakers :thumbsup: I will have to try switching mine so the tweeters are on the inside.