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Old 05-14-2013, 07:09 PM
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Well I can't say that low level detail is a forte for Magnepan, at least in my experience. They are relatively low efficiency, and they do need a high quality (high current, not necessarily high wpc) amplifier to generate the relatively high SPL needed to allow them to "come alive" yet w/o the mylar bottoming out against the magnets, particularly the bass panels. They present a very large and life like soundstage, and the 3.7s are the most top to bottom coherent version of the 3 series. All Magnepans are dipoles and require a fair degree of attention with regard to room positioning. Room positioning is a major topic of discussion for Magnepan forum participants as well as amplifier choice. If Khorn is Klipschorn, then in comparison the Magnepans would seem to me a very different direction in speaker design parameters and amplification requirements.
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