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Right... The bass was weak at best. I was only impressed by the detail and soundstage size. Everything else was lacking to me, yesterday.
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Maggies
I was there Thursday night and tweeking was mentioned but comments were all favorable.
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Magnepan 30.7 Loudspeaker
I saw that someone said that the ribbon in the 30.7 is the same as the 20.7. So does that mean that the treble panel is the same?
Is the midrange also the same? It looks like they doubled the size bass section, but is the technology of the bass panels the same as in the 20.7? Just trying to understand what are the changes between the two. PS. If the technology is the same, then is 30.7 = 20.7 + SUB ? Last edited by nicoff; 03-10-2018 at 02:57 PM. |
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Answering my own question: no it is not. After reading JV’s article from TAS, it looks like in addition to the changes in the bass section there are changes in the midrange as well. Magnepan has not shared much about those changes. |
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Part-Time Audiophile: Magnepan 30.7 Demo Event at Hifi Centre
Here is a report from Part-Time Audiophile on the Magnepan 30.7 Demo Event at Hifi Centre in Vancouver, BC.
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Thank you for sharing. As the author of the article says, I don’t know of anyone who listens to speakers while sitting standing so it is a bit odd that Magnepan is purposefully doing this. Are there any owners of the 30.7 in this group that can share their own experience with it? |
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I think the point of the demo described in the post was to show that the sound of the speakers does not vary much regardless where the listener is sitting or standing in the room. |
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FYI. Wendell announced at Definitive Audio's Music Matters that the 30.7 was not yet in full production.
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Magnepans, especially the upper level models, have an enveloping sound that is rarely matched by other speakers on the market. They offer a luxurious and tonally appealing sound, especially for people who consider the term analytical as a pejorative. I have the pleasure of listening to the 20.7s at my local dealer who also sells Vandersteens. The only weakness I see with the design is with time coherence, which can affect soundstaging. Like all speaker designs, it comes down to qualities one values in music reproduction. If I could make another dedicated listening room in my house, it would be with Maggies as transducers as they give a uniquely beautiful presentation of music.
The 30.7s must be something special, especially in a room that allows them to breath.
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Primary System (Always in flux): Analog Source: Rega RP10 Phono Preamp: Bryston BP2/PS3 Digital Software: Roon, Tidal Streaming Digital Music Server: Melco N1A/2 Digital Sources: Totaldac d1-twelve SE MkII (factory upgraded from MKI) with "live power" 4 output power supply, Oppo UDP-205 Preamplifier: Rogue Audio RP-9 (factory upgraded from RP-7) Amplifier: Vandersteen M5-HPA Speakers: Vandersteen Quatro Wood CT w/IsoAcoustics Gaia 1 feet Cabling: WW Platinum Starlight 7 digital wires, Totaldac Gigafilter USB filter, AQ Sky XLR, AQ Fire RCA Speaker Cables: AudioQuest Oak spades ---> bi-wire spades Power Cables: Esprit PC (for DAC), 2 WW Platinum Electra PC (Preamp/Phono Preamp), AQ NRG10 (Melco N1A/2), AQ Blizzard (Quatro Wood CT built-in subs) Power Conditioning: 2 AQ Niagara 1000, 3 Oyaide R1 outlets Sound Treatments: 23 ASC Tube Traps and 10 Panels Last edited by ylee; 03-17-2018 at 06:30 PM. |
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