20.7 audition underwelming

[PlanarSpeakerFan]

Originally Posted by timm

Interesting about the Omega Ken. I have had people tell me they were 'it'. But I heard the 20.7 and thought 'ain't no way'. The 20s are just special. I have not heard the analysis audio. Might you give your comparison between it and the 20.7?

Hi Tim,

I feel the bass on the 20.7 is superior to the bass on the Omega. The Omega to me sounded very light in the bass department, while the 20.7 produced full, fast and robust bass. In the midrange, I'd also give the edge to the 20.7, there was just more presence than the Omega. In the treble, I would give the edge to the Omega as it was a bit smoother in the higher frequencies. As far as soundstage goes, the 20.7 throws a huge soundstage, much larger than the Omega. The Omega are very nice speakers. I auditioned the ones with the external crossover. But the 20.7 with its all ribbon design just seems to do almost everything better in my opinion and for a lot less money. Kudos to Magnepan.

Ken

[Hifisand]

Robert,
I had 3.7's and the Maggie woofers. They work great and smooth out the bass. They should be sold with the 3.7's.
I am able to switch to 20.7's now, but will try woofers with those also.

[klao]

Just a side note on anyone considering the 20.7's.

I got MyeSound 20.7 stands for a long while, but just installed them last weekend. The betterment from the stands is more prominent than when I first put them on my 3.6 in much smaller room. The sheer size of the bigger panels and my bigger room just amplify it, I guess.

I'm appreciating more clarity/focus on instruments' positions and their subtle tone colors in large orchestral pieces (like Mahler Symphony #2 I'm listening to now) and solo piece like the Bach Cello Suites. : )

[Hifisand]

I had a Mye stand on my 3.7's and have ordered one for new 20.7's. A must do. I also use Stillpoint Ultra 5's with the stands. They add more improvement on my wood floor than the stands.

My 20.7's with Mye stands and Stillpoint Ultra 5s have now reached 600 hours (thanks to tuner and SS amp). They have opened up through all octaves (Did not listen for last five days due to other activities. A jump in improvement over that last 100 hours). Will be selling my DWM woofers I used with the 3.7's. If you go to listen at a dealer, they need to have 600 hours to really hear what they sound like. Way better than 3.7's and I could not say that at day one.

[audiot servant]

+1 on the U5s. Crazy money but utterly brilliant and transformative. If the reviewer that thought the stock 20.7s are as good as it gets for a speaker up to $80k would possibly be surprised at how much better still that they can sound on stands fitted with ultra 5s.