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RE: A prejudice against the Magneplanars?

"Which one(s) in current production that are readily available would you say compete well with the 3.6R for example? For $5K I am not aware of any serious competition....perhaps there is however"

For $5K new I would agree with you. For $5K used...another story. There are hybrids from Ambience that should be quite good but if you want full planar...??

"Also, I have definately favored more simplified reproduction chains in recent years and admire a speaker that can sound good without making Herculean efforts to accomodate inherent problems with their design(s). Maggies and "Myth" go hand in hand it seems, and I get extremely upset with individuals who can not seem to grasp basic concepts relevant to proper usage"

Well, I know you have heard me harp on about amplification but I have heard Maggies take several steps forward with really good tube or hybrid amps. I have never heard a "Gunned" Maggie so color me skeptical about the claimed benefits.

If you have the dough, do yourself a favor and pickup a pair of Apogee Duetta Signatures or Divas. I think you will be pleasantly surprised. Even a cheap pair of Acoustat 1+1 with Medallion transformers will have you going Hmmm... (they can be absolutely stunning with a good OTL amp).

The big Acoustats (2+2, Spectra 4400, Spectra 6600 etc.) have gobsmacking good bass with real slam that people claim that planars don't have.

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