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In Reply to: RE: I have the ML Ascent i's posted by jimbill on June 10, 2021 at 23:12:26
Jimbill,
The 30.7 have officially been my dream speakers since their inception. I will have to wait a few years though until a pair changes hands a few times and gets banged up and depreciated before I'll be able to justify the cost. The 15a is also unfortunately way out of my budget, as is the Neolith which I would love to hear at some point.
Heck, at this point the 3.7i and the Odyssey (if they still made them) would be out of my budget if it weren't for the used market.
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Well. Maybe you are in luck. Maybe not.
I have odyssey's and 20.7s. I think I can give you a fair analysis. I think the odyssey is a good speaker. There is a clarity to them. They do image well and just like a Maggie - you need a decent room for them. The woofer/ panel issue was something that never bothered me.
The 20.7 - yes not a 3 but I have heard the 3. The major difference between the logan/20.7 is the mid bass as well as the texture that it brings on the 20.7. The clarity is not as clean as a stat - but the trade off for me is the texture and better mid bass for a better bass overall in my opinion. I miss no clarity. Absolutely nothing in my opinion compares to the ribbon. It is smoother and your amp will thank you for not having to deal w dips down to 1 ohm on the Logan. Be careful on repurchase of Logan's. Non smoker only. The stats attract the smoke and it weighs down on the Mylar. The 3.7 obviously would be closer competitively with the odyssey but I would still opt for the 3.7i.
Timm,
Have you ever compared the bass of a 20 series to that of the Tympani? I would assume it is similar just more compact in the 20. I don't know how much the push-pull magnet arrangement makes a difference.
I'm leaning toward the 3.7 due to price and the fact that I will be running my two sealed 18" subs for the ultra lows regardless.
I have not had the opportunity to hear the tympani. I really like the overall bass of the 20 though. The big difference between the mag and the Logan to me is overall tone / texture and mid bass. The Maggie just wipes the floor of the Logan here imho. I think the 3.7 is really the ticket for you. Play the Maggie's naked - then introduce the sub. The 3.7 has a very nice tonal quality. The trick is keeping that planar snap while integrating the sub. It will become a personal choice. But with two sealed subs you will have all the bass you want if you lean that way. What electronics do you have and room size? I might have missed that.Edit. Sorry. Looked at your original post again.
Edits: 07/08/21
Timm,
Have you heard the 3.7 vs the 3.7i? I found a decent deal on some 3.7 with Mye stands about 200 miles from me and they are just a lot less than the i model. Coming from the 1992 Tympani I would expect a major improvement in coherency with either, but i've read all the reviews and I just wonder if it really is as much of an improvement as they say.
I have - but my memory fails me and it was like 2 years apart. . I am sure others here have though. I think the i version brings a little more mid bass to the game. However hopefully someone will chime in
my dream speakers would be Sound Lab U1X or 945"s.
I would not only need the money, but the size room where they didn't totally dominate (if that is possible).
But of the speakers I've heard, cost not part of the equation, I would take the MBL Extremes over the 30.7.
Jimbill,
I would take the MBL extremes over any other speaker, period. I could also buy another house with a pair of 30.7s for what they cost. This hobby could get very silly very fast.
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