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Model: | Magneplanar 1.6QR |
Category: | Speakers |
Suggested Retail Price: | $1500 |
Description: | Planar Magnetic Loudspeaker |
Manufacturer URL: | Magnepan |
Model Picture: | View |
Review by glenn simmons on November 08, 1999 at 17:03:58 IP Address: 32.100.105.178 |
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I have been an audiophile for over 20 years. I have heard many, many different spkrs over the years. And I can easily conclude that the 1.6 Maggies are by far the best speaker for $1500 anywhere. I have listened to spkrs in the 5-$8000 range with sound inferior to that of these Maggies. These spkrs are velvetly smooth, coherent,refined, and have a effortless quality to them. Some will say the bass is a weakness. I have to disagree and say they are a strength! The bass may not be extremely low but it is tight, quick, and avoids that awful boominess found in box spkrs. Voices and piano (a true test of any spkr), are life like. Imaging where upon closing your eyes can picture where each instrument/singer is located.
Simply a fantastic speaker.
Product Weakness: | 10 week wait. |
Product Strengths: | Effortless. Velvet mid-range. Tight bass. |
Associated Equipment for this Review: | |
Amplifier: | golden tube |
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | audio research |
Sources (CDP/Turntable): | rotel |
Speakers: | maggies 1.6 |
Cables/Interconnects: | radio shack |
Music Used (Genre/Selections): | rock, classical, |
Room Size (LxWxH): | 20 x 20 x 10 |
Room Comments/Treatments: | none |
Time Period/Length of Audition: | 3 days |
Other (Power Conditioner etc.): | none |
Type of Audition/Review: | Home Audition |
You really need to get some Siltech ICs & you'll swear that you can see the musicians. Trust me, I've heard both!!! The pin-point imagining focuses everything while coalescing the tweeter & woofer back into a coherent signal with uncompromised integrity.
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