Magnepan is so confident you'll like the 1.7i, they'll give you $100 cash if you don't

crazy, posted on April 23, 2015 at 17:13:33
mbnx01 Audiophile Posts: 7956 Location: Eagle, Idaho Joined: October 22, 2004	Are they that confident or is business that bad? If they did something like that on the .7 I'd take them up on it. Don't have room for 1.7's. 'A lie is halfway around the world before the truth gets its boots on'. -Mark Twain

RE: crazy, posted on April 23, 2015 at 19:05:03
Tom �. Audiophile Posts: 744 Location: Iowa Joined: September 30, 1999	*If we and the dealer* agree that 1.7is would be the right speakers for you, we will ship the speakers directly to your continental USA location.** The dealer is doing the work of filtering out the tire-kickers and anyone else who just wouldn't just immediately hug 'em and pet 'em and squeeze 'em.

I guess they're not moving as expected, posted on April 23, 2015 at 20:15:56

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First time I've ever heard them use the term "ribbon speaker" too; (they only manufacture a ribbon tweeter):

..."Millions of consumers live too far from a Magnepan dealer to hear for themselves why they might want to own a ribbon speaker. Now, we are making an offer to these customers to bring the speakers to their homes".

As far as I know, Analysis is the only full ribbon speaker currently on the market.

RE: crazy, posted on April 24, 2015 at 09:04:58
Norman M	Magnepan believes they are so very good that you will bust down a couple of walls making room for listening to them. :-)

RE: I guess they're not moving as expected, posted on April 24, 2015 at 12:24:37
JLindborg Audiophile Posts: 1037 Location: Uppsala Joined: April 26, 2010	Are Analysis Audio speakers all ribbon? That was a new one for me. From what I know, their speakers are membrane basses with ribbon on the high frequencies. Cheers! The one who succeeded was the one who didn't know it was impossible.

RE: I guess they're not moving as expected, posted on April 24, 2015 at 19:20:30
Green Lantern Audiophile Posts: 16952 Location: San Diego, Ca Joined: November 12, 2002 Contributor Since: June 17, 2003	Now that I've read their website more thoroughly it does seem to lean in your direction. And although their first page makes 5 references to "planar ribbon speaker" it's not until you dig deeper into their site that they begin to mention "bass membrane and ribbon tweeter. Amazing.

RE: crazy, posted on April 27, 2015 at 09:21:44

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I wouldn't be surprise if they first offered you $100 off the initial price of the panels ($100 cash PLUS round-trip shipping-which could "easily" cost the company $400-$500 by the end of the day).

I can picture your friendly local audio dealer in your living room casually swinging a sock full of quarters saying "you DO like them don't you"?

I was wondering what was going to happen May 1st when it expired, posted on May 1, 2015 at 12:36:14
Tom �. Audiophile Posts: 744 Location: Iowa Joined: September 30, 1999	As it turns out, it got extended to June 1st. Even so, is the deadline arbitrary or does something happen to the 1.7?

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Magnepan is so confident you'll like the 1.7i, they'll give you $100 cash if you don't

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