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Magnepan 1.7 or Sierra-2s?

Posted by Thingstobedone (A) on January 26, 2015 at 10:29:23

My first post. Just thought I'd acknowledge it. Hi everyone.

I've always been a person who liked my music uncolored. Years ago, I did a search for "most revealing" speakers and found the Ascend Acoustics Sierra-1s (Sierra-2s weren't even on scene then) and I promised myself that my next upgrade would be those.

Last Christmas, I finally found myself with extra $$$ to upgrade my stereo system. Somehow, I never managed to recall my own promise of getting the Sierras. Due to combination of factors like buying used (to get max value) and finding a really good deal ($1300) on a pair of Magnepan 1.7s, that's what I settled on. Now, I have them powered by a Bryston 4B with my trusty Benchmark Dac 1 USB as a preamp. I play flac files out of my PC, and they sound wonderful. The bass is somewhat lacking, but that's to be expect, and I have a sub on the way to fix that issue.

The thing is. In this whole process, I never even remembered the Sierras, and I'm kind of having... I'm blanking out on the term. The point that this whole thing has left me wondering what the Sierras and their next generation, the Sierra 2s would have been like to own. I realize that had I gone the other way, I would probably would be posting this still because I would've wondered about the 1.7s. I went this way because I forgot about the Sierras and plus I could audition the 1.7s.

People on some forums seem to swear by their (Sierras) accuracy, neutrality, and ability to reveal details, and the measurements on them seem to back that up. On the other hand, people also say the same about Magnepans, and they are right-at least to my ears.

My Magnepans seem to do most of the above, but their not as flat through the spectrum as the Sierras, and they sound very "real" and especially with acoustic instrument. Heck, I don't even hear anything wrong with them listening to rock/metal/rap other than some lack of bass.

So my questions is, giving that I cannot audition the Sierra 2s or towers, can someone who has had experience with BOTH these speakers in a similar set up that can tell me if I took the right path? I realize there's technically no "right" in the stereo game, but I guess the advantages of 1 versus in the other, or if you feel that one is definitively better, feel free to speak your mind. Keep in mind that in either set up, I would have a sub in place.

The truth is I'm very half-hearted looking possibly exchange the Magnepans for the Sierras. The Magnepans are heavy and take up a lot of space, so I could get the same quality of speakers in a smaller package and needs less space from the wall, I'm all up for that. At least my mind is open to that, and I'm hoping someone could shed some light.

Thanks for any responses.

Edits: 01/26/15 01/26/15

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