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In Reply to: RE: Tympani T-IV posted by jrdoe on May 27, 2016 at 11:07:33
I think the point of the reply is - there is no equal to the Magnaplanar products-
Yes, you can get __ speaker, but it is not what the T-IV can deliver...
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Thanks. But both the latest 3.7i and T-IV are Maggies. I'm just curious if 30+yr old Maggies are worth the investment, or is a set of 3.7i will outperform them from the advancements that Magnepan has made in the intervening decades.
Obviously the T-IV's are MUCH bigger, so would expect better base response. So mostly wondering about the mid/highs, and any big concerns/cost in maintaining these.
Thanks again.
"Thanks. But both the latest 3.7i and T-IV are Maggies
I had it in the back of mind that you/someone might write that and my intended reply is that apples and oranges are both fruits, but they can't be compared.
Perhaps one can compare the 6 panel Tympanis having true ribbons, and similarly 3.X speakers. Having both T IV-As and the 3.6, there's such a night and day difference between the two, that they can't stand comparison. (I don't even know where I would attempt to begin.)
OK, well thanks anyway. Satie has me covered. Same tech, and lots of follow-on with specific differences, upgrade possibilities, etc.
My only answer is that after 40 + years of dynamic speakers, I now own 3 pair of quad '57s
2 are operating and the third for insurance....
Things change,
but not that much...
Happy Listening
Sheesh... How about this analogy, then... Ever compared your ESL 57's to the latest Quad's?
For me, a big difference is that the "new" Quads (starting with the 63) are point source speakers. I do not like a point source, much preferring the line source, or at a least large panel. To me, a point source makes music sound like it is being squeezed through the hole left by a brick missing from the middle of a big wall, to use a metaphor.
The 63 and later Quads are suppose to provide more output than the 57, but don't really to a significant enough degree. If one wants an ESL that plays at realistic SPL, Quad is not for you (maybe the Sanders, I don't know). That's why, though I have 57's, they could never be my only speaker; I like AC/DC too much! The other reason the 63 and later Quads have not made the 57 obsolete is that they lost something the 57 has in spades---that "in the room", "standing right in front of you" quality the 57 has. Utter transparency, still unsurpassed after all this time. I listen to a lot of singing, harmony being about my favorite thing in music (after a great chord progression, thank you J.S. Bach and Brian Wilson). Nothing is better at vocals than the 57, and few other speakers even come close.
I'm late arriving at the party, and luckily it looks like the NEO 8 will soon become again available, so I will hopefully be as pleased with Saties T-IV/NEO 8 creation as he is!
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