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In Reply to: RE: My prediction posted by mbnx01 on January 15, 2009 at 10:37:38
While I wouldn't want to venture an opinion on the date, based up various statements attributed to Wendell, it would seem a summer 2009 release may be very premature. If this is a prototype, and if they were unsure of customer reaction until the CES, and they are still unsure of pricing and marketing strategy, they may well take a lot more time before the market sees them.
I think they will also have to modify their marketing approach to meet the growing HT market rather than just serve the shrinking 2 channel stereo market. That means a center channel which will go deep enough to do justice to male voices along with front and rear channels in perhaps an integarted package. Also for HT, and extra sub (a real one) will be required. Perhaps they have a larger version of the stand-alone woofer already in development.
They are not going to start changing the production floor in any major way until they feel comfortable with marketing these new speakers.
Maggies, because you can never be too thin!
Mark
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Magnepan's bread and butter is two-channel stereo. I would hate to see an exciting new product from them delayed while they fiddle-fart around with trying to make it into a home theater product.
I LOVE home theater. But I LOVE my 2-channel system MORE.
I don't disagree with you, but its a business and they need to make a profit and grow to survive.
I too favor two channel stereo, but the overall design, size, and potentially modest cost of these new speakers could allow Magnepan to be more competitive in the HT market than they are with their current HT offerings. If it were my business, that's what I'd be considering.
Maggies, because you can never be too thin!
Mark
Magnepan has been stupidly (my opinion) chasing after the 'home theater' market for YEARS while ignoring their bread and butter, the 2-channel audiophile.
I know a good local dealer who was not allowed to carry the line because 'he didn't have enough home theater'. Stupid, stupid, stupid.
Magnepans just aren't that good at home theater. There, I said it. They are directional, need huge amounts of room, are very inefficient, don't blend well with subwoofers, on and on. Yes, many people have a nice little magnepan HT. Some people have huge rooms with Gigabuck 3.6 systems. But 90% of the home theater market (normal people, normal rooms) would NOT really benefit from Magnepans in their home theater.
But they ARE REALLY GOOD for 2-channel stereo. You know, music. I wish White Bear Lake would concentrate on their core market for awhile. It is always a mistake to ignore your core market and chase after the 'pie in the sky' of something that just ain't gonna happen.
Again we agree, but perhaps a smaller more easily placed model like this will get them in the game. Remember beyond any opinions you or I might have Magnepan is first and formost a business with the intention of being profitable.
Maggies, because you can never be too thin!
Mark
I disagree about Maggies and HT. The God's honest truth is that I just went back to Maggies mainly BECAUSE of their abilities with HT.
What we're missing here is a qualification of the HT experience. Are Maggies the best choice if what you're after are huge explosions, massive SPLs, etc? If so, then yeah, Maggies probably aren't the best choice. But if what you're after is an immersive movie experience where dialogue is crystal clear, sound effects are so realistic and detailed that it creates the illusion that you're actually in the environment depicted on screen, etc, then Maggies can make for a kick ass HT experience.
I don't take delivery on my Mye stands until next week, but from what I'm told if you stabilize the panels and give them enough current, you aren't sacrificing all that much in terms of macrodynamics anyway. In my opinion, Magnepan is redefining the HT experience!
They LOVE home theater. But they LOVE their 2-channel MORE.
In today's audio marketplace, to be anything other than a speck in the wind, you've gotta do some HT. The better they do there, the more equity they have to put into 2 channel reference audio. So, I believe it works out better for everyone. Except that dealer. And Maggies are good at HT, the clarity is addicting.
Cory
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