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In Reply to: RE: Anybody here own a 30.7 system? posted by triamp on October 09, 2021 at 03:38:30
I would say nobody on this site has 30.7's.As a product that should have been a success, but they were a flop.
Magnepan sold around 50 pairs only.
It was a failed attempt to sell in the extreme high end.
The target audience looks down at the magnepan brand as cheap, and they have little following or status !
The extreme high end likes Magico and Wilson and they sell many hundred pairs of speakers.
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I find it very sad if they have actually only sold about 50 pairs - because USD30K-odd is not exactly " extreme high end ". Whereas USD300K+ is! :-))
I would say 30.7s are in fact a tremendous bargain.
Andy
However the people that spend 30k on speakers were not convinced!I agree the 30.7 is a bargain but where can you hear one.
Not at the factory in white bear lake.
They showed the 30.7 at many dealers in the US, for one day only.
A lot of the demos had poor sound due to setup and poor dealer rooms.
The 20.7 is also on demo at very ,very few dealers.If you want the 20.7 or 30.7 you have to buy on blind faith, and who is going to spend big bucks, under those conditions.
The competing products have show rooms and dealers that you can actually listen to product.
Magnepan filed to market properly IMO, or they would have sold many more.
Edits: 10/12/21
So much hype went into it that folks were even saying "hell why do I even need a 3.7i when the LRS is such a great speaker".
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You would have to 'pay off' dealers and that is not the Magnepan way. Wendell is a fair and honorable man and works best with the few dealers that still exhibit passion for musical values at fair prices.
Sadly, there are fewer and fewer of those -- dealers are dropping like flies, and many of the ones that remain sell into the luxury market and are no longer selling on the basis of sound.
Josh: Glad you are well; Wendell trying to hit a 'coop' market that was being abandoned in NYC-weather people are willing to add the 30.7 to their once considered vacation property or 2nd homes is a whole other question. People are in disarray -scared shit;less every day in NYC and similar cities. It is the 1970's all over again. There is a a a lot of 'bitcoin type digital play that occupies peoples souls, if there any left. the 30.7 is a half of bit coin . Not about money for those who have it or those who have just minted it. Sorry about Lyric even though they were stereo hooligans -one less outlet for Magnepans.
Hope you can still listen to music. My musical concentration has slipped significantly and my ability to recall part of the music I loved passionately is diminishing. Best UT
Hi Utley,
Still listening when I can find the time, which is too seldom! In fact, I was in New York for about three weeks this month.
One sad issue is that the high end distribution network is going to pieces. NY is gone with Lyric, Chicago is gone. There's virtually no distribution on the East Coast anymore and Wendell is looking for solutions, including small dealers that specialize in Maggies.
I think that the main issue with 30.7's is their size -- you either need a gigantic living room or a dedicated sound room. We'll know better with the 30.7 C.
I'm sure reduced staff due to COVID along with supply chain issues may also play a major factor.
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The 50 sold number was before Covid.Since Covid I would guess sales of 30.7 are zero.
That 50 number was on the what's best forum.
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Since Covid, sales at Magnepan and other audio manufacturers have gone through the roof! They have a backlog of months.
Sales are down big time says the owner of audio perfection, the Magnepan dealer in Minneapolis, MN!Started with Covid 19.
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Sales have gone through the roof at Magnepan, though as I think you said, that could largely be the LRS, which doesn't require a Covid-era trip to the dealer's. I'd have to ask.
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