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Heard a friend's 2.5R the other day and...

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Posted by morricab on November 1, 2004 at 01:40:09

In Reply to: REVIEW: Mye Sound MG2.7/QR Speaker Stands posted by Mart on October 30, 2004 at 10:49:43:

The ribbon is outstanding and the bass articulation is also superb. However, the lower midband is a bit thick and colored sounding. There is not the see-through transparency there that I get with any of the planar speakers I have owned (Audiostatic ES 100, Infinity IRS Beta, and now Apogee Caliper Signature). To be sure it is not nearly as bad as I have heard with most (but not all) box speakers but I was a bit disturbed by it especially in contrast to the general openness of the sound and the high resolution in the upper mids/treble and in the bass. Are your 2.7s also a two-way design like the 2.5R? If so care to comment on this part of the reproduction? I did not hear such problems with the newer Maggies such as the 1.6qr and the 20.1. There was one other problem I heard with these speakers in contrast to the others I mentioned above and other SOTA planar designs of today, namely low level resolution and lack of life at modest volumes. When we cranked them up just a bit then the sound grew and breathed much better but it was somewhat louder than I normally listen. His other gear is quite good as well: Burmester 808MkIII preamp, Mark Levinson 27.5 amp, Naim CDX2 cd player so I think we were hearing the speaker pretty truthfully. What is the difference between the 2.5r and your 2.7?

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