tapsa

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5, 18.00 votes

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
Maggie 20.1 is "best buy"this price gategory.

Strengths:
Very alive deep big soundstage.Upper area is top class.Neutral.I use with Maggie Audio Aero Se Prestige sacd,four Bel Canto ref 1000 monos,active crossover,Velodyne 1812 sub,Transparent cables work best with maggie.I am own many top class speaker my best list is Wilson Maxx,Dunlavy 6,Audio Physic Kronos,Burmester b 100, Acapella Campanile and now Maggie 20.1

Weaknesses:
Bass is sometimes little slow,not so dynamic what is best but Maggie is much cheaper.I hope Magneplanat done future bigger model"tympani5",one narrow middle upper area panel and one bass panel and little taller,if that happen i buy first

Similar Products Used:
Wilson maxx,Dunlavy 6,Infinity Beta,Apogee,Sonus Faber Extrema,Cello,Martin Logan Monolith,Oracle Helicon,Ensemble,Duntech Soveregein,Audio Physic Kronos,Usher D2 etc etc and listening many many more

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
Best speaker this price gategory

Strengths:
Very airy,deep big soundstage,fast,upper area is top class,bass area is good,very neutral,cheap what it give,i think it is "best buy",i dont know better speaker this price

Weaknesses:
bass is little sometimes slow but still good,i use active crossover this help with velodyne 1812 sub, bladelius 5 channel amp,audio aero prestige sacd,transparent ref cables and powerisolator,transparent is simply best with magnepan and many more

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wilson maxx 2,best what i have own,acapella campanile,second best,audio physic kronos third,,usher d2,dunlavy 6,duntech soveregein,wilson watt puppy,martin logan monolith,infinity beta,apogee scintilla,b-w 801,808,oracle helicon,ensemble primadonna,sonus faber extrema,etc etc

mitchchavis

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 7.00 votes

Price Paid:  $12500.00 from Pearl Audio in Portl

Summary:
I'll admit upfront that Magnepans are my favorite speakers. My love affair started when I went to the Gifted Listener in Virginia to listen to the Thiel 3.6 speakers. They had just received the Magnepan 3.6 speakers and I had the opportunity to listen to them driven by a Levinson 335 amp and an Ayre V1 amp. I thought they were the most natural sounding speakers I'd heard so despite the 3 month waiting period I ordered them the same day. I owned them for 6 years and I went through many other brands during that time. I had an opportunity to purchase a pair of B&W Nautilus 800 Signatures which retailed for $20K and reluctantly sold the Magnepan 3.6's. After a year with the B&W's I decided to order the Magnepan 20.1's. I've been using them for a couple of months now and all I can say is they are the best speakers I've had the opportunity to own or listen to. I've owned many speakers over the years and I can say that the 20.1's are simply the most enjoyable speakers I've listened to. They are the most natural sounding speakers and the soundstage is simply superb. The only caveat is they will not shine in a small room. They need space to really open up. I would also recommend a fairly high powered amp. I've used a Mark Levinson 336 and currently I'm using a Musical Fidelity kW500 integrated amp(a truly excellent piece in my opinion).

Strengths:
They make you forget about the electronics and listen to the music(see above).

Weaknesses:
They need room to really open up.

Similar Products Used:
Thiel, B&W, JM Labs, Innersound, you name it.

malus15

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 5.00 votes

Price Paid:  $12500.00 from The Natural Sound

Summary:
World class speaker! I started with the 1.6's without hearing them. I bought the 20.1's a year later without hearing them either. It's like driving a world class sports car... you don't need to test drive it to know that you will like it.

I'm driving them with a Bryston 4bsst, and they need another one. I started driving them with 300 wpc, went up to 500 with a noticable difference... If you can't afford good equipment and don't have a good sized room, do yourself a favor and get another model. Mine are in a 22'x14' room and that's pushing it. My screen is 7' so my speakers are only 1' or so from the side walls.

This is the last speaker for me.

Strengths:
Can fill the room with sound with the right placement/equipment. Great image, vocals are right dead in the center, when you find the spot it's magic.

Weaknesses:
Some people may need more bass. I don't listen to music with heavy bass often, so I think the maggies do a fine job. Other than that, SIZE! If you have to deal with WAF, good luck. These are like two doors in your living room.

If you can afford it and really like to listen in peace, trade the wife in for a pair. :)

Similar Products Used:
1.6's, maggie center and surrounds

Jesse111

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
4.38 of 5, 13.00 votes

Price Paid:  $12500.00

Summary:
Nothing to say that others haven't. Simply astounding. Realism beyond anything I've ever heard. No fatigue no matter how long I listen. Bass is just incredible. Accurate music reproduction beyond belief.

Strengths:
Simply everything

Weaknesses:
Narrow sweat spot but when you're in that spot it is music heaven on earth.

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Von Scheikert VR4 SR.
B&W 903s
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