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  Which speaker has the biggest sound stage?
I tried out a Magnepan 1.7 a couple months ago, and I am a bit shock by the sound stage of it. It just feel live music. Although the bass is a bit lacking, I really like the "be there" feeling.

So, my question is, does all planar speaker (electrostatic, ribbon ... ) have such big sound stage? And with different brands and models, which one has biggest sound stage?

Specifically for Magnepan, the 3.6 is about $1000 more than 1.6. What are the major differences? and is it worth the extra money?
Gte357s  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

04-15-11
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04-15-11   Well, my apogee speakers are on a 25' wide wall.....and they ...   Sogood51

04-15-11   I have box speakers that are out of the box with wall to wa ...   Theaudiotweak

04-15-11   Gallo 3.5   Efner

04-16-11   The 3.6 used is worth the price increase over the 1.6. be aw ...   Elizabeth

04-16-11   Analysis audio,speakers have a room filling soundstage.when ...   Raytheprinter

04-16-11   the new bose 901 series 6 version 2's has whole room fillin ...   Hifisoundguy

04-16-11   Elizabeth is wrong. the issue of the glue which holds the my ...   Lrsky

04-16-11   I guess my friend wasted a lot of time re-gluing the wires t ...   Texas42

04-16-11   Good post larry. perfect example of a self appointed expert, ...   Jebsmith73

04-16-11   To answer the ops question, yes fairly all larger panel spea ...   Douglas_schroeder

04-16-11   Texas, you and elizabeth should huddle together, start selli ...   Lrsky

04-16-11   Mbl 101 is the runaway champ ime. ohms do a great job, too.   Martykl

04-16-11   Sorry, misread the op. please disregard the above.   Martykl

04-16-11   Marty, not only do we forgive you, (the headline reads as if ...   Lrsky

04-16-11   Lrsky , saying elizabeth was "wrong" was quite a s ...   Mrdecibel

04-16-11   Sounlab esl speakers have a very large stage and sound quite ...   Grannyring

04-16-11   Mrdecibel...you are absolutely right. i thought that the sub ...   Lrsky

04-16-11   Now then, even a modest floor standing dynamic speaker can h ...   Douglas_schroeder

04-16-11   Sorry i misread the question as well.   Efner

04-16-11   Sorry, i just read it as you wrote it: "the issue of t ...   Texas42

04-16-11   The biggest most natural soundstage i've experienced with im ...   Tubegroover

04-16-11   Texas, i was simply giving my experience. it's like anythi ...   Lrsky

04-17-11   Thanks for all the replies. there are quite a number of sug ...   Gte357s

04-17-11   Gte357s, there is always the quality vs quantity factor to w ...   Isochronism

04-17-11   I heard a set of very large planar speakers, i think they we ...   Tonywinsc

04-17-11   Wow larry, i've never seen anyone knock elizabeth's soundsta ...   Lithojoe

04-17-11   Lithojoe, i was too harsh--but to say categorically, 'you w ...   Lrsky

05-06-11   Just took delivery today of a pair of eminent technology lft ...   Ja2austintx

05-06-11   For dynamic cone driver coherant type speakers, wilson w/p's ...   Rockitman

05-06-11   My ohm walsh 2000s do a wonderful job of both producing a la ...   Bondmanp

05-06-11   In a large enough room with enough open space behind, larger ...   Mapman

05-24-11: Ckoffend
I am with Elizabeth on this one, both in terms of the glue as well as other (minorO issues with Maggies. If a former/current dealer or repair center says it never happens, yet one sees it regularly on used speakers for sale, then . . .

Oh and by the way, certain types of driver surrounds do rot. Martin Logan panels should be replaced about every 8-12 years, it is a pretty easy job to do oneself and does make a huge difference.

And yes, Maggies, like Tube amps and tube components may need a little extra life-time maintenance versus "some other" products.

But that should not rule them out as a great product. After all, one doesn't hear of too many Ferrari owners complaining about rebuilding their motors every 5,000-10,000 miles.

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05-25-11   Its pretty well known that the older maggies had problems wi ...   Atmasphere

05-26-11   .... i dunno, but i'm on pins and needles waiting for the fi ...   Dingus

05-28-11   As far as the biggest soundstage...i would say that omni-dir ...   Manoterror


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