Maggie 3.6 vs. Talon Khorus?


I know what the Khorus sounds like but I am not near a Maggie dealer. Can anyone help me with how the sound on the 3.6 is vs. the Khorus? I think I am going with one of these 2 for a complete 7 pc. HT system so I really need to know which sounds better for HT purposes vs. music as this will be used 65% for HT and 35% for music. Thank you for your input.
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I am VERY fluent with both speakers, I own the 3.6 and a one of my best friends(who lives locally, well close enough;) owns the Talon Khorus X MkII- I have said it before and one more time for the record I wouldn't trade even any day! I enjoy visiting the Talon's but I am more excited to come home everyday and listen to my system(the only difference between his system and mine- aside from the speakers- are the amps, he uses $20k OTL tubed monos, I use a $5800 solid state dual mono). He has been changing components and swapping things in and out and can never seem to be happy, I am happy. His speakers have more bass though there is NO comparison in the musicality compared to the 3.6. Both are HIGHLY resolving and require first rate components in front of them to really show there true colors.

My experiences differ from Jafox, I find the maggies have more body/texture then the Talon's- with the maggies you need a good amp and source and then try cables till you find something that works for you(including power cords which are often over looked- when I started trying more PC things started to get REAL good) The maggies are more room dependent and for HT I am not sure which I would rather have, the maggies have more speed but lack an urgency that the Talons have which may be very beneficial for HT use. Also you can not ignore the frequency response difference between the two speakers, the Talons would probably be easier to integrate into a HT. With the maggies to do HT you would need a much larger room then with the Talons. All of this being said if I didn't have the 3.6 and didn't care for the magnepan sound the Talon Khorus would be a nice alternative. Mike Farnsworth of Talon is a class act, one of the nicest most informative people I have spoke to in the audio world. Maggie people are all over the place, look here and try to find someone from your area with maggies and take a listen, it may be for you but some aren't into it. That being said I am hooked! Good luck.