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Maggie LRS so ridiculously good

I ordered a set of the LRS just to be able to say I have lived with Maggies at least once.  I've had a lot of speakers and some big dog expensive ones like Kef Blade and Revel Salon 2 to name a couple.  These 650 dollar LRS bring as much enjoyment as anything I've ever heard in so many ways.  They don't love hard driving music for sure but for quiet listening or mellow type music they will give you transcendent moments.  I swear they are breaking in or something and becoming a little more dynamic than when brand new.  These have to be one of the greatest hifi bargains of all time.  My 30 watt Pass 30.8 drives them well.  I had 3.6 maggies many years ago and I snubbed them, thought they were so compressed sounding but maybe I was wrong or not using the right amp.  These are just wow and so impressive what you can get for the money.  I have a feeling a killer amp is a big part of the equation with these but even with a Naim Uniti Atom in a smaller space these are still awesome.  This has to be the ultimate apartment speaker for someone who can't turn it up very loud and likes to listen late and night, you can really enjoy these at very low levels.  Anyway I just wanted to put my enthusiasm on public record, if you are thinking of pulling the trigger do it and also give them some time don't write them off to quickly.  I wish I had a separate space so I could always have a set of maggies ready to listen to when the mood and music was just right.  
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keegiam
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This thread is tempting me to try my first new speaker in 28 years.  With the Magnepan 60-day trial offer, what's the risk?
Do you think my 175 wpc Classe would drive the LRS well enough?  My room is only 11' wide by 14' deep, but the rear wall is mostly open with another room beyond.
keegiam
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I could have chosen Quad ESL's when I bought my Dahlquist DQ-10s in '76.  Not sure the Quads would have lasted 45 years, but I'll never forget their transparency and holography.  With an appropriate sub, they must be amazing.
keegiam
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I listen mostly to jazz, blues and guitar solos/duets/trios.  I don't need to play loud rock, but I do like to hear those types of music at nearly realistic levels (like seeing a live music in a small club.)  I'm a vinyl head and am not opposed to dabbling in tubes at some point.  In the process of getting my SOTA/SME V refurbished & rewired, with a new A-T ART9XA cartridge to boot - it should be ready any day now.

I'm used to more of a full range sound (Aerial 10t's) but am curious if I'd get hooked on the spaciousness of the LRS.  Also, I've always loved electrostatics but, like many, never wanted huge panels.

The reason I went Classe pre and Classe amp was my concern over the tubes deteriorating (or the nagging thought that they were).  I think I was just being paranoid.
keegiam
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@russ69

Thanks, it's important you pointed that out to me.  Taller Magnepans have never been an option as they would fully obscure two nice front windows in my listening room.  Looks like if I ever go planar it will have to be with a sub.  (Over the years I've been tempted to do classic Quad ESLs with a sub - back where I started!)

keegiam
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Today I'm wondering: I recently mentioned my decades-old thoughts of a Quad ESL/sub system.

Does anyone have the breadth of experience to comment on the LRS vs. the original Quad when paired with an appropriate sub?  I've never heard either combination, although, of course, I've listened to the Quads without sub.  The price of the LRS is so reasonable it begs the question.
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