My LRS are my 3rd pair of Maggies. Back in the 70s I had a pair of MG2167s driven off an HK Citation 16. My co-workers at the time were all into big Altecs, Barcelonas and 604s. The had never heard anything that could do what Maggies could. But when I finally got them off Japanese receivers and into tubes, those Altecs could sing and get really loud. It was their only defense.
Fast forward 15 years and I bought a pair of MMGs for a rental I was in while my new house was being built. Powered them with an NAD 7125 20W/ch receiver. They were so sweet in that room because I could get them where the needed to be, and the NAD had a bass EQ that too k them to 50Hz easy. I sold them to a friend out of pity - he had some real trash boxes.
FAst forward to now. A friend just picked up 2 pair of LRS - we split them- that were being used in a media room, but they weren't a good match, the original owner had them tucked up against the walls, and hated them. His loss our gain. I'm back in the Maggie world again.
I swap them in and out with my KEF LS-50s and a Sunfire SDS 8 sub. (In a perfect world it would be a REL R/7i).
I'm powering them with a Marantz PM7000N. Plenty of power for my needs, and it's happy with low impedance/high current loads. Plus its a pretty good streamer/DAC. Overall, It's ridiculously good for $999. As is the matching CD6007.
I tell everybody that they should at some point in their lives own 3 things: 1) A convertible, preferably a real roadster, but any convertible is still a totally unique driving experience a sunroof cannot match. 2) Some really good cookware and cutlery. Because refueling and cooking cuisine are not the same thing. 3) Magneplanars. My buddy that got the other pair of LRS is a primo guitar player and has made jokes about audiophiles for over 40 years. After he set up the LRS he called me and said he was hearing things on Rory Gallagher albums he never new were there. "You can actually hear how they're playing".
'Nuf said.
Fast forward 15 years and I bought a pair of MMGs for a rental I was in while my new house was being built. Powered them with an NAD 7125 20W/ch receiver. They were so sweet in that room because I could get them where the needed to be, and the NAD had a bass EQ that too k them to 50Hz easy. I sold them to a friend out of pity - he had some real trash boxes.
FAst forward to now. A friend just picked up 2 pair of LRS - we split them- that were being used in a media room, but they weren't a good match, the original owner had them tucked up against the walls, and hated them. His loss our gain. I'm back in the Maggie world again.
I swap them in and out with my KEF LS-50s and a Sunfire SDS 8 sub. (In a perfect world it would be a REL R/7i).
I'm powering them with a Marantz PM7000N. Plenty of power for my needs, and it's happy with low impedance/high current loads. Plus its a pretty good streamer/DAC. Overall, It's ridiculously good for $999. As is the matching CD6007.
I tell everybody that they should at some point in their lives own 3 things: 1) A convertible, preferably a real roadster, but any convertible is still a totally unique driving experience a sunroof cannot match. 2) Some really good cookware and cutlery. Because refueling and cooking cuisine are not the same thing. 3) Magneplanars. My buddy that got the other pair of LRS is a primo guitar player and has made jokes about audiophiles for over 40 years. After he set up the LRS he called me and said he was hearing things on Rory Gallagher albums he never new were there. "You can actually hear how they're playing".
'Nuf said.