Magnepan 3.7's versus 20.1's?

yes, the 20.1 is deeper, more coherent, and throws off a much larger soundstage.

that said, the 3.7 is stellar, but the 20.1 is one of the finest speakers ever produced by any measure.

I've read a few threads where people said they would buy the 3.7 over the 20.1, and that's just talking your book. No way, no how.

That made no sense. Are you saying you think the 3.7 is better, or you can't afford the 20.1 so you bought the 3.7?

There is no comparison. The 20.1 is a much, much better speaker. A used 20.1 in perfect shape, is a much better deal than a new 3.7.

"What I am trying to figure out is if the 3.7s are truly so good as to be very close to the 20.1s or whether that's maybe a little bit of overstatement generated by the excitment over a very good new speaker ... "

it's good, but you hit the nail on the head with this assesment

New Tympani, that would be awesome, I might actually open up the strong box for those.