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Magnepan mg1.6 vs mg1.7 bass quality?

Will the 1.7 improve on the 1.6 in terms of bass quality and punch? Maggies are not know for bass punch, so anyone compared both head to head? Will only consider moving to the 1.7 it it can improve on the bass punch from the 1.6. How about toal balance, read somewhere that the 1.7 is brighter and leaner? Would still prefer a warmer, softer presentation.

Currently running a bryston 4bsst2 amp and a cary slp03 preamp
lecram

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lecram OP
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Hi guys, so in conclusion, the 1.7 will be much clearer/brighter and leaner sounding than the mg 1.6? I would still prefer warmer, rounder and fatter sounding maggies,
lecram OP
15 posts
 
thanks guys for the response, i have owned the mg 2.7 10 years ago and was quite happy with the sound in our living room, would love to have the 3.7 but my current listening space is I think too small for it. 13ft x 16ft x 8.5ft ceiling. I dont want to dominate the entire room too much. If only I can replicate my old MG2.7 sound in a smaller space and a bit lower power. I used to have 600-watt 4ohm class A krell fpb 300 powering the 2.7, and was hoping the bryston 4bsst2 and the mg1.7 can duplicate that in a much smaller space.

any comments?
lecram OP
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Thanks guys for the advise. I plan to buy the 1.7 then do a side by side comparison after break-in of the 1.7. If the 1.7 really proves superior, then i can sell off my 1.6 which is coming off 10 years already.

Cant really go for the 3.7 as it would ruin room aesthetics, and i would never really be satisfied with the bryston 4bsst2 running a 3.7, and moving up to the 14bsst2 or other higher powered amps would cost me so much money which i am not willing to spend

I was really just hoping that the 1.7 can improve on the 1.6's detail on top and bass punch down low.
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