Magnepan or Carver???


I have a line on Magnepan 3.5r speakers, or a pair of Carver Carver ALIII ribbon speakers.

Currently I am running Klipsch La Scalas in my HT/listening room with a Heresy center channel, and Klipsch quartets in the bedroom, with upgrades.

Would I enjoy the Maggies, or the Carvers more? And should I hold out for Maggie 3.6r speakers instead?

Thanks for your input!

Steve
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Showing 1 response by kevvwill

If that is the choice, go with the Magnepans. I had some (sob!) Carver Amazings, which are still the best speaker I have ever heard. The ALIII's weren't. They weren't even in the same family, tonally. Which was weird, when you think about it. Anyhow ....

And to echo the comments of others, power. You don't say what amplifier you have driving the Klipsch speakers, but I will tell you that the Amazings didn't sound truly great until I hooked up some major power to them. The same was true with all the Maggies that I had, back in the day.