Received your Magnepan 30.7’s Yet

Faxer, minor technical quibble -- while it is true that copper is a better conductor than aluminum, it is a worse conductor *per unit mass.* That, not cost, is why Magnepan and most other speaker manufacturers use it instead of copper, which would cost pennies in the amount used in a planar speaker.

Interesting that they used it to reduce resonances, though. I'd asked the guys at GT about why they'd use it at a show and as I recall the guy I spoke to didn't know.

That said, according to press reports, Magnepan has reduced the resonances in the new high performance midrange of the 30.7 via other means. (The true ribbon tweeter already had low resonance.) I'm looking forward to hearing it (and the GT, which wasn't playing when I saw it).

Greetings all...I'm Greg, I design and build GT Audio Works planar ribbon speakers. I may be a bit late to the party having only found this thread yesterday. 
First let me apologize for my dealer Steve (faxer) of Sound Insight for hijacking your Maggie thread, I have asked him to refrain from doing this in the future. I share your pain on this subject and dont condone it. That being said, I feel I needed to reply directly to insinuations by others as to the sound of my speakers. After I have my say, I will be sure all posts comply to the rules of Audiogon concerning any future posts. If someone can direct me to the forum rules I would appreciate it.

Elizabeth....I assume you own Maggies...I like Maggies..I have owned Maggies 2.5r and 3.5r models, no doubt great speakers from a great company. I have the utmost respect for guys like Jim Winey, Peter Walker, Leo Spiegal and the host of others who took the path less traveled and toiled in their garages and shops with the desire to produce something unique of their own. Fast forward 45 yrs and Maggie  is one of the big players in the high end community. In the early days did they get flack from nay sayers ? I am sure they did. Luckily they did not have the internet from which these hurled arrows stuck fast for all to see. High end audio was a new market and shining with a bright future. New ideas bloomed and investors were there to help nurture these products into reality. With the support of dealers people could actually hear and decide for themselves if the product merited their hard earned money.
Unfortunately the good ole days are gone, brick and mortar stores are hurting and people seem to have little reservation about buying online unheard or unseen.
What troubles me in regards to buying high end audio today is the prevalence of people making quick judgments as to the validity of a product and others making decisions to buy such products solely on the heresay of others. 
Sound Insight is my only dealer, he is located on Long Island NY.
Other than an audio show this is the only place to hear my speakers.
I find serious customers will take the time to fly out and give them a listen where it counts most, properly set up in a home environment.
We will deduct the cost of airfare from a speaker purchase.
 We will be at Capital AudioFest 2018 in November. I invite all who will attend to stop by the Fredrick room for a listen.
As for what you heard at the show Elizabeth....I dont agree with your assessment. Are show conditions optimal ? No. Have I had my share of setup issues at these shows, you bet. I hope you have been around this hobby long enough to know you cant form an educated opinion from just a casual listen.
Can you get pissed at someone for hijacking a Maggie thread and snap back with intent to denigrate a product ? You bet !!

Best Regards,
Greg
GTAW

Hi Josh 358,
Just saw your post about being in my room at CAF.
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" I’d asked the guys at GT about why they’d use it at a show and as I recall the guy I spoke to didn’t know."
I dont know who you spoke to but it was not me, maybe I stepped out for a bite.
If you come to this years show I would be glad to discuss my design philosophy. Hope to see you there
Greg

Hi Greg,

I won't be at the show, alas, but I hope someday we'll be able to have that discussion, sounds intriguing!