OK, listened to the Magnepans for about an hour yesterday, and my friend left them with me for a couple of weeks for further trial. His uncle isn't using them any longer. My friend thinks that the uncle is using smaller Magnepans now. We're not sure if this is WAF-related...
First visual impressions - these things are HUGE! They are 5' 5" tall.
So, I unhooked my M80s and put the Maggies in a stereo configuration for music. I listened to Mark Knopfler, Pink Floyd, and Jenny Lewis.
First impression - they sound pretty good, but they aren't the leap ahead that I was hoping for. The M80s sound very good in comparison. The diffuse sound from the Maggies is actually a little bit off-putting to me after being used to the M80s.
I wonder if my room isn't big enough to show off the sound. I did make sure to give them at least a foot from the wall.
More info as it happens. Maybe later today I can listen to some Blu ray concerts and movies with them.
