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Magnepan LRS+ Floorstanding Loudspeakers Selling my Magnapan LRS+ speakers including Magnepan 'Maggie Stands' ($699 value) and Isoaccoustics Gaia III speaker isolation feet x 8 ($800 value). The stands and feet are essential in my view. They have a huge impact to the sound.Purchased these speakers new in September 2024. They have been amazing, especially considering the price. Condition is excellent as you would expect. Unmarked, no sags in the covers and they perform flawlessly. I've just bought a pair of Harbeth speakers to give me greater flexibility with my power amp so these Maggie's are
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Founded in 1969 in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, by engineer Jim Winey, Magnepan emerged from his dissatisfaction with electrostatic speakers during his time at 3M. Seeking a superior alternative, Winey invented the Magneplanar—a thin-film magnetic driver that rivaled electrostats without their limitations. Bootstrapped with funds from friends and family, the family-owned company has remained American-made, now led by Winey's son Mark from a 50,000-square-foot facility, upholding over five decades of planar innovation.
Magnepan specializes exclusively in planar magnetic loudspeakers, from compact Mini Maggies to towering flagships like the 3.7i. These full-range or hybrid panels eschew traditional cones for quasi-ribbon and true-ribbon drivers, delivering expansive soundstages and lifelike transients. The lineup avoids amplifiers, turntables, DACs, headphones, or cables, focusing solely on speakers that demand high-current amplification to thrive.
Positioned as a high-end niche leader, Magnepan commands reverence among audiophiles for neutral voicing, room-filling dispersion, and value that outpaces competitors dollar-for-dollar. Handcrafted in the USA with domestic parts—"Made in America. Sold in China"—its panels offer unmatched transparency at premium prices, cementing a legacy as the pinnacle of planar magnetic reproduction for discerning listeners worldwide.
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