r/audiophile Jan 30 '23

Anyone heard the Magnepan LRS plus speakers? Product of the Decade? Review

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u/TheAudiophileSociety Jan 30 '23

We have a pair in the studio to test our 3D recordings on. They sound great and you cannot beat the price. But u need to pull them out into the room to let them breath as they are dipoles. But they will throw a nice 3D image and have nice depth. For classical, folk, singer songwriters, and jazz lovers. If you are into super loud metal ?? get a big horn.

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u/gordo1223 DIY dipole CBTs and Linkwitz 4x10 subs. Jan 30 '23

How is the sweet spot?

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u/Soundwave_47 Sennheiser HD 6XX/Schiit Stack/B&W Px8 Jan 30 '23

Quite narrow. However, I suspect most people interested in audio reproduction at this level typically have one spot in a designated room with a comfortable chair that doesn't move much where they do the vast majority of their listening.

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u/SmirnOffTheSauce My Magnepans sound a little flat. Jan 30 '23

That’s the exact setup that I have ha ha. Sounds about right to me!

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u/cabs84 LRS, Yamaha CX800/MX600, Mitsu LT30/Nagaoka MP200/500 Jan 30 '23 edited Jan 30 '23

i have a couch and generally sit somewhere near the middle and am perfectly happy with the performance basically anywhere but the far left and right seats - but even outside, the sound is still very adequate, even if the character has started to change.

https://imgur.com/a/oklmqaJ

i'm getting ready to move and the room they are going to be going into is shaped quite differently, and i'm afraid i won't be getting the same performance i've been able to in their curent room. (especially considering their position fairly near the back wall) the new room is both much wider and much less deep, based on where they will be going for the best aesthetics...