Magneplanar LRS Loudspeakers – Natural Oak/Grey

A rare opportunity to own a pair of these multi award winning loudspeakers from US specialist Magnepan. Whilst the LRS (Little Ribbon Speaker) doesn’t really do high volumes or uber deep bass, it more than makes up for this as it excels in scale and natural instrumentation, outperforming speakers many times its price. They are in very good condition, and supplied in original factory packaging with our regular 3 month warranty.
Magnepan Say….
Magnepan’s newest entry-level speaker replaces the old MMGi. Designed from the ground up, the LRS, or Little Ribbon Speaker, is a full-range quasi-ribbon speaker. Thus, it is a speaker completely different from its predecessor – more coherent, and much more like the larger models.
All versions of the MMG were generically planar-magnetic – wires connected to a non-conducting membrane. The LRS, in contrast, is a ribbon speaker. Or, as we prefer to describe it, quasi-ribbon, since to us, the only true ribbon is the original aluminium-foil variety.
Unlike both the SMG and MMG that were designed for the limitations of receivers with relatively low power and low current capability, the LRS was created using high-end electronics and mono blocks. It will perform nicely with a receiver but was intentionally designed to extract the most from high-end amplifiers and electronics. In contrast to most entry-level speakers, the LRS expects more from a properly designed high-current amplifier. Put your expensive high-end amplifier on the LRS, and you will hear the difference!
Once you have tried a Magneplanar in your home, the probability is high that you will become a lifelong Maggie enthusiast.
All Magnepan speakers are meticulously crafted by hand in Minnesota, USA.
Specifications:
2-way quasi-ribbon planar-magnetic loudspeaker system
Frequency response: 50 – 24 kHz
Sensitivity: 86 dB / 500 Hz / 2.83 v
Impedance: 4 Ohm
Dimensions: 1220 (H) x 369 (W) x 26 (D) mm

For a review from Hi-Fi+ magazine please click here

For a review from US publication Stereophile please click here