Here we have a pair of multi award winning loudspeakers from US specialist Magnepan. The Magneplanar 3.7 excels in scale and natural instrumentation, outperforming speakers many times its price. They are in very good condition and are supplied in original factory packaging along with our standard 3 month warranty.
Magnepan Say….
The 3.7 is a 3-way design, like the 3.6, but it is a full-range ribbon design, like the highly acclaimed 1.7. We are calling it “trickle-up” technology. The concepts that worked so well in the 1.7 were incorporated in the 3.7.
The 3.7 was subjected to “blind testing” by a panel of audiophiles and casual listeners. In addition to better sound, there is one more important improvement that you can test for yourself. If you have the opportunity to hear the 3.7s at your local dealer, try this experiment – Ask the dealer to place the speakers with the tweeters on the outside. Note how the imaging remains remarkably stable when seated far off-axis. With some speakers it is necessary to sit in the “sweet spot” for good imaging. If you are too far out of the sweet spot, you will hear predominately one speaker. With the tweeters on the outside, the 3.7 has the widest sweet spot of any of any previous “Maggie’s”. If you prefer to sit only in the “sweet spot”, try the tweeters on the inside. Be sure the speakers are toed-in. In all cases, the tweeter should not be closer to the listener than the bass section.
The introduction of the 3.7 during CES 2011 was very similar to the introduction of the 1.7 during CES 2010. In their show coverage, www.theaudiobeat.com summed up the reaction of many who heard the 3.7 at the Audio Research and Magnepan rooms – “In terms of high-end audio in early 2011, we don’t know of a more important and impressive debut than that of the 3.7.”
Specifications:
System Description: 3-Way, full-range, ribbon speaker with quasi-ribbon midrange and quasi-ribbon bass and true ribbon tweeter
Frequency Response: 35 Hz – 40 kHz
Sensitivity: 86 dB, 50 GHz, 1 metre, 2.83 V
Impedance: Nominal 4 Ohms
Dimensions: 71” (H) x 24” (W) x 1 5/8” (D)