Magnepan is doing a hear it for yourself experiment with .7s at the LA Audio Show
http://www.laaudioshow.com/Can anyone in the area swing by and post their impressions?
Here's the blurb I was sent, it sounds intriguing:
Writing show coverage is not
easy.
For something
different, Magnepan decided
on an educational and
entertaining demonstration.
We are all familiar with very
tall line-source speakers
(such as the Infinity IRS).
But, most audiophiles do not understand power response and
the role it plays in the perception of live music (in
particular, large scale acoustical events such as an
orchestra or piano).
A narrow floor-to-ceiling
dipole line-source
is probably the best way to achieve good power response.
But, if a tall line-source sounds good, is it because it is
expense and well-designed? What role does an ideal line-source
play in the perception of "live".
We took
our modest little .7s and stacked them.
You
definitely will want to hear this regardless of what you are
covering at the show.
Our directory ad
below---
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World's Tallest
Magneplanar
Why in the world would anyone
want a 8 1/2 foot tall line source
speaker?
They probably wouldn't.
However................
Many of you are familiar with one of our
smaller Maggies. But, a true line-source
speaker should ideally span the distance from floor to
ceiling. To demonstrate (for your amusement), we stacked a
pair of .7s ($1,400 pair) to make the case for
really tall line source speakers.
You will be amazed (and amused).
Ball Room 110 Lobby Level
Magnepan