Maggie 3.6 vs. Talon Khorus?

Oopse my mistake Cytocycle , you are correct Maggie 3.6's are 86db sensitive. DOH!

Donno what I was thinking when I posted 89db, heh heh.

KF

Another suggestion: For my ears, the VMPS RM-40 is the ideal "compromise" without compromise between these two speakers. The RM-40's ribbons have midrange and top end clarity that surpass both the Maggie 3.6 and the Khorus at only slightly more money than the Maggie. Neither speaker can compete with the 40's bottom end with two 10" and a 10" passive tunable radiator. The RM-40 is also not as difficult to drive as the Maggie and is more sensitive -- about 91 db/1watt/1 m, I believe. The Khorus have nothing sound wise over the RM-40, but are physically smaller and look cool in their pyramid shape. The Maggies offer a imaging and wall of sound unique unto themselves and similar to full range elecrostatics. Weigh your options carefully.

Thanks to everyone for your thoughts.

Hello again....I did not mean to imply I found the Khorus to have more body than the Maggies. On the contrary as I find the Maggies to create a much bigger 3D presentation which has much to do with why I am quite the Maggie fan. But with a swap from Maggie to Khorus in my system, the Khorus simply had more low level information through the frequency band. I have no doubt that I will move the Khorus to my HT system and once again use the Maggies for my music-only system. Life is good to have 2 such systems!

I'll be the contarian of the group. I purchased the Khoruses after the Maggie 3.6s because I found the Maggie's lack of bass unable to live with. The Maggies do several things better than the Talons, including their wonderful airy quality and the textures they create with percussion instruments. That said, I found the Talons more musical, easier to live with, and a far more balanced speaker given their ability in the lower regions. My feelings may have differed if I properly integrated a subwoofer with the Maggies (hard to do) or had I not used the Tact Room Correction System with the Talons which evened out their presentation.