Magnepan 3.7

I agree with Socrates7. Magnepan 3.7 is the only Maggie I have heard in the past year (versus 1.7 and 20.1) that I want to buy. More balanced (not tilted to upper frequencies but coherently delivers across the full spectrum; I found 1.7s to be a little shrill for my ears). Punchier more dynamic (and perceived deeper) bass response. More seamless/coherent "voice." And while soundstage it throws is enormous, the instruments and vocalists no longer seem to be of gigantic proportions. To me the 3.7, if a planar speaker/sound is to one's liking, is a no-brainer stand-out selection. It did a couple things better than 20k to 100k speakers I've heard. That Maggie immediacy and speed is addictive. I found the 3.7s to be musical with great flow (some of that was probably the equipment driving them too).

+1: what Podeschi said.

I am supposed to receive my new 3.7s this Friday. Will be driving them with VAC 300.1a. I hope that has enough grunt to bring out what the 3.7s have to offer. I auditioned the Maggies with 150 wpc Ayre amp and for my listening levels was more than enough. I also noticed these were the first Maggies i have heard where low level listening was as robust as 90dbs+.

Any advice on what speaker cable mates best with 3.7s?

I'm very happy with my DH Labs Silver Sonic Q-10 Signature speaker cables. Mine are set-up as an external bi-wire but they can also be wired by DH Labs as an internal bi-wire. (Since the 3.7's only have single inputs). They are silver coated copper I believe. I also use single runs of thier T-14 speaker wire on my KHorns.

The Q-10's sound great, the outer sheathing looks impressive and well made, and they are very good values for the money. Highly recommended!

http://www.silversonic.com/docs/products/Q10.html

I think I will stick with Harmonic Technology Pro Reference 9 SE, and just go from external bi-wire to non-biwire. The Harmonic Tech cabling in my current system performs flawlessly -- it has 9 gauge so good for long run.