Description
Limited time offer - receive a bonus pair of 'Maggie Stands' by Magnepan (RRP $699).
The 1.7 has been our most popular model at Mclean's. The new improved 1.7i re-writes Magnepans value / performance offering.
Including local 3 year warranty
After a 12-year history, reaching a near-iconic standing, the Magneplanar 1.6 has been improved with value engineering. No costly tweaks of questionable sonic value. Magnepan is all about better ideas which give verifiable, high-value sonic improvements. All members of a listening panel chose the 1.7 over the 1.6 in a blind listening test.
The 1.7 is a departure from Magnepan's 41-year history of using planar magnetic drivers for the bass or lower midrange. The use of quasi ribbon technology down into the lower midrange and bass will provide a new level of coherence.
What is a quasi-ribbon? The quasi ribbon driver is a deviation from the true ribbon design. A very thin film backing is used to hold the delicate ribbons in place. One of the advantages of quasi ribbon drivers is extremely wide frequency band width and high power handling. The result in the 1.7 is low distortion and seamless ribbon clarity--a sound so clear and effortless that it has changed the thinking of thousands of audiophiles about planar speakers.
The 1.7 also boasts a quasi ribbon super tweeter with a wider "sweet spot," and one step closer to the delicacy and detail of Magnepan's true ribbon design.
The 1.7 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 1.7s 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 1.7 has the widest sweet spot of any of any previous Maggies. If you prefer to sit only in the "sweet spot", try the tweeters on the inside.
Whether the tweeter is on the inside or outside, the tweeter should not be closer to the listener than the bass section. Measuring from your seated position, if the bass panel is 10 feet, 6 inches, the tweeter should be at least 10 feet, 7 inches (think in distance, not angles).
The Maggie Stands - made by Magnepan - are available in Black. Pictured below on the LRS+ (in silver)
Maggie Stands will enhance your listening experience while looking great. They install in the existing stand mount threaded holes of your speakers. Drilled and threaded holes at the front and back for mounting spikes or feet of your choice.
Awarded 2022 Golden Ear: Magnepan 1.7i Loudspeaker - The Absolute Sound
"In classic Magnepan fashion (via deadpan Marketing Director Wendell Diller), the technical differences between plain old 1.7 and 1.7i versions are…elusive. Both are three-way “quasi-ribbon” designs and so on, but the latest model is more coherent still, offers better bass, a richer midband, and even more of that disappearing act that we Maggie lovers are so drawn to. Moreover, these remain one of the finest values in audio. In fact, they are steals."
Description 3-Way, Full-Range, Quasi-Ribbon
Freq. Resp. 40-24 kHz
Rec Power Read Frequently Asked Questions
Sensitivity 86dB/500Hz /2.83v
Impedance 4 Ohm
Dimensions 19 x 65 x 2
Trim options
(Wood) Natural or black solid oak, dark cherry.
(Aluminum) Silver or black.
Fabric options
Off-white
black
dark grey
"Not just The Absolute Sound's Affordable Loudspeaker of the Year, the 1.7 is the affordable loudspeaker of the decade" The Absolute Sound magazine, January, 2011
Take a look at the reviews and "buzz" on the internet that has been generated since the introduction of the new Magneplanar 1.7.
In the latest Absolute Sound Magazine Buyer's Guide, the staff of the Absolute Sound voted the Magneplanar 1.6 as the "Best Bargain in High-End Audio" for speakers over $650 pair. Now, there is a successor to the 1.6 to carry on the tradition.
Jonathan Valin, The Absolute Sound, Issue 205.
"Not long ago, I proposed an article to our Editor in Chief, Mr. Harley, to be called 'What Would You Really Buy?' By this I didn't mean what our reviewers would buy if they had access to a Rubidium Mastercard, but what they could actually afford with their own meagre funds. Without a doubt, the speaker I'm about to review is the one I'd opt for...Bottom line? I think you already know. Like the 1.6s, the 1.7s are the most life-like speakers I have heard in their price range--or anywhere near it. I could live with them (and did) in a system that costs 150 times more than they themselves do. IMO, they're just plain great."
The new 1.7 won the coveted Product of the Year award. But, it is even better--
"Not just The Absolute Sound's Affordable Loudspeaker of the Year, the 1.7 is the affordable loudspeaker of the decade" The Absolute Sound magazine, January, 2011
http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0511/magnepan_mg_1_7.htm
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue53/magnepan.htm
http://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/part-2-magneplanar-1-7i-loudspeakers/
Among the audiophile press, the 1.7 was "the talk of the town" at CES 2010.
Magnepan
has been manufacturing innovative, world class stereo speakers for 47
years. Jim Winey, the inventor of the Magneplanar loudspeaker, first
owned electrostatic loudspeakers and began experimenting to design an
improved electrostatic speaker. In 1969, Jim invented the Magneplanar, a
thin-film magnetic equivalent to the electrostat and founded Magnepan.
Corporate and manufacturing facilities are located in White Bear Lake,
Minnesota, a small community north of the Twin Cities of St. Paul and
Minneapolis.
Having outgrown its original facilities, Magnepan’s current
plant is over 50,000 square feet in addition to corporate and
engineering offices. To date, over 200,000 pairs of Magneplanar
loudspeakers have found their way into the homes of music lovers the
world over. Magneplanars are American-made with virtually all American
parts. And we are proud to say— “Made in America. Sold in China.”
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