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not the equal of the largest dynamic

driver systems in terms of midbass slam

or subterranean extension. Instruments

and voices have great body but I have

heard some cone-and-dome speaker sys-

tems that infuse the instruments with a

slightly greater sense of reach-out-and-

touch-it palpability. Similarly, while the

20.1s are wonderfully transparent and

pure, they may be edged out in these

regards by the best electrostatic models.

Likewise, imaging is far more than

satisfactory (and more precise than what

I actually hear live), but may not com-

pletely satisfy the needle-in-a-haystack

crowd. Finally, percussive sounds like

sharply struck piano, rim shots, and

woodblocks are ever-so-slightly softer

than the real thing.

But picking nits would miss the

point of the 20.1. Simply stated, its over-

all balance of musical virtues is almost

peerless. Factor in a relatively affordable

price, which is far less than the competi-

tion (such as the largest offerings from

Wilson, DALI, Rockport, Dynaudio, and

Avantgarde), and it must be considered

one of audio’s great bargains.

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equipment report

SPECIFICATIONS

Type: Three-way planar-magnetic speaker

Driver complement: Ribbon tweeter, quasi-

ribbon midrange, planar-magnetic bass

Frequency Response: 25Hz–40kHz

Sensitivity: 85dB

Impedance: 4 ohms

Recommended power: 100–300 watts

Dimensions: 29" x 79" x 2.06"

Weight: 90 lbs.

ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT

Basis Gold Debut Turntable; Immedia

RPM-2 tonearm; Keotsu Rosewood

Platinum Signature and Onyx cartridges;

Aesthetix Io Signature phonostage;

Aesthetix Callisto Signature linestage;

Meitner CDSD transport and DCC2

DAC/preamp; VTL 450 power amps;

Sunfire Signature power amp; Transparent

Opus, Reference MM, and Reference

interconnects and speaker cables; Purist

Audio Dominus interconnects and speak-

er cables; Walker Audio Valid Points and

High Definition Links

MANUFACTURER INFORMATION

MAGNEPAN INCORPORATED

1645 Ninth Street

White Bear Lake, Minnesota 55110

(651) 426-1645

magnepan.com

Price: $12,000

PASS LABS

PO Box 219

Foresthill, California 95631

(530) 367-3690

passlabs.com

Price: $5000

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