Magnepan LRS Loudspeaker Preview

Check out the full review for the Magnepan LRS Loudspeaker.

The Magnepan LRS is the very newest product from a company that has been making speakers continuously for the past 50 years.

As with all their products, the Magnepan LRS speakers can be demanding in terms of room placement and associated equipment, particularly the power amplifier(s). But given the proper placement and upstream equipment, the Magnepan LRS speaker has the ability to sound amazing for just $650 a pair.

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Although Magnepan products lack the very deepest bass, these LRS speakers deliver very tight and tuneful bass performance, a virtue that caught me by surprise. The other traditional Magnepan virtues are present including huge imaging and a boxless, airy presentation.

Unlike Magnepan’s previous entry-level products, the LRS speakers are designed to the highest performance standards despite their smaller size. Because of their 4-ohm impedance and revealing nature, it will be best to use higher-quality electronics to drive them rather than using an inexpensive AV receiver.

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Given the fact that the Magnepan LRS speakers come with a 60-day in-home trial, these belong on your “must hear” list. Watch for my full review coming soon!

Check out the full review for the Magnepan LRS Loudspeaker.

Glenn Young

I learned to play the guitar in high school, hoping to persuade Berma Sanchez to date me, but alas, no such luck! In the late 1970s, a neighbor who was the station engineer for the local PBS network took me under his wing and taught me the electronics of audio reproduction. Throughout college, I used that knowledge to modify Dynaco vacuum tube equipment for friends. After graduation from LSU, I took a job in the chemical manufacturing industry, learning about industrial hygiene and the mechanics of hearing. In the 1990s I learned to write, initially as the newsletter editor for my local Safety Engineering chapter. In the early 2000s, I had my first book published (I’m now working on my third). A few years ago, the Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity website issued a call for authors. I responded and was excited to be selected. Over the years, I’ve published a number of equipment reviews and am honored, in 2019, to be given the title of “Senior Editor.” But none of the above offers the “why” of my interest in home audio. My musical tastes are highly diverse, and my love of music (acquired probably in the church choir of Grace Baptist Church) has been passed on to my daughter, who got her B.S. degree in music and her M.S. in violin performance and music education before being switching gears and then going on to graduate from Harvard Law. Although the majority of my extended group of friends and family prefer hobbies such as hunting, fishing, football games, etc., I’ve found that I still greatly enjoy time with my audio system and discovering new music. At some time in the fairly near future, my hearing will decline and I’ll no longer be able to listen analytically. But so long as my audiograms show acute hearing, I’ll keep doing what I enjoy best - listening to wonderful music and sharing my thoughts and impressions with like-minded friends.