Gwhunran:

Magnepans are very nice. They are (in my opinion) wonderful for voices, treble, upper midrange. Even though I'm not a big bass fan, the bass is a bit lacking and they would benefit from a sub-woofer.

Two of my friends have had magnepans (one still does, the other not). One definite caveat: these speakers do not co-exist with the average house cat, who is known to claw them. Another consideration: they are quite inefficient, need substantial power. Finally, unless things have changed dramatically (the company has been around for over 20 years and my friends bought theirs some years ago), these are LARGE speakers that need a largish room to sound their best and in particular, do not sound their best unless placed several feet out from the wall.

I'd be reluctant to buy used Magnepans unless I knew the provenance very well, they are much more sensitive to both physical and electronic abuse than more conventional designs.