Well...sometimes silence is the best way to say...go make up your own mind. While the Vantages did sound awesome, the price point on the maggies was just too good to pass up. After hearing the 1.6 and reading all the reviews on the 1.7 i decided to "blindly" bite the bullet, and am completely confident that they will blow me away. So... 1.7 on order, to arrive in about 4 weeks. I cant wait to add a pair of 2200s in the very near future and slowly add the other components.