No worries. My dealer didnt even have a demo pair, but i liked the sound of the 1.6 so much and all the reviews on the 1.7s just indicate that magnepan somehow improved what little needed to be improved upon. Heres a question you can help me with. This is my first step in slowly upgrading my whole set-up. I am currently running a Sony 5200ES for my receiver, once I get my speakers in I am going to add on 2 M2200s for power and probably a sub later in the year. Can you guys recommend some subs that wont break the bank but will blend well with maggies and also what you would do for a center channel and rears with a planar speaker (ive heard some places that you should stick with magnepans all around, but i unfortunately dont have that space right now). In terms of subs my initial direction was with a mid tier REL, but give me some advice on your experiences.