Sub crossover freq for MMGs?

[JoeE SP9]

<quote>"MMG's do not have a lot of surface for the bass. Consequently the roll off is in the area that smaller bookshelves usually have. In any case, I don't think you bought MMG's because of their prodigious bass."</quote>

I don't know if you've tried out the MMGs, but you might be surprised: if you drive them with a sufficiently powerful amp, it makes a big difference. I don't know what bookshelf speakers do, but I'm definitely getting good bass down to 55hz or so.

I have owned Maggy's in the past. Several of my friends currently own 3.6r's, 1.6QR's and some old Model 2's. I have owned MG1's, MG2's and MG3A's. So, I am familiar with the bass characteristics of the breed. What musical selections are you using to gauge the low end? Bear in mind that a large percentage of popular music doesn't really have any low bass. I agreed that 80Hz was a good place to start. I would consider it an upper limit. The reason I can use 80Hz is because I use an electronic crossover that sends everything above 80Hz to my panels. By getting everything below 80Hz away from my panels I get around the boom. I have found an external active crossover to be much more flexible in adjusting frequency and level than the ones built into most subwoofers.