Buying new bookshelf speakers

[jrhymeammo]

JRA, maybe you spent too much time on stage.

Maggy 1.6Qr's dreadful on Jazz? Can't agree on this one.

Can't agree with acoustic rock sounding bad.

Blues of any type have always sounded good to me on Maggy's.

I can't comment on Rap or Hip Hop.
They are in the same category as most Rock and Roll is for me.
Like you, they just don't really interest me any more or any less.

Something might have been wrong in my setup, but I'm 99% confident that I just didn't like the sound of Maggies. It seemed like a good and manageable idea at the time, but
didn't work out. Well enough of this Magnepan arguement cuz I'll just get treated like a second-class citizen.

JRA

[JoeE SP9]

Nah, to get true second class treatment you have to think Bose 901's are SOTA!!!!

[RGA]

Something might have been wrong in my setup, but I'm 99% confident that I just didn't like the sound of Maggies. It seemed like a good and manageable idea at the time, but
didn't work out. Well enough of this Magnepan arguement cuz I'll just get treated like a second-class citizen.

JRA

You won't by me. Many of your observations are the same as mine. I have heard them in several locations in several set-ups. I think I like them more than you in fact but I would not buy any of them except the 1.6 which I still contend is one of the best speakers in the $2k price range - but it's got problems - all speakers have problems though and I think the 1.6 has some advantages that a lot of the competitors don't have. But the MMG is just a speaker to get people to upgrade without a comparison. It's great marketing to get people to avoid listening comparisons giving them a huge advantage.