MMG's but dont have 3' from wall(suggestions)

[KRiTiKaL]

Hey everyone, As the subject says...I would like to buy the Magnepan MMG but, I do not have the space for the suggested placement. Any other way calls for completely turning my room around. Which currently is my bedroom/livingroom and is about 12 x 18. Is there a speaker in this price range($500) same quality and clarity that can be used a foot and a half from wall? Thanks everyone.

[Geoffcin]

Hey everyone, As the subject says...I would like to buy the Magnepan MMG but, I do not have the space for the suggested placement. Any other way calls for completely turning my room around. Which currently is my bedroom/livingroom and is about 12 x 18. Is there a speaker in this price range($500) same quality and clarity that can be used a foot and a half from wall? Thanks everyone.

The Magnepan MGMC1 are wall mountable, but you will need a sub for them to work as mains.

[Feanor]

Hey everyone, As the subject says...I would like to buy the Magnepan MMG but, I do not have the space for the suggested placement. Any other way calls for completely turning my room around. Which currently is my bedroom/livingroom and is about 12 x 18. Is there a speaker in this price range($500) same quality and clarity that can be used a foot and a half from wall? Thanks everyone.

One strategy that works is to deflect the backwave away from the speakers. For example, place a panel made of high-absorbancy ceiling tile behind the speaker, angled at 45 degrees with respect to the speaker, either towards the outside or inside.
This panel will partially absorb but mainly deflect the backwave so that it doesn't come back through the speaker itself and cause the dopler cancellations that otherwise make the sound pretty awful. This should work pretty wall even with only 1.5' behind the speaker.

[RGA]

Hey everyone, As the subject says...I would like to buy the Magnepan MMG but, I do not have the space for the suggested placement. Any other way calls for completely turning my room around. Which currently is my bedroom/livingroom and is about 12 x 18. Is there a speaker in this price range($500) same quality and clarity that can be used a foot and a half from wall? Thanks everyone.

With the MMG can you not return them if not satisfied -- That was part of their marketing appeal if I am not mistaken. The only way to know if not positioning them according to manufacturer recommendation is going to work is to give it a try. Some speakers are very rigidly designed to work properly at a certain spot while others may be less good but still very listenable when positioned in the wrong place.

The MMG may actually yield more flexibility due to their size relative to the bigger models - then again maybe not.

[JoeE SP9]

I'm with RGA. If you get the Minimag's and they work for you good. If not return them for a refund. "Sounds" like a good deal to me.

[bonsaiguitar]

I'm in the same boat, I was dead set on Klipsch RF-82's until I saw the Maggie add here. So I went back and forth. I just don't want speakers in the middle of my floor so I'm sticking with the Klipsch.

[JoeE SP9]

Have you heard the Maggy's?

[RGA]

I'm in the same boat, I was dead set on Klipsch RF-82's until I saw the Maggie add here. So I went back and forth. I just don't want speakers in the middle of my floor so I'm sticking with the Klipsch.

Two things here -- the Klipsch is going to play a LOT louder without strain and be FAR more dynamic than the MMG and the 1.6. If you like big ballsy music the MMG and 1.6 are not going to cut it -- forget Aerosmith, Motley Crue, Big Band Jazz and complex music. On the other hand if you love solo acoustic instruments or play music like Gershwin then the 1.6 (I have not heard the MMG) can be supurb and very difficult to beat for the money. You really need to hear Magnepan a lot to be able to know if they are going to cut it for you -- but then that;s true about everything.

As mentioned simply putting markers on the carpet can let you move the speakers to where you want for listening and move them back when not -- they are very easy to move and that is something my dealer no doubt very much likes because he carries so much damn stuff you don't want to lug around 900lb beasts all the time -- the 800D he carries they have to kind of drag around which umm must not do wonders for the floor or the woodwork of the speakers!

[Florian]

I basically agree with RGA, but one should add that Maggies do not ADD the resonance in the bass from a cabinet which is not on the recording. Most Rock music is not recorded well, with a few exeptions.

Now dont exepent a huge dynamic impact from a MMG or a 1.6 but with the right amp and placement they will get a lot more right then the Klipsch. Now if right or wrong is Right for you, is a different story.

-Flo

[JoeE SP9]

You can't lose if you try the MMG's. If you don't like them return them for a refund. If they don't have enough bass get a subwoofer. I haven't heard any $500 a pair speakers that couldn't use a subwoofer.

[Florian]

Hey Joe i found a treat for you, complitly eliminates the power transformer in the acoustats! Similar to the Acoustat Servo Charge amp :-)

[bonsaiguitar]

No I haven't. Read several reviews and liked the 60 day return policy though. The Klipsch sound better than anything I've heard to date.

The other thing is my Onkyo is only 65 watts.

[Florian]

Maggies are seriously inefficent. So, becarefull what you mate them with. Also, a Planar speakers needs surface area to create dynamics and bass. The more area and lighter the material is better. Please remember that the MMG's are a hook. If bass "quantity" is what your looking for then you wont be impressed with the MMG. But otherwise YES

[JohnMichael]

A tip I read years ago about owning Maggies was to figure out where they sound best in the room and either weave a color thread in carpet or tape on a solid floor. Then when the listening session is over put them back flush against the wall. When you are ready to listen again bring them out to the line you created for them.

[GMichael]

A tip I read years ago about owning Maggies was to figure out where they sound best in the room and either weave a color thread in carpet or tape on a solid floor. Then when the listening session is over put them back flush against the wall. When you are ready to listen again bring them out to the line you created for them.

Huh? This would imply that I turn my system OFF! Do I have to?