Quote Originally Posted by RGA
Okay please explain - "yes Maggies tend to open up at higher volume" = umm isn't that exactly what I said Florian - you disagree with me by agreeing with what I said. They open up - they sound better - at higher volumes. ....
Uhmm ... to say that Maggies sound better (open up or whatever) at high volumes is not the same thing as saying that they sound bad at low volumes -- the latter being what you said.

Quote Originally Posted by RGA
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The 1.6 is one of my favorite speakers under $2k but if it did not have ANY flaws at all whatsoever then why would you buy a 3.6 or 20.1 or an Apogee Grand? Nope the 1.6 is absolutely the PERFECT speaker - I see so that's the argument - whatever Feaner can afford is the pinnacle of the audio state of the art and has no weaknesses whatsover. No other speaker could be better at low volumes than the 1.6 which is the perfect low volume listening speaker.
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At no point did I say that MG 1.6QR's are "perfect" -- please don't attack me or Florian on that basis: it is a straw man arguement. What I proposed was that for accoustic music they are the best (well-know & available), speaker under US$2000 (price new). You find a heck of a lot more people who agree with that than agree that than will argue for Audio Notes in that price range, (or I dare say any price range).

As for Apogees, if I could find used pair <$1500 for audition, I certainly would. Same for Quads. Come to that, I'd audition Audio Notes too.