What do you think about Magnepan speakers?

[blackraven]

I have the 1.6's and the MMG's. There 1.6's are in a whole different universe compared to the MMG's. If you are considering the MMG's, I would urge you to at least move up to the MG12's.

The things that I like about the Magnepans are-

-The live sound it portrays. On good recordings you can close your eyes and and think that there is a live concert in your room.
-Vocals, acoustic guitar, string and horn instruments sound fantastic.
-Bass is tight
-The sound stage is huge and transparency is great. You can pick out the position of each individual instrument on good recordings.
-jazz, classical, blue's and vocal music sounds great
-they dont color music. What is recorded is what you get.
-they dont sound like a box
-great resolution and detail

Things I don't like-
-small sweet spot.
-very positional but not as bad as people think.
-you need a sub if you like rock music or like bass below 40Hz, and below 50Hz for the MMG's and MG12's. the 3.6's and MG20's don't need subs IMO.
-large in size
-they do like lots of clean 4ohm power to play loud and really appreciate the dynamics
-they will let you know when the music is recorded poorly, a reason why people that like rock say that they are no good for that type of music.

If you have the money and room I would buy the 1.6's or better yet, the 3.6's. I bought the 1.6's and could have gotten the 3.6's but I thought my 17x17 room with 9' ceilings was too small. I regret not getting the 3.6's!

GET RID OF THE CATS or don't even consider Maggies!

[manlystanley]

I have the 1.6's and the MMG's. There 1.6's are in a whole different universe compared to the MMG's. If you are considering the MMG's, I would urge you to at least move up to the MG12's.

The things that I like about the Magnepans are-

-The live sound it portrays. On good recordings you can close your eyes and and think that there is a live concert in your room.
-Vocals, acoustic guitar, string and horn instruments sound fantastic.
-Bass is tight
-The sound stage is huge and transparency is great. You can pick out the position of each individual instrument on good recordings.
-jazz, classical, blue's and vocal music sounds great
-they dont color music. What is recorded is what you get.
-they dont sound like a box
-great resolution and detail

Things I don't like-
-small sweet spot.
-very positional but not as bad as people think.
-you need a sub if you like rock music or like bass below 40Hz, and below 50Hz for the MMG's and MG12's. the 3.6's and MG20's don't need subs IMO.
-large in size
-they do like lots of clean 4ohm power to play loud and really appreciate the dynamics
-they will let you know when the music is recorded poorly, a reason why people that like rock say that they are no good for that type of music.

If you have the money and room I would buy the 1.6's or better yet, the 3.6's. I bought the 1.6's and could have gotten the 3.6's but I thought my 17x17 room with 9' ceilings was too small. I regret not getting the 3.6's!

GET RID OF THE CATS or don't even consider Maggies!

Great help, thanks! I guess I just enjoy them from afar then. Our tenant has a cat and my girls have a cat they love. Particularly for my girls, getting rid of the cat is not an option......

I really enjoy imaging. My 684's provide some of it, but not as good as I'd like. I love the feeling of being there when the music is being played! So, this really intrigues me.

Also, if I do jump in, I'll follow your advice about the 3.6's. Thanks!

Best Regards,
Stan