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In Reply to: RE: JL, I just got new MMG sweeps while preparing for tests -- R/L channels posted by JBen on March 30, 2014 at 09:30:37
The MMG are my recommendation for the offhand affordable planar query. Despite the lack of balance in the lower freq limiting the potential of the speaker.
As you go on tweaking and increase the rigidity of the speaker and adjust your room treatments, the basic asymmetry becomes a more significant issue limiting performance.
For the vast majority of people considering MMGs their inherent design limits on performance will never be this asymmetrical tuning. They will never place them ideally nor treat the room, nor power them sufficiently.
Finally, they will stream 128bit MP3, and improve the performance with a single subwoofer placed on one side.
I understand the marketing aspect for the design decision as the target market is not perfectionist audio, just not in the context of the company's basic philosophy.
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"For the vast majority of people considering MMGs their inherent design limits on performance will never be this asymmetrical tuning. They will never place them ideally nor treat the room, nor power them sufficiently."
Absolutely right, Satie. Let's tell the rest.
In addition, for those willing to do the right things, the MMGs can be tweaked to superb comparative performance. It will not be limited by the asymmetric tuning but it will (usually) be limited by the lack of a true-ribbon tweeter and the need for a larger bass driver for deeper down reach. (But do call Satie for good pointers on Neo drivers & ribbon tweeters!)
In addition, like most other Maggies the TWO REAL limitations -- a single magnetic side AND sharing the Mylar for two drivers-- will remain in your MMGs.
Luckily, even though this is not ideal for faithful reproduction these are no showstopper. In fact, some properly tweaked MMGs will outshine some of their larger monopole brothers in dynamic impact and textures replication (unless you go tweak the larger brothers, of course).
Still, if you want it ALL from Maggies, the 20.x series will be waiting for you when you are ready. In the meantime, Magnepan offers a solid & delightful lineup of speakers that -- despite their design compromises -- will wow true music connoisseurs all over the world, like few speakers can do.
So, treat/tweak any Maggies properly. With a little work, even the cheapest of them will not only delight with MP3s...it will show the true meaning of high resolution audio, from analog LP to DSD/SACD and Blu-ray.
I think You are right Satie!
The one who succeeded was the one who didn't know it was impossible.
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