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In Reply to: RE: Quick opinions wanted - to upgrade my maggies or not? posted by Nick-N on February 04, 2016 at 16:02:15
Hard to say w/o knowing the room size...even a set MMGs would give the biggest Maggies a run for their money in a small type room IMO.
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Perhaps if you were to modify that to read 'the biggest Maggie that'll fit the room AND which has the true metal ribbon', one might end-up Maggieless. It's that ribbon which separates the men from the boys!
Room is only 10' by 12.5', with the ceiling only 6' ! Speakers are on the 10' wall. All walls are curtained etc and floor rugged, so reflections are not too noticeable.
It's an extension that I believe was kept low to avoid needing planning permission, and used to be a kids playroom. But atleast it's a room I can dedicate completely to audio!
I'll measure the room when I get home from work today.. I know the 1.7s would fit, but 3.x models probably wouldn't.
1.7s would fit, but barely, and you wouldn't get the maximum from them. The 3 series would be a mistake, I think, in a room this small.
Thanks for the opinions. I think I will resist the urge for the 1.7s.
ESL57s wouldn't fit in my room either, but I'm keen to try them one day.
Someone else posted that the electrolytic caps in my bass panel crossovers should be replaced (not sure why the post disappeared).. are there any brands of film cap that are particularly popular here for maggies? And should a shunt cap be used?
Re Quads. They fit in the room though they are wider. They are dynamically more limited than either the 12 or the 1.7. My first audiophile experience was in that size room with ESL57 and MAC tubes.If you did a good job on your mods to the MG12 and swapped crossover caps then the 1.7 is not going to be a great upgrade. But it will be noticeable, particularly at the bottom end..The foil supertweeter will give you better detail, and the whole speaker is regarded as more coherent.
Edits: 02/08/16
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