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Anybody have opinion-experience with Dynaudio Contour S3.4 and or Magnepan 3.6R? I had MG IIs in the '80s, went through Klipsch Forte to present Contour 3.0s.
The Listening section dictates 7' speaker spread. The back wall is 12' from the front 8' wide living space-kitchen divider wall. Room size is 20'X20'(includes living, kitchen,dining). Side walls are 8'L and 4'R of speakers. 8' ceiling.
I miss giant Maggie soundstage but like Contour bass. Any predictions if Contour S3.4s will increase soundstage? Maggies too big for mostly low-moderate apartment volumes?
Any advice much appreciated.
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Any inherent shortcomings Maggies tend to suffer from have been addressed by Peter Gunn, at least with the MMG's and 1.6's and from what I'm reading he is also modding the 3.6's Go over to the planar asylum and do a search on his "Gunned Maggies" I personally heard the 1.6's and Smga's and both sound simply stellar. I listned to a Traffic cd and Little Feat's Waiting for Columbus so rock is definitely not a problem. The only reason I don't own a pair is because the wife said there was no way she would have "those panels" in our family room. Peter does a great job with them and I personally think they look great but even the smaller Maggies can be a little imposing in the wrong setting. I've never heard Dynaudios and from what I've read they're great speakers as well but if I ever happen to get my own dedicated listining room (emphasis on if) I'll definitely be getting a pair of "Gunned MMg's) they're that good and for the money a no brainer.
I like the Dynaudio better. I think the Maggie can be pure magic with the right type of music but it's just to weird on rock and punchy heavy stuff to my taste. I can see why they have such a strong following and I'm sorry if I'm offending anyone here but I just could never live with them with a wide range of music like I could with the Dynaudio. I personally don't really care for the giant imposing nature of the Maggie either. The Dynaudio S3.4 has beautiful symmetry and compliments a room. Neither one is going to give a bass freak enough bass but they are both pretty good. I'd say they are both a sort of laid back sound. They both need a lot of power to sound good. The Maggies will give you the magic huge holographic sound, but for me the Dynaudios are just more of a sound that I can live with. I'd wish for more than either can provide honestly. I kind of dismissed the Maggies fairly quickly and only kept them for a month or so. I had a friend who had the 1.6s and they seemed to have a similar impression on me. Simply magic with the right kind of music. I'm no expert but I've owned both and it's one mans opinion. I'd go with the Dynaudio.
be my choice in your space.
For either set of speakers.
Be aware that the Magneplanar design has limitations in dynamic range.
If you don't mind the compression inherent in the design, the MMG is a bargain and available for home trial.
My impression of the Magnepan line is that they are finicky, and demand consideration to placement and amplification. You may have more ease in getting good room integration with the Dynaudio "plunger" design.
A well amped and sub'd Mag-system is a great system. If you can spare the space to live around them.
I am not a Dynaudio fan, too Hifi for me, by that I mean they are a bit like sonic lasers, which many audiophiles like, but not my taste. If it is your taste, then it's probably easier (and more fun) to build a system around.
It's more common now-a-days for people to say: "don't forget, treat the room" so, don't forget, treat the room.
GD
see floor plan
Putting the speakers about 1 M out from the long wall to the left of the walk in closet and well away from both side walls (2M), and then sit 2-3M away from the speakers, with the back of the chair pressed up against the kitchen divider wall.
This is a one-person snake ranch (batchelor pad) right! If you love music, experiment a lot with speaker placement....just for the hell of it.
The placement i suggested, won't have strong reflections on the side walls and you should also get great great sound in the kitchen. I have a set up like this in my summer house, with the same side wall set up and half-wall arrangement. My wife and I changed the entire axis of all our furniture when we found out how good it sounded. We also have some big soft sofas on the sides that seem to work well, too.
"What did the Romans ever do for us?"
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