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In Reply to: RE: Planar speakers that can do rock !!! posted by Plinius_Fan on June 29, 2009 at 05:05:00
I can not speak for the newer maggies as I have a pair of MGIIc's, but I would imagine they would only be better.
I have read many posts talking about how maggies do not do rock well.
I disagree
At least on mine, if you have an amp capable of some decent power, they will rock better then my Pioneer HPM-150.
My first test on the rock side was CSNY 4 Way Street. If you have never heard it, I highly recommend the live version of Southern Man, about 14 minutes of pure jam, one of my all time favorites.
I cranked it up pretty loud and it was absolutely amazing.
Zeppelin - same. Alvin Lee - ditto
I will say that the louder it played, the better it sounded.
My opinion, which is usually wrong, is maybe one reason some say they do not rock well is that they do not have a big enough high current amp to drive them. I know my meters are not accurate, but I sit here and just watch them suck up the current like a baby suckling milk.
I like my rock a little loud. When playing it, normal level is around 45-50wpc (meter wise which I know is not accurate). But while the meters are playing that continuously,but on deep bass notes, I sit here and watch the meters peak at up to 200wpc.
They are temporarily in a smaller back bedroom while remodeling. In a larger listening room, the power requirements are obviously going up.
Now if I had a 100wpc amp and put on some rock and cranked it, I will probably walk away thinking these speakers do not do rock very well.
I use a restored Pioneer Spec 2 (250wpc 8 ohms) so I do not walk away thinking that.
and I do not even have a subwoofer yet.
Most of the time I do not even miss the lower bass as they still do bass pretty well if you have the juice to give it to you. On some songs I do wish it would go a little lower(i.e. start of Speak to me on DSOM) but that just has me looking for a sub, not a new speaker.The Pioneer HPM-150 (one with the glass super tweeter) is pretty well regarded as a rock speaker. I have them hooked up also as my B speakers.
When I put on the classic rock, I know I very rarely switch to the Pioneers. Actually, the only time I really do is if I am playing at low volumes so I do not disturb the wife. They do sound better at low volumes. The maggies want the juice, but the more I give them, the better they sound.
So, my opinion, if you have a high current amp, maggies will rock just fine (at least the MGIIc does), but my opinion, a minimum of 300wpc is the price of admission(into 4 ohms) if you like your rock loud.I am anything but an expert and this is just from my own observations.
(one note - while 45-50wpc continuous may seem extremely loud on a normal speaker, you must remember that , on the MGII anyway, it is rated at (I believe) 84db at 2 watts - which is anywhere from 10-20(klipsch) db less then most other speakers with twice the power. On the HPM-150, I do not get anywhere near that as those are 93db at 1 watt)
while waiting for the remodel - they are currently residing in a bedroom that is only about 11x14 - they do dominate the room but I was surprised they still sounded so good)
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