I can't recall a Maggie model...

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Posted by EdAInWestOC (A) on April 9, 2012 at 08:24:16

In Reply to: Maggies posted by Kindablue on April 5, 2012 at 12:18:56:

That did not require at least 100 w/ch to get them to sing. I have owned Maggies for over 30 years now and they are not for everybody but those who love them stick with them for life.

I don't recall where I read it but the fact is that there are precious few makes of any high end gear that has a following like Maggies do. What they do very well is to throw a musical image into a room like few other speakers can even dream of doing (as if speakers can dream...but I think you get my drift).

The down side to Maggies is that they require a lot of power and have a relatively small sweet spot where the imaging is focused. The latest versions of the MG 1.x series (MG 1.7), the MG 3.x series (MG 3.7 and MG 20.X series (MG 20.7) are reported to be the best of these speakers by a very large margin.

Depending on the model of Maggie you have they could be of some interest to collectors. The Magnepan full length ribbon driver is one of the best ever produced by any manufacturer and the bass driver from the old Typani series has never been equalled in its ability to produce clean musical bass. Not the bloated crap that dynamic drivers produce but really well controlled deep and controlled bass that sounds like the musical instrument producing those deep notes.

The Typani did this better than any speaker and the newer Magnepan subwoofers are an attempt to utilize that technology in something more practical for a large number of users.

The Typani speakers were very large and needed a lot of space and power so few people could appreciate them for what they could do.

Ed
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Topic - Maggies - Kindablue 12:18:56 04/05/12 (16)

I can't recall a Maggie model... - EdAInWestOC 08:24:16 04/09/12 (3)

RE: I can't recall a Maggie model... - Kindablue 09:16:41 04/09/12 (2)

Its listed in my profile... - EdAInWestOC 11:07:17 04/12/12 (0)

RE: I can't recall a Maggie model... - rickl 06:49:31 04/11/12 (0)

RE: Maggies - buzzsaw1 18:20:16 04/08/12 (3)

RE: Maggies - Crazy Dave 14:38:20 04/10/12 (0)

It's been a really long time - E-Stat 07:23:17 04/09/12 (1)

RE: It's been a really long time - buzzsaw1 17:17:46 04/10/12 (0)

RE: Maggies - geezerrocket 17:35:11 04/08/12 (0)

RE: Maggies - Crazy Dave 09:04:29 04/06/12 (0)

Would you care to provide a bit more info? - E-Stat 09:04:05 04/06/12 (0)

RE: Maggies - Bold Eagle 07:38:11 04/06/12 (3)

RE: Maggies - Kindablue 07:52:49 04/07/12 (2)

RE: Maggies - Kindablue 11:30:52 04/09/12 (1)

RE: Maggies - rickl 07:02:16 04/11/12 (0)

RE: Maggies - 6bq5 12:48:55 04/05/12 (0)

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I can't recall a Maggie model... - EdAInWestOC 08:24:16 04/09/12 (3)

RE: I can't recall a Maggie model... - Kindablue 09:16:41 04/09/12 (2)

Its listed in my profile... - EdAInWestOC 11:07:17 04/12/12 (0)

RE: I can't recall a Maggie model... - rickl 06:49:31 04/11/12 (0)

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