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RE: Yet another problem room..

Posted by JBen (A) on March 4, 2012 at 19:15:02

In Reply to: RE: Yet another problem room.. posted by deilenberger on March 4, 2012 at 16:12:20:

Don, you don't offend at all. As far as I am concerned, the important thing is that you have an idea of what you want. We can't help those who don't know what they want.

I've known and loved planars for a long time, though I left serious hi-fi audio early in the 90s; long story. Then, aa few years ago, at the time I decided to return to audio, I wanted planars. Just then, my wife got very ill; we are still paying medical bills.

As I looked at my options, I remembered the Maggies. These were speakers that had always sounded natural enough to me. See, I am a victim of having lived in a music environment for long enough that not just any speaker can be enjoyable for extended listening.

A pair of old MMGs were offered at a good price and I snatched them. From day one, I knew what I was getting into; a speaker that would be enjoyable the minute it got home and would become much more so as I modded it. I had explored this forum already.

So, I bought Maggies; not just for how great they sound stock but also for what they can get to be, if one wants.

That is what you see all around here, people exploiting that big potential and people helping others get there. Which is why I can go listen to great audio systems costing far more and still go home to my MMGs happy. I mean, really happy. In fact, eager to return to them.

Even before the optional mods, which can cost very little, these suckers only need good placement to sound delightful. Now, they do need that proper placement.

BTW, your room is not inadequate at all. Sure, it may not give you the best that Maggies can offer. Yet, even well short of it, you may get far better sound than most mortals know...unless deep bass is your thing...which a subwoofer can do.

I should add that if your hearing is significantly unbalanced, planars will not provide enough of their best goods because imaging is then hard to perceive. I steered a close friend away from planars because of this. We found a nice set of $16k boxes that both he and I enjoy tremendously.

The bottom line is this. If you liked the MLs better after you heard them, you are making a great choice. You will still need good placement for them, though it may be less critical. These are a good final product.

OTOH, if you liked the MMGs better but have reservations, there's that money-back guarantee. If I had the chance, I'd first be testing every single good speaker I could get to try at home. It does not get any better than that...well, in the case of Maggies it can but you don't know it just yet.

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