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RE: Maggie SMG's or MMG's as surround rears?

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In Reply to: RE: Maggie SMG's or MMG's as surround rears? posted by raueda1 on August 11, 2024 at 17:06:21

I'm using LRS for side surrounds. they're hanging on a plant hook with the bottom supported by an angled shelf bracket. This allowed me to place them at the right angle to the wall. They're only about 10" from the wall, and I have a 1" fiberglass absorber behind them.
This works really well but needs some room correction to level them out. Midrange is boosted a bit and the low end rolls off at 100Hz. Dirac Live handles this just fine and they sound great.

Agilist, Musician, Photographer, Audiophile
Magneplanar: 3.7, CCR, MC1,LRS, MMGW, DWM; Outlaw: UltraX12, LFM-1C; Emotiva: XMC-2; Nord: Nord One NC500DM, Nord Three 1ET7040SA; Outlaw: Model 7500; OPPO 205

Edits: 08/12/24

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Do you have a room pic you can share? - G Squared 09:55:55 08/13/24 (4)
The set up "sounds" wonderful.

Gsquared
- RE: Do you have a room pic you can share? - MarcL 10:07:21 08/13/24 (3)
  Looking forward from my desk. Polk tops and Emotiva rears are out of frame.
  Agilist, Musician, Photographer, Audiophile
  Magneplanar: 3.7, CCR, MC1,LRS, MMGW, DWM; Outlaw: UltraX12, LFM-1C; Emotiva: XMC-2; Nord: Nord One NC500DM, Nord Three 1ET7040SA; Outlaw: Model 7500; OPPO 205
  - Thanks - great system and cool room. nt - G Squared 17:48:31 08/13/24 (0)
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    Gsquared
  - RE: Do you have a room pic you can share? - VidPro 16:43:40 08/13/24 (1)
    I'm using MC-1s as well as my rears. I'm even using one as a center. Sounds great.
    - RE: Do you have a room pic you can share? - MarcL 23:07:10 08/13/24 (0)
      I used the MC1 for side surrounds for a few years. they developed a problem in the bass so I sent them to Magnepan and discussed options with Mick. We didn't definitely figure out what was going on but as an experiment he rewired them with foil like an LRS and dropped the impedance to 3ohms. They sounded really good ... but there was still some sort of bass issue where the diaphragm would sometimes slap. So that's when I decided to use the LRS for side surrounds. I put the MC1 in the bedroom where it works great with a small sub.
      
      Maggies definitely work well in a multichannel setup and especially with 5.1 and Atmos music!
      
      Agilist, Musician, Photographer, Audiophile
      Magneplanar: 3.7, CCR, MC1,LRS, MMGW, DWM; Outlaw: UltraX12, LFM-1C; Emotiva: XMC-2; Nord: Nord One NC500DM, Nord Three 1ET7040SA; Outlaw: Model 7500; OPPO 205

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