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alternative to maggies?

help - i have & love my maggie 3 series speakers - but i have a cat problem & have read & tried to resolve it various ways. if i must search for an alternative speaker to satisfy me like my maggies & you also love the maggies what speakers costing no more should i try to listen to to satisfy the beauty of something that otherwise don't need fixing? i listen mainly to rock & jazz. i don't just want speakers which sound really good but that sound really good = lively airy spacious etc compared in the same room as maggie 3.5, 3.6 or 3.7's.
kingmacaw
kingmacaw OP
46 posts
 
ty all for the suggestions. glory & hoopster win the prize for their ideas but i guess it's gonna come down to plastic bags. my only concern is being careful to not pull over & on or over & off the bags & damaging the ribbons.
shakeydeal
979 posts
 
I guess it's nice you found a solution. But you are missing out on a pair of far superior speakers that cost less on the used market than a brand new pair of 3.6s or 3.7s.

Good luck!

Shakey
frommerstop
38 posts
 
Have you considered replacing the grill cloths with metal grill? Try McMaster Carr, you should be able to find a relatively transparent sounding screen material that you could attach to the maggies.
kingmacaw OP
46 posts
 
i ended up cutting out centers of clear rubberized carpet runners & placing them upside down surrounding the speaker base - teats up, to discourage anything with barefeet getting too close to them. sadly or happily, unsure as yet, i sold the speakers last week & need new maggies or other speakers i can live with.
bondmanp
1,810 posts
 
I own a pair of Ohm Walsh 2000s. Many who have owned Maggies feel the Ohms come pretty close to the Maggie speed and timbre, but with more extension in the bass, and less fussy set-up. Plus, the only part of a Walsh tower that would appeal to a cat sits high atop the tower. The bottom 80% of the tower is solid wood. Check with A'goner Mapman - I think he owns both Ohms and Maggies.
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