Have Maggie 1.6s, looking to switch it up.


I have had my 1.6's for little bit now and can't help but wonder what a decent conventional speaker would sound like in my set up. Prior to the Maggies I had inexpensive bookshelf speakers, it has been years since I have heard a decent full range "box" speaker. Looking for recommendations for a good size floor stander in the $1000-$1500 range used. I have considered Gallos and Zu among others so far.
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Showing 3 responses by weseixas

If you are still running the stock x-over or have not updated the resistors to the tweeters then you have not heard your 1.6.

Updating them with stands also makes a difference, i have a friend who has done both mods and powers them with Bel canto's which replaced his Krell(KSA250) you will not surpass their performance for 1500, not even if you doubled that amt. for a box speaker IMO...

Not even stock 1.7's better's the sound he currently have...we did the comparison when he was thinking of upgrading .

http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue37/magnestand.htm

take a look , there are other mods and people doing mods, i have no affiliation , just throwing another option out to you from what i have heard and was pleasantly surprised by the sound ...
Ohhh. many rave over 3.6's and 20.1's i have never heard any of those in stock form sound better than modded 1.6's , sounds strange until you hear it for your self......

regards,