Help me choose, used but excellent cond Maggies - Maggie MG12's or SMGb's

OK fair enough. I did see some great accounts of the LRS when trying to find out more about the other pair - obviously in the States you have the privilege of paying such a small amount of money for these.
The MG12s are 2002 - so is that old enough to "show their age"?
I suppose with the new LRS there should be no need to consider a second hand Maggie anymore if they are good as the reviews state.
Any other opinions?

As an aside - how to do much older Maggies like the MG-1 full ribbon speakers sound in comparison to these newer models?

A pair in good shape of course!

That was a good price! Hence why it is already sold !
Thanks for the pointer though - I think the consensus here generally speaking is don't bother with older used models especially with the LRS kicking around as a NEW bargain - and of course rare deals like the 1.7s if you can bag one quick enough.
I will leave older models alone completely - obviously there is no point whatsoever from what you are all saying.

OK going back to my original question... if you only had a choice between the MG12's or SMGb's, £650 and £500 respectively - which one would you choose?
I would guess the MG12's seeing as they are newer - but someone here may surprise me.
They are both in excellent condition!

 

When it comes to ampification - looking on Magnepans FAQ - there is no advice on wattage - just the amps ability to drive speakers down to 2 Ohm - and the simple and low cost NAD amps can do this (I have a NAD 325bee which falls into that category easily).

In addition to the low priced but competently designed NAD (no amp exotica needed here), I also own the Yamaha AS801 and a Croft 7 power amp. The latter Croft does not seem to fall in line being a lower powered amp, but the Croft has been designed to work well with Quad 57s and it did drive a pair of MG-1s I tried many years back very well.

And thanks for recommending the MG12.