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Help with speakers issues part III

Hello All. This is a continuation of a year long sojourn. I have Magnepan .7's and while I like them my living situation does not allow for ideal placement of them. Primarily, the entertainment center being between the speakers. This tends to "kill" the dipole effect and restrict the sound staging. I added a sub which helped with the bottom end(and impact) and considered adding a second which is becoming more common. I listen to electric blues primarily and classic rock. It has been suggested that traditional "box" speakers may be more applicable here. Any recommendations for box speakers to fit the bill $2k and under?

beernut

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randy-11
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I am a vandy fan, but even they cannot create the sound from a maggie

vice versa applies too

the entertainment center will mess up sound staging more on any box or set of boxes than on panels

can you describe your room?
randy-11
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the question isn't whether they are optimal in your room - the real question is whether they sound better than something else in your room

or to be more accurate - whether their advantages are better to you than - say - a Vandersteen's advantages would be; and the converse for dis-advantages ((all given your pgm material)

I have 1.5QRs and despite a not so great listening room, I find them generally better than other options
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