I've owned many, many Magnepan speakers and find them among the most consistently musical and appealing offers out there, no matter the price. :)
Among those found along the way on my journey have been MGI's, MGIIa's, MGIIIa's, Tympani 4a's, and MG 20.1's. ALL of them NEED a subwoofer for deep bass extension and "slam" (if you like rock) but the bigger issue is amplification. MORE POWER is better. I've heard them sound good with NAD, ADCOM, Bryston, etc. but THE BEST HANDS DOWN was with a pair of Mark Levinson No. 23's bridged into mono. Glorious. ;)
Among those found along the way on my journey have been MGI's, MGIIa's, MGIIIa's, Tympani 4a's, and MG 20.1's. ALL of them NEED a subwoofer for deep bass extension and "slam" (if you like rock) but the bigger issue is amplification. MORE POWER is better. I've heard them sound good with NAD, ADCOM, Bryston, etc. but THE BEST HANDS DOWN was with a pair of Mark Levinson No. 23's bridged into mono. Glorious. ;)