I had mg1.6’s in my 24 by 12 by 8’ room. The room was too small for them. Not to say they sounded bad, but the image was compressed into the center. Bass was not deep, but was ,very full and rounded and quite nice. Harmonic textures of instruments sounded real. I really missed a wide and deep soundstage, I enjoyed from my mini monitors with subs biamped.
i sold them and bought the smaller Maggies. MMG i believe. Things got much better, but bass was not as full. Imaging and soundstage improved to the point where I kept and enjoyed the mmg for several years in my room. Bass was a little slimmer, and I went through several subwoofers to try and find a good match. From HSU, to Infinity servo sub, to several diy jobs. I finally found that Yamaha, YST, 8", servo subs mated well with them.
They are great speakers, and if I get a bigger room, I will definitely move up the maggie line.