Echo comments about placement and correct xover. Talon will give you a truly fast sub and should pair well
Maggies and Talon Roc
Has anyone any listening experience with a Talon Roc subwoofer mated to a pair of Magnepan speakers? I need to get a sub for my Maggies and and the Talon seems to garner quite a bit of praise.
I just auditioned a pair of Vandersteen 2wq subwoofers mated to Magnepan 1.6s. Yes the sound was good as the musical foundation was complete. My only concern is that I could still detect a timbre difference between low bass and bass on about half of the CDs. Even though I could not locate the bass there was ever present the slightly different pitch as the bass notes climbed the scale. So the blending was good but not perfect. This may be the rule of the day with any subwoofer, I don't know.
I just auditioned a pair of Vandersteen 2wq subwoofers mated to Magnepan 1.6s. Yes the sound was good as the musical foundation was complete. My only concern is that I could still detect a timbre difference between low bass and bass on about half of the CDs. Even though I could not locate the bass there was ever present the slightly different pitch as the bass notes climbed the scale. So the blending was good but not perfect. This may be the rule of the day with any subwoofer, I don't know.