I used to sell these speakers at a local retail audio/video shop, and as I recall, they were expressly designed for use in conjunction with a subwoofer. I can't agree with the above post about the soundstage; the 10's seemed no more or less touchy about listener position for optimum sound than did other Maggies, which is to say, quite critical - something I presume you already have taken into account. Other than the relatively non-existent lows, I thought these speakers actually sounded slightly better than the other smaller, non-ribbon tweeter models of their era. But for all but the smallest rooms and only certain types of music, I would say you're going to want to add a decent SW to feel satisfied.
Magnepan 10.1- any good w/out a subwoofer?
I'm in the process of buying the Maggie 10.1 for music and not for video purposes. I don't have any intentions of using it for video, hence, no need for a subwoofer - or do I still need one for music. I listen almost exclusively to acoustic jazz. Any inputs would be greatly appreciated.