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Magnepan 3.6r's - are they to much for my room?

After years of dynamic speakers, I am considering a switch to planars. I am interested in the maggie 3.6's, but a little concerned about the room. It is 14'x18' with 5' openings on both ends, which lead to other rooms.I have my system set up in my preferred way with the speakers on the long wall. This arrangement would lead to the speakers being out about 3.5'from the wall, with about 7' apart, and my listening position 8'away.

Jazz makes up most of my listening,using a Classe 301 amp,Joule pre-amp with an audio research cd-2.

Thanks in advance for your help!
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tireguy
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I think they would work, but not be optimal. My room is a compromise of sorts and my 3.6's sound amazing- so don't let that scare you away.. The biggest problem I think you may have would be with your amp- you may need more power to get good bass in particular in a smaller room. You can never have to much power with these speakers.
tireguy
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Give it a shot with the classe and see what happens but DO NOT bypass the fuses until you have used the speakers for a while to make sure you don't blow a ribbon, also if you are not pleased with the bass output of the speakers you'll just need a little more power to really open everything up.
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