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Magnepan MMG Assistance Needed

I just received a pair of used MMG's that I bought here on Audiogon and while they did come in the original box, there was no instructions. I had a couple of questions and am asking MMG owners out there for some insight. Normally, I'd ask the seller these questions, but his store is closed for the night and I want to get these going tonight!

1) Do the tweeters go to the outside or the inside edge of the speakers (i.e., should they be as far apart as possible or as close together as possible)?

2) What are the standard room placement suggestions as far as number of feet from the back and side walls, distance between the two speakers, and distance to the listening position? My room is long and narrow (approx 10 x 22) and I generally keep the listening chair about 4 or 5 feet into the room.

3) Do the MMG's sound better with a "live" rear wall, or with a damped (sonex-type wall treatment) rear wall? I bought these to replace a pair of small 2-way monitors that benefitted from a "dead" rear quarter of the listening room. I believe that Magnepans, however, actually benefit from rear reflections, but would appreciate some confirmation from current/past owners.

I thank you for your time and alacrity in responding!
daddyo

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danish
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I would start with the speakers at least 3 feet or so from the back wall given the length of your room. I found the imaging to be a little too random with a live wall, deadening it seemed to focus the image a little more, but that's just me. In your room, I would put the tweeters on the inside to minimize side reflections. There were instructions on that in the manual (I sent my speakers back to Magnepan) governing this. Another thing to play with is the metal swivel on the rear of the stands, you might tilt them down given the distance to the speakers. One more thing to play with is using the attenuating resistors on the tweeter if it is a little bright.

Good luck!
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