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Magnepan observations.

Heard my 1st Mags,in the mid 70s.Now i have a pair of MG-3.Have read many comments on Mags.Here are my own.They reproduce the music as it was recorded.After all of our tweaks,personal set up preference,and component purchases,many people are not ready for this experience.CD-R COPIES CAN VARY GREATLY FROM TRACK TO TRACK.Dont blame the MAGS.The bass response of the Mags is there.some people just assume they will need a sub or do not know how to listen.Yes Mags need a little power,but more important than watts per channel,is current the amp produces.You must give the Mags room from the walls and each other.You must be prepared for a long burn in period.I have read many comments where a person has sold their Mags,after only 3 to 6 months listening and complaining about how disappointed they are.I listen on average 6 to 8 hours a day.After 3 months the Mags are still getting better.All of us have a preference for a sound we like.Not everyone will appreciate the accuracy of, or the sound stage given by, the Mags.
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magfan
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I've owned Maggies for OVER 30 years.
My original MG-1 panels, bought used, went thru a rebuild in White Bear Lake and were sold a few years ago to be replaced by 1.6s

Try flipping them around. Swap 'em back 2 front. If you like it better, try THAN swapping them left / right to get the tweeters back outside.

Cheapest improvement I ever made.

PS: older panels were made to have the magnets on the front. I don't know when that happened, but when I noticed it is when I rotated them. Better!
magfan
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Hotmail,
Keep in mind that
'Youth is wasted on the Young.':: George Bernard Shaw::

lol, indeed
magfan
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Hotmail, I'm on your side.
I've also owned panels since at least the early '80s.....before I even bought a CD player...and I WAS the first kid on the block with one....which I still have.

The MMG just happens to BE a good value. I remember the Original Advent advert or article saying something like..... 'The difference between the best sounding cost-no-object speaker and the Advent is a huge amount of money and negligible when you sit down and listen'.
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