I used to have some Mirage 490’s I bought long ago, and finally sold about three years ago as I realized I would not use them again. Different from the 460’s, with a front port.
All I can tell you is that they were well made, and provided some deep end for ‘bookshelves’. Unfortunately they seemed to lack mid-range punch and clarity to me. Somewhat ‘dark’ overall. I actually paired them with my even older Polk 5 JR’s, and together the made a pretty good match combined.
Not sure what else to tell you. Canadian made, I know they do have a following, and in general, make some pretty good stuff. They are not cheap speakers, nor necessarily budget speakers, but not what you would call ‘high end’ either.
The Marantz? A late 90’s AV receiver. No digital inputs. No remote. Thus, if you want a modern AV receiver, you can do much better for what these sell for used. For music? I’d skip it entirely.
All I can tell you is that they were well made, and provided some deep end for ‘bookshelves’. Unfortunately they seemed to lack mid-range punch and clarity to me. Somewhat ‘dark’ overall. I actually paired them with my even older Polk 5 JR’s, and together the made a pretty good match combined.
Not sure what else to tell you. Canadian made, I know they do have a following, and in general, make some pretty good stuff. They are not cheap speakers, nor necessarily budget speakers, but not what you would call ‘high end’ either.
The Marantz? A late 90’s AV receiver. No digital inputs. No remote. Thus, if you want a modern AV receiver, you can do much better for what these sell for used. For music? I’d skip it entirely.