MMGs


A year ago, I bought a pair of MMGs.  In my 13x22 room, placement was a challenge but finally worked it out.

Speakers are powered by an Adcom GFA-555.  The only source is a CD player through a passive pre-amp.

Now I have a little more to spend and would like thoughts on the following options:

1) Mye stands for the MMGs

2) The DWM panel with the MMGs (secondary question - can this panel be placed on a side wall perpendicular to the MMGs?)

3) 1.7s

Open to other out-of-the-box suggestions as well.

The goal is always to attain that Magnepan soundstage.  Musical tastes are female vocalists, jazz, blues.
kythyn

Showing 1 response by hartf36

I have MMGs in a similar-sized room. I made oak stands that raise them 5 1/2" off the ground with adjustable feet to tilt them back just a hair if desired and to counter uneven flooring. I followed Magnepan’s setup instructions and tweaked a bit from there: toed in a bit but not on a line directly to critical listening spot - not that far; tweeters on the inside, distance between inside of each speaker stand is 6 1/2 feet, inside edge of speaker out about 25" from back wall (all the room I can afford).
I matched them with a Rythmik FG12 sub (a respectably fast, musical sub that marries well with the Maggies) that is inboard a few inches of the left speaker.
I drive them with a Hafler DH220 with full Musical Concepts mod, and it provides plenty of power. SUPREMELY better sounding than the Adcom GFA6000 I was driving them with, and plenty of power.
Lastly, on a whim, I recently made up some DIY speaker cables using 6moons "White Lightning Moonshine" recipe.
http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/whitelightning/moonshine.html
I was utterly blown away by the sonic difference (I was using straight 16 awg speaker wire). Made up the cables and ran the bare wire into the speaker terminals.
You can greatly improve the sound of your MMGs without spending into the thousands. My biggest difference was the Hafler amp upgrade, and that cost me less than $500. For the MMGs............it’s plenty.
However, a good, fast and musical sub crossed over around 50-60 Hz is pretty much a requirement to get the most out of them, IMO.

Luck.