I enjoy how the maggies sound, but sometimes I feel they are too revealing. An example would be constantly hearing graininess in jazz recordings. I would say I prefer a warm sound. Since I put my system together, I have only had the MMGs hooked up. I know this vague, but just want try something different.
Speaker Recommendations
I currently have a set of Gunned MMGs, but I’m thinking about trying out a different set of speakers. What do you think would go well with the components listed below? I mostly listen to rock, jazz, and bluegrass. My budget would be no more than $3k and I’m not opposed to buying used speakers. My amp is class D. My room is 14x18.
Audio Mirror Tubadour IV SE DAC
Don Sachs Model 2 Tube preamp
D-Sonic m3a-1200s amp
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@johnto I did some troubleshooting yesterday and the graininess isn't from my system. It was the recording. On the 2020 remaster of John Coltrane's Giant Steps on Naima when the note of saxophone starts to trail off, there is noticeable sound of graininess. I played the song on my headphone system and my office system and it was present on both of them. Since I'm hearing it on three separate systems, it has to be the recording.. |
@8th-note i will definitely check out the next audio show that is in the Atlanta area. I love my Tubadour IV. Vlad has released version 5, but it's out of my price range. |
@whitestix Don has recommended those to me, but they are out of my price range. |
Thanks everyone for the recommendations. I've spent the past few days playing around with speaker placement for the maggies and I finally think I have it dialed in. I've always heard the further from the wall the better. Moving them 1 ft closer and increasing the space between them has made a world of difference. I'm going to use the money I had earmarked for different speakers to instead upgrade my subs. Currently using a pair of JBL 4646 |