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Magnepan MMG

owners of this fabulous speakers whats the "average" burn in time for these planers?...I got a brand new one with only 8 hours of break in time,sound abit congested right now but I heard these at a audio store which the owner mentioned it took over 100 hours before the true potential was present.Is that about the average time?..
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eileenab75
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I've had mine for about two years now and I'm convinced that they are THE best deal in audio. Some people complain about the lack of bass. I run mine with a Conrad Johnson PV 12L and Parasound HCA 1500A (usually at high volume). There are no complaints here.

The only box speakers I've owned that come close to the lifelike reproduction of the MMGs were a/d/s/ L1290's biamped. What I'd give to have those babys back!
pragmatist
336 posts
 
I had a pair of MMG's and went to the 1.6s. The cliche about Maggies being placement sensitive is true. I'm agnostic about the cliche concerning their power hunger(at least at classical and jazz amplitudes). You mentioned "congested". Might that congestion be related to their diet. The best improvement with my Maggies came when I went to a low feedback,high current design amp. The 'low feedback' amps that come redily to mind are from Monarchy,Van Alstine,and Sim. I'm sure there are others that amp experts here can mention.
magnequest
9 posts
 
Hey that's great! I use a Van Alstine Omega3 in a Hafler 220 chassis, and a Mosfet120 done beautifully by Frank himself. And I've even tri-amped the system (My Maggies are on top of NHT1259 woofers placed in large cabinets). Also have a PSE Studio 4 amp. Bryston .5b preamp replaced by AVA Omega3 preamp. Omega3 DAC. Frankly, (pun intended) electronics aren't nearly as much fun to mess with as speakers. Speakers are fun. Also have a pair of MartinLogan Quests, some old B and W DM7Mark2, and a pair of B and W 303's for a good cheapy perspective.
The biggest MMG flaw I hear across a variety of recordings is their tendency to add sibilence to voices, and an overall constriction of sound. The MMG's are good speakers, but they have some issues,H like everything.
It is important to me to find product weaknesses, and not say "this is the greatest" (like I hear regarding Legacy and VMPS speakers). Can't let the most histrionic win. Still, show me a better speaker than the MMG for $550 and I'll go check em' out! Happily, as I can afford $550, unlike other speakers I'd like (see aforementioned brands).
So I would rate the MMG 4 of five stars, if such a statement matters...
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