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DjBryan
08-27-2007, 09:13 PM
I have read many opinions on the Maggies for around 600 buck, I have like what I have read. I have a Dj Soundcraftsman shoebox amp, Mosfet 300 watts per @ 4 ohms. Is this ok for this speaker. I do have a powered sub as well.

I have a pair of Athena asf2, I like these, but I think I would like to upgrade.

Anyone, have you heard the Maggies & the Athenas? Thanks Bryan
Randy W
08-27-2007, 09:46 PM
I think there is a free trial period Magnepan offers with those. Try them out and see if they are a fit (your amp is fine). :)
DjBryan
08-27-2007, 09:58 PM
I think there is a free trial period Magnepan offers with those. Try them out and see if they are a fit (your amp is fine). :)

Randy, I thank you for the reply.
marcb
08-28-2007, 03:09 PM
I'll second what Randy said.
OldCoder
08-28-2007, 05:25 PM
The biggest problem you'll encounter with the Maggies is that they are di-polar.

If your room is odd shaped, that will cause you more set up concerns that a traditional speaker. They also like a lot of air, so placement will probably be further out into your room than you are used to.

It's a hassle, but more than worth the effort!
Steve Hoffman
08-28-2007, 05:27 PM
The biggest problem you'll encounter with the Maggies is that they are di-polar.

!

Like my ex-girlfriend.
LeeS
08-28-2007, 06:22 PM
Buy some $20 fake ficus trees behind the dipole Maggies to break up the back wave and problem solved. :agree:
TONEPUB
08-28-2007, 06:23 PM
It requires a little more than that....
LeeS
08-28-2007, 06:32 PM
It requires a little more than that....

That and placement work Jeff. Been doing this successfully since 1990 with Maggies. :righton:

I find they work best at one end of a rectangular room and start witht the Cardas planar placement formula.
Gregory Earl
08-29-2007, 04:12 AM
Like my ex-girlfriend.

You just won't let sleeping dogs lie.
Chip Stylus
08-29-2007, 04:38 PM
I found that a curtain on the rear wall or cloth on the back of the ribbon tweeters helped
when the Maggies sounded "too hot" in the room, or lacked separation.

You need a huge power transformer on your amp. I could run mine from my 45 y.o. Stromberg,
but it has a large power transformer for the mere 7 watts. My new ASL 30wpc easily drives them.

Oddly, I miss the mylar tweeters that my MG-1's had and my "modern"
IIIa's lack, they have a ribbon tweeter (some say the finest ever made).
LeeS
08-29-2007, 05:15 PM
I found that a curtain on the rear wall or cloth on the back of the ribbon tweeters helped
when the Maggies sounded "too hot" in the room, or lacked separation.

You need a huge power transformer on your amp. I could run mine from my 45 y.o. Stromberg,
but it has a large power transformer for the mere 7 watts. My new ASL 30wpc easily drives them.

Oddly, I miss the mylar tweeters that my MG-1's had and my "modern"
IIIa's lack, they have a ribbon tweeter (some say the finest ever made).

The IIIas tweeter is among the best I have had but the 3.6s is slightly better as they tweaked the design. Both are superb.

Thom, I have to hear your system with the new ASLs at some point. :)