Magnepans

review from one of the gurus

What was outstanding was that I could hear each instrument and know its precise placement in the orchestra. First and second violins were distinguishable from each other, as was every woodwind and brass instrument. The bass and midbass were so good that I could easily distinguish the bass drum and timpani in sound character and placement, even though both were in the rear of the orchestra and neither was strongly lateralized. From the quiet stirrings at the beginning of Ravel's Rapsodie espagnole to its explosive conclusion, dynamics were stunning and, with either the eVo6 or the 300Wpc Adcom GFA-7805, the Maggies never ran out of steam or ran into limits.

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maggies are good speakers but with a small sweet spot. They are very very sensitive to placement.
They resolute different instruments very well. Detailing is very good and so is instrument timbre.
What they only lack is bass. They are rated to go down to 40hz and below but somehow the bass does not seem to be enough for my tastes. The seem to lack the spl pressure lower down.

Pairing them with fast subs would be a good idea.

manek.

adding to the above..they have impedances dipping down to 1 Ohm hence need amps with lots of juice. Never heard one but have read lots of reviews

yeah..they are hungry for power...the more the merrier !
manek.