Let's try this a different way then


It appears my desired Maggies will not work in my 13x22x10 room, so I am now in search of the next best thing.

Which speakers (especially those listed on the marketplace here) under $1000 would be well matched to my Adcom GTP-500/GFA 555? Source is an Onix XCD-88 (Burr-Brown 1732 24-bit/96kHz DAC internal).

Musical tastes are folk, jazz, classical and 60s rock. As you can tell by the reference to the Maggies, soundstage and detail are more important than bass. Ideally, I'd like to fill the room with music and lose track of the speaker locations
kythyn
Other than a higher ceiling, my listening room dimensions are quite similar to yours. I've used MMGs (with subs) across the long wall with superb results. As Ralph notes, they'd probably be fine on the short wall, too (given the response null to the side), but my room isn't laid out that way. Without the subs, bottom end response is too limited for my taste, but the room size is almost ideal for the speakers, IMO.

FWIW.
Agree with Duke. If you like the Maggie bipolar planar sound, having distance to both front and rear walls is the key for optimal results. Distance to side walls matters much less. The best Maggie setups I have heard have the speakers 1/3 the depth of the room or even more out from the front wall. That's how teh famous Jim Smith used to set them up years ago at Audition in Birmingham Alabama, where I first heard and fell in love with them. Unfortunately, its not a configuration that is marketable or practically works well for many, so you don't see it as often as one would expect.