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Magneplanar MG12: good for my room ?

Hi,
I'm thinking about Magneplanar MG12, which impressed me when I listened to them (twice, in different setups and listening rooms), but I know they're very sensitive to positioning and to the listening room's features.
My listening room (which is my living room) is 4m x 8m, about 3m tall (13.3 x 26.6 x 10 feet) and I would position the MG12's along one short side. The rear wall would be about 1m distant (or something more, maybe up to 1.3-1.4m), but I have some problems with the furniture: the panels could not be placed at more than about 2m center-to-center, thus 2.4m tweeter-to-tweeter, because right on the external side of the right speaker there's a low (say 50cm) shelter, where the 37" TV is placed upon, whilst on the left of the left speaker there's the sofa.
But what's most is that behind the left speaker I have a window (with curtains) and behind the right speaker there's the same low piece of furiniture above mentioned, that 'makes a 90° bend' around the speaker.
I don't know if I've been clear enough: I have some photos and even am AutoCAD picture, but... er... I don't know how to publish them here.

Do you think such configuration is suitable for MG12's, or do you think they would sound as a pale shadow of what I heard and liked so much ?

thanks, ciao
daniele
daniele_g
timrhu
2,779 posts
 
I did audition the MG12s in my room for about ten days as I was considering buying them. Glad I did as they were not at all to my liking. The comment above about being in the sweet spot is right on. If I got up from the chair and walked around the room the sound was terrible.
I think my room was too small for them so they went back to the dealer.
daniele_g OP
81 posts
 
tahnks for your answers (and I apologise for answering so late, but I seldom connect).

@Chrisr: I don't have any piece of furniture between my listening position and the speakers, but I do have some behind the speakers and right on their sides -though they're quite low, say 30-40cm, while the side walls are more than 1m away.
if I knew how to post a picture or a drawing, I could show it to you.
josh358
286 posts
 
Daniele, agree your room is a suitable size. Low furniture seems to cause less of a problem than high furniture. If there's furniture behind them and up near ear level, they'll probably still sound good, but the imaging won't be as good. It really depends on the size/shape/and position of the furniture.
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