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maggie 1.6qr

I just purchased a mint set of maggie 1.6qr speakers and am shocked at how good they sound! I am replacing a dynaco st70/ quad 11L setup with the maggies and a bryston 3bst amp. The preamp is a classe dr6.

I am currently set up in a small 10x11 room and jammed in way too tight there. I am moving into a larger room 14x16 and it will be a dedicated 2 channel/ a/v room.

The maggies will be placed about 4.5-5 feet from the rear wall, and about 2.5 feet from the side walls. My seating position will be around 7-8 feet back. With the speakers placed about 5 feet apart, will this distance on seating position be about right or should I be closer?

I know about the cardas method and magnepans setup instructions, but I am looking for real maggie user input and how you set yours up. And do you suggest tweeter panels in or out?

Thanks,Dave (New happy maggie owner!!!)
dav65mus
brownsfan
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I have 1.6's in a room that is practically identical to your larger 14 x 16 room. I have them set up 5 ft out with maybe a little more space on the sides. My listening chair is all the way back against the opposite wall. I have listened closer, but didn't find the difference significant so I moved the love seat back against the wall where it looks better. I treated the corners behind the speakers with auralex pannels, 2 ft wide, floor to ceiling. This was a critical treatment to address slap echo which really was a serious problem. The next most important tweak was tilting the speakers forward (easy with Mye stands) so that the tweeter is at a perpendicular with the middle of the tweeter at ear level. I've used addtional auralex panels on the wall behind the speaker which seems to have improved imaging somewhat. I think you will be very happy once you have them set up in the new room.
brownsfan
1,508 posts
 
Forgot to mention-- I prefer the tweeters on the outside.
fin1bxn
140 posts
 
Just out of curiosity, tell us about the sound in the small room. I have a 10.5 x 18 well treated foot room and want to try the 1.6's in their
magfan
1,583 posts
 
chances are it will be best tweeters OUT.
Experiment with where the speakers 'cross'.....in front of you, AT you, or even behind you. You might notice the speakers are a little bright when aimed directly at you and that imagining changes as the toe changes.
Experiment is best, once you have the basic setup.
Once you are happy, leave it alone for a couple days before any Small change.
Adjusting wall spacing helps, too. Start at say......3 feet and come out in 2 inch measures.
Keep track of what you do, even if you have to take notes.
There will be one sweet spot which is obviously best.
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