Maggie MMG

Thanks for all the great info guys. Definitely a big help.
I have been doing a lot of study on my own as well and have a few more questions.
I can only place them 2 1/2 feet off the wall behind them, maybe I could stretch it to 3 feet but no more. I've always been confused if that's considered the front or back wall, I've heard it called both. Also, I would be driving them with an Onkyo 805 (130 wts). It's a receiver but supposed to have a good amp section. I could replace it in a few years but will it make the MMG's sing until then?
If anyone has other suggestions for speakers in the same price range that will equal or surpass the MMG's for my situation, I'm listening.
Thanks again for all the help.

Anyone have comments on this last couple o questions?
PLEASE!

buy a pr of Klipsch Heresy's used for $500 and use your sub..They are much better than people think and you can easily improve them by damping the horns or upgrading the crosover

I don't think you can touch the MMG in that price range, but there is a very big caveat; Maggies take a lot of power to drive, and you don't have enough power. That makes them cheap to buy, but fairly expensive to enjoy.

I am not sure that your reciever is rated for a 4 ohm load to begin with, so I am wondering if there is a possiblity that you could not only be underdriving the speaker, but potentially doing a bit of harm to the speakers and reciever.

I would suggest getting a seperate amp and using the Onkyo as a preamp. Maybe an NAD 218thx? If you can find one, it's a v good, inexpensive amp with tons of headroom.

As far as other speakers in that price range, I don't think there are many if any in the same league, but I would look at some excellent Paradigms or a smaller Definitive Technology (BP 7006), those can sound great. The Def Tech has built in subs, tons of slam, and still excellent resolution, very good speakers.

Good luck.

I think the amp can be improved as mentioned but you have to determine whether what you have meets your expectations or not first.

3 feet out from the wall may be ok, I've seen it work, but again you have to experiment and see. A lot depends on the room. I've seen Maggies and planars in general set up and delivering fantastic imaging up to 1/3 or so into the room from the rear wall. Unfortunately placement away from the rear wall also means greater possibility that a sub might be desirable.