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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
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stereo5
6,368 posts
 
I think the Adcom would sound a little ragged driving the Magnepans
raymonda
855 posts
 
I love Maggie's, that being said, that is a long narrow room, indeed. Small monitors with a sub is a good recommendation. There are too many choices.....so get your self out to your local dealers and listen.
audiokinesis
2,734 posts
 
Maggies are quite forgiving of proximity to sidewalls because they have nulls off to the sides, being dipoles. They also like a lot of breathing room behind them, again because they're dipoles. So unless placement constraints prevent you from taking advantage of your room's long dimension, you might not want to cross them off your list just yet.

Duke
soix
9,453 posts
 
There's a pair of Joseph Audio RM25s for sale here for $800. Outstanding imaging/soundstage and they pull off a disappearing act that rivals the best out there. Will have no problem filling your room with sound. Jump on them. You won't be disappointed.
rodman99999
6,114 posts
 
No planar speakers are going to, "fill your room with sound." Whether electrostatic or planar-magnetics; they are way too beamy. Done correctly; they do an excellent job of disappearing, as a sound source, but one must be seated in exactly the right spot to enjoy the presentation. You won't accomplish what you want(filling the room) with dipoles. An omni style system would be a better choice(ie: in your price range- Ohm).
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