After nearly 20 years, I left Magnepan and went ProAc


Listened to proac d48r's a few weeks ago and fell in love at first listen. After a couple of days I got my wife to sign my "permission slip" and took the plunge and they now reside where my 1.6 once stood.  You see, I've never heard a speaker literally mesmerize me and engage me like this before.  Sure the Maggie's have a huge image and soundstage and transparency, but these Proacs simply sound more like a real event, with dynamics and palpability, with a more refined and true sound.  The images are much more dense.   

I only have 48 hours on them so they are nowhere near their final voice, but they are breaking in nicely.  The manual says they require a lengthy break in.  I pulled out my old marantz cd-5000 to do the break in honors and will run these straight for a week or two and then taper off with normal listening.   

One thing I dont care for are the spikes. They have these little slits that aid in tightening, but no tool to go around them, so I can't get a good tightening with just my fingers.......so the spikes jiggle.  When I check  I can hear the spike and lock but chatter, and   this is not helping my  stability or sound.  Any sugesstions to tighten them right would be helpful. Thanks.  Cheers to a new chapter!   Wanted to share my excitement with you.  So grateful and never thought I would have speakers like This.  It feels like a dream!

audiolover718
Oh and loose the spikes until they are very well broken in. Someone mentioned the Herbies gliders, they work a treat and they're cheap, and make it way easier to move them around 
@itzhak1969,
How big/small is your room? Have you considered the D30Sr? I was quite impressed with these speakers at the AXPONA this year.
@axeis1 indicates that the ProAcs sound better when placed closer to each other. The ProAcs were setup thus, at AXPONA. Now this is something that concerns me. Because if I get them, I can place them 5 feet from back wall and 3 feet from side wall and have about 8 feet between them.
@jperry, have you moved your D40Rs to a larger room? I keep visiting your system page and ogle at those speakers. How is the bass in that room?
I can understand your delight with the D48R - they are a very musical speaker. I sold a pair just 2 weeks ago to a client and he loves them. They are a similar price here as the Magnepan 3.7i - which is a very tough act to beat. Your old 1.6's are more akin to the Proac Studio series, like a Studio 148, which are a similar price. Enjoy... the Proacs have a superb musicality that makes them rather addictive to listen to. FYI - I am an importer and handle Proac, Magnepan, GoldenEar etc.