Magnepan Placement


I have just picked up a pair of used SMG's and have to say, even thought they may not be the most recent version or the top o the heap, these things are amazing! Which leads me to my question, are there any "do's and don't" regarding placement? I have read Jim Smith's "Get Better Sound" and have applied his rules of thumb regarding placement from the rear wall, etc; however, I wanted to see if there are any secrets out there? Thanks in advance!!
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Thanks guys! These are all great tips that I will play around with and enjoy. The cardas website is pretty cool too!
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Emotiva XPA-5 and XPA-2 sound fantastic with the MMG,12's, and 1.6's. There incredibly priced and are top knotch, despite some who say you need to spend more(I sold my $6k Bryston bsst and dont feel Im loosing a thing.

I have mine about 40"from the wall. Slight toe in. Im used to planars so I like my front image wide like only a Maggie and Logan seam to be able to do. So toe in is aprox 10 degrees.

I highly recommend a nice sub. I placed mine in the center and the sound is as if its coming from both pair, and phase seams perfect.
Has anyone tried listening to them from the back? From the front we are listening through a sheet of steel with small holes in it. The steel sheet is the electromagnet and can't be doing the sound much good. I am experimenting with them turned around and angled back as if listening from the front. I have also reversed the speaker connections to maintain phase.
Old thread here. I believe most have not tried it because the speaker wasn't engineered to work that way. If you're not sure, just give Magnepan a phone call. They will explain it to you.