Magnepan, Ohm, Spatial or ??

LOL!

That "in the middle of the room" stuff about Maggies is way exaggerated.

mapman, thanks for the 'house tour'..*S*  I've been wondering what/where/how you've been set up, knowing you're an Ohm fan....

soundchasr, my spouse likes our SMGa Maggies too....half-way into the room is a non-starter, but for the sake of martial bliss I've a devious plan.  Some will cringe, but....'X' for Y...;)

The rest of my thoughts on Walsh speakers is known to most, so I'll just hold my tongue on that. *S*  One can do as well, but will spend more to do so...imho....

Happy listening, soundchasr...👍...whichever way you go....

@asvjerry what are your thoughts on Ohm? 

I bought my Magnepans circa 1986 from a shop called Audition in Birmingham AL.


That shop was owned by no other than Jim Smith who literally wrote the book on speaker setup and was Mr Magnepan at the time (Mr. Avant-garde more recently).
Jim himself may have demoed and sold them to me. Not sure about that.


That was the only time I walked in a shop and bought speakers immediately when hearing. The sound was that good.
The speakers were located almost dead center of the listening room.


I’ve been to other Maggie dealers since and the setup is typically just a few feet out from the wall but they never sounded as good as that day in Alabama again to me.


I tried hard to reproduce in my room at home but never quite achieved the Jim Smith magic.