I think it should be emphasized that the CES demo was just that, a demo. They used every trick they knew to overcome their limitations and get them to work in a large demo space. (They were using a 2 kW Bryston on them, BTW, and double DWM-1 woofers.) Unfortunately, it worked a bit too well and people got the impression that they could be used as far field speakers in large spaces. But they have limited power response, the tweeter beams vertically and they don't sound as good as the full-sized models in a larger room. Also, people don't always set them up right, on a desktop they're turnkey but in a large room you have to make sure that the woofer and mid/tweeters are in phase at the crossover point.
Anway, just wanted to warn you that all I've heard from Wendell Diller at Magnepan is concern that people will try to use them in circumstances for which they aren't appropriate, or set them up wrong. Naturally, he doesn't want disappointed customers. It isn't that he's opposed to experimentation, in fact, he's asked for reports on what sized room you can use them in successfully, but he doesn't want people to try it with the expectation that this is guaranteed to work. You're using them in a situation for which, as near field monitors, they weren't designed.
One thing you might consider trying if your setup allows is using them as near-field monitors in a larger space, e.g., on stands close to you as if you were sitting at a desk. Even on a desk, they're apparently best used with the desk out from the walls, for the same reason as with any speaker, to keep the first reflections from room surfaces at least 10 ms out (5 feet from a surface) so they provide a sense of depth and space rather than shifting the image.
