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Maggie 3.7s + TriCenter in HT - is the impact ther

Please - no non-empirical opinions; I'm looking for comments from Maggie owners who use their speakers for both music listening AND HT use.

I'm looking to replace my B&W 803s/HTM2 + Musical Fidelity XP-200s (3 x ea bridged) with Maggie 3.7s + Tri-center powered by NAD amps. Pre is a Meridian G61r. Sub is a Paradigm Seismic 12. I'm going to do an extended listening session in stereo next week but my concern is loosing the "impact" of cone speakers on music (mandolin plucks, kick drums, etc. - ya'll will know what I mean).

My room is 17 x 18 w/8' ceilings, just this side of acoustically dead (slight echo on hand clap). With a SIM LED projector we use the room for a lot of TV and I watch/listen to a lot of concert DVD and Bluray (Oppo BD93). I'm just now getting the time to go back and listen to CD music with plans to download more HiDef audio. I've got my whole CD library in uncompressed Apple and plan to use my Apple TV to stream auto into the Meridian.

I'm fortunate to have the foundation and the funds to make the replacement (old gear will go up on Audiogon). That said, and realizing that I have to trust my own ears, I'm interested in comments from Maggie owners who use their speakers for both audio AND HT.

Thanks in advance,
gordon
beaverlake
beaverlake OP
9 posts
 
Thank you for the very considered response. I'm hoping to get a bit more "slam" through the addition of the two DWM panels. I'm also going to use the NAD M-25 to drive each of the Maggie panels: 2 x 3.7, 2 x MMC2, 2 x DWM, and 1 x CCR. I figure with the DWMs and my Paragigm Seismic 12 (which has exhibited extrememly fast response) I will have struck the balance for music and movies.

I've pulled the trigger, now I'm waiting. With luck we'll have the intial set up done before I travel over a 2.5 week period. I'd like to loop a CD during that time so break in can happen while I'm not home!

I'll post a "review" of sorts here and on a few other forums since thru our dealter Wendell seems to be indicating the uptake on the tri-center hasn't been overwhelming and I think it makes tremendous common sense. But then I'm a heretic who believes that Meridian's Trifield processing is an improvement over plain sterwo so, heck, what do I know.

Thanks again,
gordon
josh358
286 posts
 
Hey, congrats! I've been hearing great things about the DWM.

The problem with Tri-Center I think is that very few have had an opportunity to hear it. Add to that the expense, and the reluctance of some audiophiles to leave the analog domain, plus the fact that many audiophiles have trouble accommodating even two speakers . . . So it's good to know that you're planning to post a review. I look forward to it.
beaverlake OP
9 posts
 
You betcha. I won't let dogma get in the way of what I hear. My amp is in town and the Maggies should be here the week after next. I plan to set up the gear, put Lyle Lovett's "It Ain't Big It's Large" CD on the Oppo and loop it from 2/23 through 4/9 - I'll be traveling the whole time.

I'll post something after I get back and down a nice Washington State red with my sales rep as we do the final tweaks. The good news is that if, for some bizarre reason this doesn't work out I can return all the kit for credit and start over again - probably with Meridian. But I think that's a low probability outcome.

gordon
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