Maggies & Logans: Why so many for sale?

Also people who own Maggies and move to a smaller home have a tendency to sell if the room is too small, they know what it takes to make them sing.

I have owned 8 pairs or Martin logans and the descent sub also 2 pair of maggies .They are great speakers but since I have discovered Sensitive speakers and SET amps I can not listen to them any more They just dont touch my soul .Technically there a great performer.

- very sensitive to proper room placement
- very sensitive to room interaction
- need to be farther away from back & side walls
- requires a larger room
- dialing in toe-in
- revealing of upstream weaknesses
- current hungry
- low WAF
- require stalwart amplification to yield bass
- require higher SPLs to bloom

I had Maggies ,but could not use them in a smaller room. I found NEARs which gave me the same sort of sound ,but in a box.

Innersound I have been told are the speakers to go for and I am beginning to believe it.WIll have to go hear some when I get the chance.Price is a concern though.

Logans I found did not cross over well with the Bass Drivers ,but this was maybe 10yrs ago.I did like the transparancy though.

I am happy with what I have now and got them for a steal of a price.The NEAR samll 2-ways outperformed the Maggie 1.4's I had .I did do a side-by-side and it was no contest.

My final decision was based on a number of factors.One of the biggest was room size.The other was I wanted a speaker that went as close to full-range I could get that was as transparent as the Maggies.The NEARs did it for me.They have a small footprint and are not eye sores also.

They will reveal upstream electronics synergy.They are not really hard to get synergy between electronics as far as amps. Maggies have a special load to consider when mating with an amp!

The NEARs I have are heavily modded.Newer drivers.Outboard XO's to be updated and rewired with wire that I like. They are the only ones of their kind at the moment,

Happy Hunting

All I can say is I agree pretty much with the previous statements. I own both Maggies and ML.

I sold my Martin Logan Sequels last week after 17 years of enjoyment. I bought them for $2K in 1986 and sold them for $900. Pretty good value if you ask me.

The reason I sold them is because I finally wanted a bigger pair. The newer models are easier to drive and built better.

Other reasons people sell them may include the following:

"They are big."
"The wife doesn't like them."
"Music isn't important now that I've got kids."

Regards,

TomDac
Martin Logan Club Webmaster
http://www.martinloganowners.com