As stated already I don't think it would be a good idea, mine are 5 feet 6 inches from the rear wall and with any less they do suffer in every way. It took me a couple of months to get them dialed in for my room and listening preferences but now they are "right" and it was worth the tweaking, how ever you do need some room to experiment with. You may want to look into a monitor like the Merlin TSM which works better then most when being placed against the wall- I believe they may be in your price range too- I am just unsure of what you think about monitors.
And what do Maggies sound like near a wall......
I am interested in Magneapns but the layout of my room will allow only placement 1 foot from the back wall and 1 foot from the side walls. Just how will Maggies sound?
I listen to classical and jazz at low to medium sound levels. My amp is a tube C-J MV-52.
I listen to classical and jazz at low to medium sound levels. My amp is a tube C-J MV-52.
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I would explore Lowther drivers or equivalents in a folded horn cabinet like the medallion, or other horns like Klipsch. These can actually benefit from the bass reinforcement of being placed close to a wall. Check out Lowthers here The other problem is that your amp simply does not have enough power to get the Maggies going at even moderate levels. I had 1.5 Maggies with CJ MV-50 amps and the speakers just kind of laid there begging for more power. |
Maggies are by no means "space savers"....you defeat the purpose of a dipole design when placed close to walls...and to be honest...no speaker is going to sound their best 1ft from a rear wall...you need space to create depth...that being said...if you room is small...sealed design SPendors or NSMaudio speakers would be one of your better options...other than in wall applications...the Mags are a waste of money if you cant set them up correctly.... |
Umn - If I understand you correctly, you have a location for 14" wide speakers 6 feet in front of the wall. Hmmm. Any chance you could streeeetch that 14" out to 17", and shoehorn in a couple of MG-12's? If not, then as you probably suspect it's hard to find a $1K box speaker that sounds anywhere near as boxless as the Maggies. Offhand I'd suggest Meadowlark - I'm not sure which models you might find in that price range. If you had to go back to the corner location, the new Meadowlark Swift might work well. This is just speculation - I haven't heard the Swift yet. Best of luck! Duke |
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