And what do Maggies sound like near a wall......

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.

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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.

hi,
has anyone tried maggies with brick wall behind them?

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

Duke:
The wall on the side of the MG12 would not be a problem?
Thanks.