Replacement for Maggie's?

I tried a set of Maggie's purchasing a used 1.6QR. I tried to like them but while I was amazed at their ability to image and create a huge sound stage, their lack of bass was a big issue for me. I am not a sub woofer fan so that was not an option. One option I considered which you may want to as well is to look into the Peter Gunn mods. From what I have read and heard from Maggie owners, including Duke whose Jazz Modules I own and who may still have his set of Gunned MMGs, the mods really are worth it.

So I sold off the Maggie's and when delivering them to the buyer helped set them up. Ironically his other pair of speakers were the Shahanian Obelisk's. I noticed a couple weeks later he had the Maggie's for sale. Food for thought...

Another suggestion for you - along the lines of Chadnliz, who suggested line-array speakers - are speakers from Selah Audio. http://www.selahaudio

how about Martin-Logan speakers? I realize that they are electro-static speakers but you are already used to plugging in your speakers!

I'm not a fan of panel speakers for their laser like sweet spot, dynamic ability and generally poor transition to what ever is being used for low frequency. A trade show is no place to be critical of a product but I was extremely impressed with Sanders Sound Labs complete system which seemed to avoid those pitfalls.

The only other panel system that impressed was a pair of Soundlab powered by Wavestream Kinetics V8's set up almost near field in a small room at the Analog Room in San Jose.

If you like Maggies, you will love Apogees. The problem is finding a pair. (PM me - I have a paair of Calipers for sale).

They are a bit more cohesive than a Maggie, being all ribbon. They have the same kind of power requirements but are more dynamic by far and have better bass.

If you like Maggies, you will love Apogees. The problem is finding a pair....

yeah, that's why I did not suggest Apogees. ;-) I almost did!