Are Magnepan MG-IIIa speakers problematic?


I have read on different postings how magnepans are difficult to setup, difficult to maintain, and basically are like a high-maintenance girlfriend or wife. I have the opportunity to purchase a pair of MG-IIIA speakers. I would love some feedback...Thanks...Also, can you still get support for them through Magnepan?
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I was a Maggie fan for quite a while, had MG-IIs and then MG-IIIs (not the IIIA). I was driving them with a pair of Conrad Johnson MV75A-1s (vertically biamped) plus an Audio Pro B-250 sub. They had plenty of room around them and sounded fine. Then I heard a pair of comparively tiny ProAc Response 2s and suddenly the Maggies didn't sound as good. In an A/B comparison there was no contest and I sold the Maggies. But I remember them fondly and never had a bit of rouble with them.