Maggie 1.6QR versus "high-end" monitors.


This month's Absolute Sound placed Maggie 1.6QR in its "recommended system" column. This speaker has been on the market for a couple of years and I continually see good reviews from Audiogon members. Do these speakers produce much bass at 40Hz?? and can a high power high current amp of say 200RMS make a difference in the bass performance?? How does this speaker compare to comparably priced monitors??
sunnyjim

Showing 1 response by peterd

Every once in a while I get a hankering to try to find
something I can live with in a monitor.It is like a yearly
thing,go out and check out all the familiar shops.
Well as the others have said ,we know the shortcomings of
Maggies and are willing to live with those.
As for the front end. Because these are a bargain you will free up more cash for and especially cables ,pc's,i.c's,amps etc.

You can easily use speaker wire that surpasses the price of the 1.6's and they love it.
Garbage in garbage out means a lot to Maggie's.
I have no need to add a sub to get low end response,
use a good high-powered amp,maybe Sim audio,Bryston.
Last thing.You are the buyer and the listener.!
Peterd