I have 1.6's in a room that is practically identical to your larger 14 x 16 room. I have them set up 5 ft out with maybe a little more space on the sides. My listening chair is all the way back against the opposite wall. I have listened closer, but didn't find the difference significant so I moved the love seat back against the wall where it looks better. I treated the corners behind the speakers with auralex pannels, 2 ft wide, floor to ceiling. This was a critical treatment to address slap echo which really was a serious problem. The next most important tweak was tilting the speakers forward (easy with Mye stands) so that the tweeter is at a perpendicular with the middle of the tweeter at ear level. I've used addtional auralex panels on the wall behind the speaker which seems to have improved imaging somewhat. I think you will be very happy once you have them set up in the new room.
maggie 1.6qr
I just purchased a mint set of maggie 1.6qr speakers and am shocked at how good they sound! I am replacing a dynaco st70/ quad 11L setup with the maggies and a bryston 3bst amp. The preamp is a classe dr6.
I am currently set up in a small 10x11 room and jammed in way too tight there. I am moving into a larger room 14x16 and it will be a dedicated 2 channel/ a/v room.
The maggies will be placed about 4.5-5 feet from the rear wall, and about 2.5 feet from the side walls. My seating position will be around 7-8 feet back. With the speakers placed about 5 feet apart, will this distance on seating position be about right or should I be closer?
I know about the cardas method and magnepans setup instructions, but I am looking for real maggie user input and how you set yours up. And do you suggest tweeter panels in or out?
Thanks,Dave (New happy maggie owner!!!)
I am currently set up in a small 10x11 room and jammed in way too tight there. I am moving into a larger room 14x16 and it will be a dedicated 2 channel/ a/v room.
The maggies will be placed about 4.5-5 feet from the rear wall, and about 2.5 feet from the side walls. My seating position will be around 7-8 feet back. With the speakers placed about 5 feet apart, will this distance on seating position be about right or should I be closer?
I know about the cardas method and magnepans setup instructions, but I am looking for real maggie user input and how you set yours up. And do you suggest tweeter panels in or out?
Thanks,Dave (New happy maggie owner!!!)