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Magnepan MMG or something else

Hi,

I'm looking for input on speakers. I am trying the MMGs and going into my sixth week with them. They do sound good but there still seems to be a little lacking in the musical involvement. I know that's subjective. They don't seem bass shy in my setup which is a McIntosh MA6600 and an ARC CD2 with a Pro-Ject 9 turntable. What are some opinions on these speakers or perhaps another moderate cost speaker that might fit the bill or is someone's favorite?
rtaylor

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macdadtexas
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I love Mac gear, I have always believed that there is a reason it holds it's value so well, and it's not soley for the wonderful aestethics. I have had a C2200 in my system before where it was spectacular, that was with Dynaudio speakers and an Innersound ESL amp, but when I switched the speakers out to my beloved Maggies, the system sounded flat and lifeless with no real depth. I have never gotten Maggies to match with Mac gear. Just not a match in my opinion. I also tried mc501's with my (near)current system and once again I was disappointed. Those wonderful amps ended up driving some incredible B & W Nautilus' in a friends system, but didn't match well with my Maggies.

If you love your MAC Integrated, I would try a different speaker, if you love the Maggies, I would try some different gear, I think even the MMG's need more than 200w to really wake up.

Good luck.
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