Magnepan owners : past / present


What speakers have you bought after owning maggies that you liked as well as maggies ?
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Showing 5 responses by mapman

4est,

No offense.

People hear what they hear and think what they think.

Thanks for clarifying.
FWIW, the Maggie mg1c's I bought back in the 80's and ran for about 20 years came after a pair of original OHM Walsh 2s that I had acquired a few years prior. The Walsh 2s also stuck around for over 20 years until replaced by a new pair of Walsh 2s with newer OHM driver technology.

The Maggies were a cut above the original Walsh 2s, but the newer OHMs replaced the Maggies. You may not need a sub with the OHMs depending on the room and the amp used. I suspect they perform better with a sub typically run off tube amplification.
Triangle Titus XS + sub (still own).
Dynaudio Contour 1.3 mkII (still own)
OHM Walsh (still own).

Also B&W P6 but those were a totally different breed sound wise from Magnepan.

Interesting the German Physiks mentioned above and the OHM Walsh speakers I own both use Walsh drivers, which I would say are a very good replacement technology for Maggies in general.
"I can see how someone could switch from mag to Ohms, similar ambient information, but both are veiled IMO."

4est, please elaborate a bit regarding how the OHMs are veiled in your estimation and which OHMs specifically you have heard that led to that conclusion.

OHMs use dynamic drivers unlike Maggies or panels in general so there is little resemblance between the two in regards to dynamics. OHMs are more like conventional dynamic speakers in that sense.

"veiled" is not a term I would apply to any modern OHMs I have heard. The originals from 30 years ago, perhaps....

The OHMs are mostly omnidirectional and soundstage and imaging is unique from planars and conventional dynamic designs as a result.
"i went down in size and bought Merlin TSM-mme"

Good small monitors are a reasonable option to Maggies for many IMHO.

Not exactly the same in terms of the nature of the sound, but a lot of the same strengths in a slightly different flavor.

Good small monitors are a reasonable alternative especially if what you are seeking is more kick and impact in the dynamics than one typically gets with planars alone.