Magneplanar MG12: good for my room ?


Hi,
I'm thinking about Magneplanar MG12, which impressed me when I listened to them (twice, in different setups and listening rooms), but I know they're very sensitive to positioning and to the listening room's features.
My listening room (which is my living room) is 4m x 8m, about 3m tall (13.3 x 26.6 x 10 feet) and I would position the MG12's along one short side. The rear wall would be about 1m distant (or something more, maybe up to 1.3-1.4m), but I have some problems with the furniture: the panels could not be placed at more than about 2m center-to-center, thus 2.4m tweeter-to-tweeter, because right on the external side of the right speaker there's a low (say 50cm) shelter, where the 37" TV is placed upon, whilst on the left of the left speaker there's the sofa.
But what's most is that behind the left speaker I have a window (with curtains) and behind the right speaker there's the same low piece of furiniture above mentioned, that 'makes a 90° bend' around the speaker.
I don't know if I've been clear enough: I have some photos and even am AutoCAD picture, but... er... I don't know how to publish them here.

Do you think such configuration is suitable for MG12's, or do you think they would sound as a pale shadow of what I heard and liked so much ?

thanks, ciao
daniele
daniele_g

Showing 2 responses by timrhu

The easiest way to publish your room photos and auto cad pic is to create a system page and put them there.
As for the MG12s, in a room that size why not opt for a used pair of 1.6s? They are really priced well after the release of the 1.7.
I did audition the MG12s in my room for about ten days as I was considering buying them. Glad I did as they were not at all to my liking. The comment above about being in the sweet spot is right on. If I got up from the chair and walked around the room the sound was terrible.
I think my room was too small for them so they went back to the dealer.