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MMGs

A year ago, I bought a pair of MMGs.  In my 13x22 room, placement was a challenge but finally worked it out.

Speakers are powered by an Adcom GFA-555.  The only source is a CD player through a passive pre-amp.

Now I have a little more to spend and would like thoughts on the following options:

1) Mye stands for the MMGs

2) The DWM panel with the MMGs (secondary question - can this panel be placed on a side wall perpendicular to the MMGs?)

3) 1.7s

Open to other out-of-the-box suggestions as well.

The goal is always to attain that Magnepan soundstage.  Musical tastes are female vocalists, jazz, blues.
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Schuert, can you be more specific in what you mean they "blew" 4 ohm rated amps? Also, did the MMGs get damaged in the process as well or not. Thanks.
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Thanks Schubert. The reason I asked was my brother in law has borrowed my MMGs and drove them with his Accurus integrated - I thinks 100wpc, and called me to say the amp was got very very hot to touch before he stopped it. This got me worried if he could have (also) potentially damaged the speakers. He also mentioned something about a bit of an "odor" from the speakers - not a burning odor, which made me very uncomfortable. I'll be getting back tomorrow but am a bit anxious....
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Thank you. I'll find out tomorrow. Hoping they didn't "overheat"....
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I can definitely attest to that MMGs suck up serious current. I just got a pair this past weekend and been playing around and driving them with the different amps I have around the house, e.g., pair of McIntosh MC2200, Vincent SP-331, and an Adcom 555. I thought my Martin Logan Aerius i was hard to drive but the MMGs demand more.

I can't speak to other Magnepan models but I personally would not consider owning the MMGs if I had anything less than 300-400 wpc, preferably monoblocks, and planned to use them in medium to large listening room. It's however a shame as most people who consider these great speakers and buy them because of their reasonable price, are not prepared to spend five times as much to give them the power they need and deserve.

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I'm new to the MMG experience as I just got a pair a few days ago - used so they are broken in. Mine came with Sound Anchor stands which raise the panel roughly 6" off the ground, at the lowest position setting, I switched them back to their OEM stands just out of curiosity  - flush with the ground and I feel the SA stands do help both with bass and the overall clarity of the sound. I have them on hardwood floors so may be its the reflections off the floor when the panel is sitting right against the floor or the 6" space on the bottom of the panels. Or it could also be a bit more rigidity that the stands add to the frame.  Can't tell for sure what but the overall sound is better, for sure. The stands allow for an additional 8" of height but I think it'll not only make them look awkward but might make them a bit tippy although the stands are fairly wide and deep. Just a thought. 
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ps, how'd you characterize the differences between the MMG and the .7? Just curious.  
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Speaking of Brystons, I found and purchased a pair of 7B-ST monoblocks locally and shipped them to my brother in California last week to use with his 1.5QRs. I tried them with my MMGs (and my ML Aerius i) for a couple of days before shipping them. They definitely woke them both up. The bass extension was immediate and astounding, especially with the MLs but the amps also showed how low and tight the bass could get on the MMG. One thing I found common in both speakers was the higher the volume the more profound was the difference with these amps. Everything was better with higher power with the bass being most noticeable but the instruments stayed separate as well. Just to mention this is all compared with my current pair of McIntosh MC2200 monoblock amps driving my MLs. Good high power is a must.

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