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Seeking advice from Maggie owners

Hello. I have all but decided to purchase a pair of 1.6's. Before I do, I would like to hear from any of you good folks that could comment on the wisdom of this purchase as it relates to my current listening environment. My living room is 18' wide, 12' deep with an 8' ceiling. Both the ceiling, floor and back wall are concrete (high rise condo apt.). The floor is carpeted. So, my question is...
Can I realistically hope to obtain "very good" performance from these speakers in this room? If so, in what position?
Once again, any advice you can offer is greatly appreciated. Feel free to also comment on the wisdom of purchasing something you desire even if it may not be quite appropriate for your current listening environment.
Thanks!
Don
dmcewan

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fineberg
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I've moved my Maggie 1.5QRs through better and worse adapted rooms, without ever regretting them. I find that even in poor rooms you can get a small spot where imaging and sound really blossom, its just hard to enlarge the sweet spot. Even in a sub-optimal setup I think you have to spend twice as much to equal the sound of the Maggies. As for position advive, getting them AT LEAST 18 inches or if possible 2 feet from the back wall makes a huge difference. also angle them in slightly in a small roomand try and leave at least 6 or 8 feet between the speakers.
Good Luck.
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