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I hear you Z!! The Ascents have better low and mid bass....something I have always felt was missing with my maggies. But the maggies have a much fuller and richer sound from that point up. Even with the ML Depth, the maggies are bottom end shy in my room. The top end of the ML isn't even in the same class as the true ribbon maggies!! Trade offs!!

I'm thinking two Vandy 2WQ subs crossed over at about 80hz. would be a great match with the maggies. The maggies will be with me long after the ML's are gone!!

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Dual Vandersteen subs was my first exposure to a REAL bottom end...I still remember hearing it for the first time at the little audio shop back in Upstate NY. I think they'd be a fantastic addition to the Maggies!

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Have you guys seen those new MMGs? They look very sharp!

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Just wanted to tell all my maggie mates that my Pioneer Elite VSX-54TX is for sale over in the Hardware for Sale section. I'm moving up to a VSX-94TXH.

Z,
My maggies will be repaired and be my speakers for life. No way are the Ascents as good!!

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Same system...but with Martin Logan's instead of maggies. It is a toss up between these and my 3.6's.

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Seems like this little thread of ours is dwindling....so I thought I'd spice it up by saying that I may have Maggie back for a fling in the next month or so

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I auditioned a Pair of Maggie 3.6, I wound up with Martin Logans

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What flavor??

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ML Vantage
I listened to the 3.6 with Pass Amp and other stupid expensive gear and while they were nice,they were not "it" the mids were a tad veiled kind of lacking resolution, not what I would expect for $5K

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Anyone home? Happy turkey day to all you Alans.

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Happy Holidays to all you Alans and honorary Alans...even you, Dean-O!

Has EVERYONE abandoned their beloved Maggies???

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Still loving my maggies. I'm getting ready to move my ML Ascents up to the HT. I will need to buy a matching center some day.

Happy Holidays to all my maggie mates!!

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Great to hear from ya, P!

Here's a link to a happy Maggie customer just to keep things interesting: Planar Speaker Asylum - Magnepan, Epson, Carada and Emotiva - My Pics - jackley@exackley.com - December 11, 2008 at 10:12:58

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How 'bout those Maggies! Speaker of the Year!!

Speaker of the year: Magnepan 3.6/R | The Audiophiliac - CNET News

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Well...I know I'm pretty much talking to myself in here...but I figured I'd go ahead and post this anyway...

I have officially returned to the Magnepan family! Maggie and I have spent a lot of time and had many heart to mylar conversations over the past few weeks, and I'm happy to say that we've reconciled! I've decided to part with my beloved DeVore Monkeys, and they are on their way to a great home in TN. They'll be loved and cared for by a physician, who already owns a pair of DeVore Nines, so I can feel good about that.

Maggie v.3.6 will be arriving in town within the next 8-10 business days, and I can't wait to have her with me again

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You will love the 3.6's!!!!

CONGRATS!!!

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Thanks, P! It feels great to be getting back into some Maggies. I plan to separate my systems and have Maggies in one, and some DeVore monkeys in the other. These are far and away my two favorite speaker companies and I really can't see myself ever needing anything else. On top of that, they're both HQ'd in the good ol' USA, so I can feel good about supporting American made products, which is important to me.

I don't remember if I mentioned it, but I've had a Butler Audio amp for the past few years and love it. I know that Mr. Butler is a big Maggie fan, and he says the combination is great. (He's paired his amps with Maggies at some of the audio shows, apparently.) I know the 3.6s like some juice, so I'll probably grab the more powerful 2250 in the next few weeks.

The magic is back, baby!!

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Howdee all. Just wanted to drop in an say Happy Holidays to all and I hope that 2009 is an even better year for everyone.

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Same to you, 6!

And Happy New Year to all the Alans and honorary Alans...even you Dean!

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Congrats on the new speakers, Z. I'm thinking of picking up another pair myself to make a 4.2 setup for HT and MC music.

Howdy 6! All the best to you all for the new year!

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Thanks, Dean!

I'm really excited to get back into Maggies...I feel as if I had some of the absolute best "boxes" you can get for my price range and I enjoyed them for the last three years. But ultimately there are just things they can't do, as we all know. Maggies aren't for everyone (thankfully!), but they are definitely for me.

I put the order in on Tuesday, so hopefully I'll be taking delivery next week. I can't wait to introduce them to Butler power!!!

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OK Z,

I've been reading your post over at the MUG. We want to see pictures of those new 3.6's!!

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lol, I'm workin' on that!

I have Mye stands on the way, and I also spoke with Phil Marchand and decided to order an XM44 crossover designed to the HP, LP, and slope specs that Magnepan recommends in the owners manual. Phil also was kind enough to throw in an extra module for free so that I can play around with a slightly different setting that he suggested.

I have to say, I'm THRILLED with how well my Butler amp is juicing these things. Even with just 150wpc, I'm getting TONS of low end, a beautiful sound stage, and with no signs of over-driving the amp at all. Several people at the asylum suggested I try the active biamping with two channels of my Butler per speaker before spending money on a more powerful Butler, so that's what I'm doing.

I definitely don't regret going back to boxes after loving my MMGs, because John DeVore is a great guy and his speakers are fantastic...but I can't even begin to tell you how good it feels to have Maggies around again. So far these things have already exceeded expectation, and I can't wait to hear how they sound after the Mye stands and Marchand piece get here!

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BTW, what do you guys think of those cool new MiniMaggies?? I can't wait to give those a listen! I also can't wait to see how much of an impact they have in the marketplace...I think we may see a whole new group of Maggie owners coming on board by the summer!

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Audible Elegance, the shop where I bought my maggies, has had a similar sized naked minature maggie model sitting on their counter for years. It shows in minature, the maggie technology. I didn't ever think they would make maggies that small!!

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I agree! I was really shocked to hear about these new little guys...Maggies rule!

What ever happened to M? You ever hear from the guy?

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Very nice. I've been thinking of doing the same and bi-amping. How much is the XM44 setting you back (if you don't mind me being nosy)?

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Hey, Dean!

Marchand has two units that are recommended for the Maggies...the XM44 and a tubed version (forget the model number). He says that both are excellent, and the tubed version is on sale for $1800 right now, but I went with the XM44 because supposedly it's extremely transparent. The XM44 is $1k plus about $30 for shipping.

I have a tube preamp that Im quite fond of (Mapletree Line 2A SE), and the synergy it has with my Butler amp is tremendous. I was really concerned about putting anything active into the signal path, particularly a SS piece. But I've asked some people whose opinions I trust, and they all tell me that the marchand stuff is actually very transparent and it won't mess with the sound I already have. A few have said that the passive Maggie crossover is doing more to degrade the sound than just about anything else, so this should be a nice upgrade.

I know the Maggies love lots of current, but honestly, if you guys ever get the chance to demo a Butler amp with your 3.6s, I'd love to hear what you think. The 5150 puts out 150wpc into 8 and 225 into 4...not a lot of current by Maggie standards. But I'm telling you, the sound is fantastic already. The low end is KILLING what I was getting from my DeVores, and the soundstage is massive. I wasn't even going to consider continuing to use the 5150 until I actually tried it, and the crossover option was cheaper than buying a Butler 2250...so I'm giving it a go.

I really did expect to find the 3.6s a tad thin compared to my DeVores, but the honest truth is that these are sounding like a much fuller speaker overall. When I added my outboard tube DAC into my other system, it gave a nice depth to the soundstage, so while I already have nice width to it, I'm hoping when I get the TADAC back in here it'll help with the depth.

I'd always heard that Maggies love tubes, and now I'm a believer!

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Hey guys...just wanted to tell you that i won't be sending the Marchand back. Biamping really helps get some separation among the instruments and vocals...This thing is built like a tank, too!

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Hello Maggie Mates,

Just wanted to throw out an update on my 3.6 maggies. I just got them back from Magnepan. They did a reglue of the midrange panels and I went ahead and had them install new tweeters while they had them. They are like brand new speakers and I am a happy camper!!

How are you all doing?