My room is 11' x 18' with carpeting and large entertainment center so is not ideal for maggies but I have them right where they sound the best-about 5' from the back wall. The 1.6s were just too big for the room so I went with the 12s. My 12s are not biampable as is; I would need to upgrade the crossovers to do so. I am very happy with the Aragon 4004 Mk II and can notice the extra power, but it doesn't seem dramatically different than the 2004 sounded. Overall I am very happy and am planning to get rid of the entertainment center and put a LCD TV on the wall so that should help things a great deal.

schlagelk January 07, 2010 17:26

what size is your room that you decided you like the 12s better than the 1.6? also, sounds like your looking for more power for them? thinking of biamping? i heard that 400wpc + biamp is the best for 1.6. not sure for 12s, but just letting your know what i've heard. i'm looking at maggies and found your setup. thanks for sharing

daveed_tx October 02, 2009 18:52

System edited: Rega Planet died, sold Rega Radio because I have internet radio with the Squeezebox, decided to try a more powerful amp.

schlagelk September 29, 2009 10:14

System edited: Added MG12s after having the MMGs for a year

schlagelk June 11, 2005 06:48

Thanks, I am leaning towards the MG12s as the 1.6s are probably too big for my room. I listened to both at my local dealer and thought the MG12s were a better value. I will keep my eyes open for some used 1.6s though. Would my amp have enough power (200 wpc into 4 ohms) for the 1.6? My dealer told me that the MG12s are actually easier to drive than the MMGs but that seemed strange.

After adding the Bottlehead, I could tell the pre section of the Denon was definitely a weakness. The instruments have air around them now and vocals are amazing. Recordings that used to be too harsh (like some Bob Dylan with the harmonica) are now listenable (if you like that sort of thing). I haven't heard any other tube preamps but I'm very happy with the Foreplay.

schlagelk March 14, 2005 07:13

Agreed. Get bigger maggies. Either the MG-12/QRs or the MG-1.6/QRs depending on what you can afford.

aroc March 14, 2005 03:48

I would get magnepan 1.6 QR speakers ($750-900) and use nordost superflatline shotgun Z plug terminated speaker wire ($50-80) then plug most everything into a powervar 12 line conditioner ($150-220) and sell the MMGs.

55dok March 13, 2005 19:16

If I were you I'd definitely put the money into getting bigger Maggies, then evaluate the rest of the system. I had the MMG's and just recently bought a pair of 1.5's. The difference overall is startling and makes me want an even bigger pair. I've had several speakers, some quite expensive in comparison, and these really deliver what I want for the most part at a bargain price.
How do you like that Bottlehead? I've been spending alot of time at their site and I'm thinking about the Seduction.

mthieme March 13, 2005 15:17