surfatwork
Well-Known Member
I had the opportunity to listen to a pair of Magnepan MG 1.6s today, and they are stunning. Vinod K of A2V in Bangalore demoéd them to me and my wife today morning - if you get a chance you should meet him - he is patient, accomodating, knowledgeable, explains everything, - in short, very good.
Back to the MGs - the source was an Oppo, thru a Rotel pre/power combo. We listened to 'You know I'm no good' by Amy Winehouse and it was superb. Her voice stood out from the instruments, every instrument was perfectly delineated and distinct, the soundstage was awesome left to right, back to front and everything was locked in place beautifully. We also listened to the opening bars of Shine on You. I have listened to this song about a million times and the MGs still presented details I have never heard and didnt even know existed. Both me and my wife were completely amazed by this speaker.
Sure - they dont go super low - as a JBL or Polk or Klipsch or even a B&W might. But the bass is defly there - it is very natural. there's no thump, but there's enough to make listening a pleasure. two words of caution - they are BIG, about 1.7m tall. and Vinod tells me they need a lot of power - their sensitivity is only about 84dB!!
Speaking of bass, I also listened to a pair of B&W 683s. These babies go lowwwww!! when vinod first played alan taylor's Hotels and Dreamers, I thought there was sub on!!! but i found that the B&Ws didnt present complex pieces very well (things seemed to get a little muddled), and neither of us liked the presentation of the midband i.e. voices. Amy's voice seemed a bit lost in the background of the instruments, though the drum beats came through loud and strong. probably a good speaker for rock.
PM
Back to the MGs - the source was an Oppo, thru a Rotel pre/power combo. We listened to 'You know I'm no good' by Amy Winehouse and it was superb. Her voice stood out from the instruments, every instrument was perfectly delineated and distinct, the soundstage was awesome left to right, back to front and everything was locked in place beautifully. We also listened to the opening bars of Shine on You. I have listened to this song about a million times and the MGs still presented details I have never heard and didnt even know existed. Both me and my wife were completely amazed by this speaker.
Sure - they dont go super low - as a JBL or Polk or Klipsch or even a B&W might. But the bass is defly there - it is very natural. there's no thump, but there's enough to make listening a pleasure. two words of caution - they are BIG, about 1.7m tall. and Vinod tells me they need a lot of power - their sensitivity is only about 84dB!!
Speaking of bass, I also listened to a pair of B&W 683s. These babies go lowwwww!! when vinod first played alan taylor's Hotels and Dreamers, I thought there was sub on!!! but i found that the B&Ws didnt present complex pieces very well (things seemed to get a little muddled), and neither of us liked the presentation of the midband i.e. voices. Amy's voice seemed a bit lost in the background of the instruments, though the drum beats came through loud and strong. probably a good speaker for rock.
PM