Magnepan Home Theater Setup

The home theater enthusiast looking for a fantastic sounding speaker system costing well south of 1000 would be making a big mistake in ignoring the mmgs.

Magnepan home theater setup. Even in a smaller room they aren t going to generate much in the way of satisfying bass on their own. Other than the mmg line all other magnepan products are available through dealers don t be nervous they have a 60 day satisfaction or your money back guarantee plus magnepan may have just about the most helpful support staff you ll ever deal with. Magnepan is the leader is high value high quality flat panel audiophile speakers for stereo and multi channel use. I m no stranger to magnepan products although the lrs loudspeakers are new to me.

Over my time as an audio enthusiast i ve owned in chronological order the smga the mg 1 the mg 1 6 and the mg ii and now i have the pleasure of having the magnepan lrs models in the house for review. Compared to the revel gem. With the mmg w magnepan has found a way to offer a pair of maggies for 325 usd and the mmg c center channel speaker for 299 each. Has pushed speaker development in directions which does not enhance music reproduction.

As a surround speaker the 1 6 qr is a logical and practical choice for a maggie home theater. Thinking about doing a magnepan system for l c r and 4 surrounds. 1 800 474 1646 show navigation hide navigation. There are more than a few high value subs from respected companies available.

I would also suggest ported designs are not the best choice. Home theater speaker is a term for speakers which have been designed for extremely wide dynamic range and dispersion characteristics thought to enhance the home theater experience. Features setup you won t find the mmg w and mmg c in stores. Magnepan has that tri center setup i m wondering about.

All the listening described in this review came via a 2 1 setup which included the magnepan mmgs and a yamaha yst sw315 subwoofer. The mmg w is. They re available only by mail order directly from the company. When properly set up the 1 6 qr was as good as invisible.

I m interested in building a home theater from scratch will ask this same question in r hometheater but felt like audiophile would be a better place to ask. If the magnepans will be part of your home theater setup you re probably planning for a subwoofer anyway. Will have to do atmos in ceiling likely with paradigm. Reproducing the dynamic range of gun shots and car crashes etc.