Magnepan MG-20.1's are on the way!

nooshinjohn
nooshinjohn Posts: 25,465
edited November 2011 in Speakers
Just grabbed them for a freeking unbelievable price. I need to build smoe new crossovers for them, but they are in as new condition otherwise. I am looking forward to getting them in a proper room for listening... These have been a goal of mine for a long time now, and to finally have a pair on the way to my door....


my hands are shaking as I type this!:cheesygrin:

Pics tonight.
The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited October 2011
    Wow. Congrats.:biggrin:

    Serious, serious speaker. That speaker is a "lifer".

    Pics! Pics! Pics!

    They'll be fabulous with your amps.

    I'm happy for you, man!:cheesygrin:


    *exits back to his lowly 3.6's*:redface:


    Cheers,

    Ben
    2-Channel: PC > Schiit Eitr > Audio Research DAC-8 > Audio Research LS-26 > Pass Labs X-250.5 > Magnepan 3.7's

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited October 2011
    Agreed, that model is a keeper and the kind of speaker you build a system around, not the other way....enjoy!
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • indyhawg
    indyhawg Posts: 1,647
    edited October 2011
    Congrats John. Looking forward to seeing pics.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited October 2011
    I hope you have a very large room to put them in.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,465
    edited October 2011
    Not now, but I will. They will be an a room 18'x18' at least. My wife already knows our next house needs to have some "me" space.:biggrin:
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited October 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Not now, but I will. They will be an a room 18'x18' at least. My wife already knows our next house needs to have some "me" space.:biggrin:

    Thats not you talking, thats the flat panel crack
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,093
    edited October 2011
    Congrats!!! Very, very nice. Good luck with the XO repair. They're keepers for sure. I would love to try a pair of Maggies but my room height is a deal killer.
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • pietro944
    pietro944 Posts: 720
    edited October 2011
    wow.....I'm saving for the mmg's(lol).....are you going speaker level with a sub?.....Would be interested to know as I'm thinking of going with 2 small subs with the mmg's.....Pics!!!!.....CONGRATS!
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited October 2011
    pietro944 wrote: »
    .....are you going speaker level with a sub?.....

    Ha.

    The big boys don't need no dang subs.:wink::razz:

    Subs could help the mmg's for sure, but don't go too small; the whole point of a sub is to be able to get down to 20hz or below, so don't get anything that can't do that with ease or you'll just be mucking up your midbass.
    2-Channel: PC > Schiit Eitr > Audio Research DAC-8 > Audio Research LS-26 > Pass Labs X-250.5 > Magnepan 3.7's

    Living Room: PC > Marantz AV-7703 > Emotiva XPA-5 > Sonus Faber Liuto Towers, Sonus Faber Liuto Center, Sonus Faber Liuto Bookshelves > Dual SVS PC12-Pluses

    Office: Phone/Tablet > AudioEngine B1 > McIntosh D100 > Bryston 4B-ST > Polk Audio LSiM-703's
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  • pietro944
    pietro944 Posts: 720
    edited October 2011
    falconcry72 wrote: »
    Ha.

    The big boys don't need no dang subs.:wink::razz:

    Subs could help the mmg's for sure, but don't go too small; the whole point of a sub is to be able to get down to 20hz or below, so don't get anything that can't do that with ease or you'll just be mucking up your midbass.

    Thanks......I'm going to start a thread on this,don't want to hijack john's magnepan celebration:wink:
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,465
    edited October 2011
    a few pics....:cheesygrin:
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited October 2011
    Nice barn doors. :D
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,465
    edited October 2011
    Face wrote: »
    Nice barn doors. :D

    Yep... not too shabby at all. I will be needing some advice/help on crossovers for them, but I am so very excited to have these world class gems in my living room.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited October 2011
    Mye Stands. Pronto.:wink:
    2-Channel: PC > Schiit Eitr > Audio Research DAC-8 > Audio Research LS-26 > Pass Labs X-250.5 > Magnepan 3.7's

    Living Room: PC > Marantz AV-7703 > Emotiva XPA-5 > Sonus Faber Liuto Towers, Sonus Faber Liuto Center, Sonus Faber Liuto Bookshelves > Dual SVS PC12-Pluses

    Office: Phone/Tablet > AudioEngine B1 > McIntosh D100 > Bryston 4B-ST > Polk Audio LSiM-703's
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,465
    edited October 2011
    Gonna have my own made for them, with granite slabs to match my amps.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited October 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Gonna have my own made for them, with granite slabs to match my amps.

    Damn. That sounds sexy as hell.:cool:

    I'm glad that these bad-**** speakers will end up with such a capable man, and I'm glad that this bad-**** man will end up with such capable speakers.

    Circle of love right there, bro!:cheesygrin:
    2-Channel: PC > Schiit Eitr > Audio Research DAC-8 > Audio Research LS-26 > Pass Labs X-250.5 > Magnepan 3.7's

    Living Room: PC > Marantz AV-7703 > Emotiva XPA-5 > Sonus Faber Liuto Towers, Sonus Faber Liuto Center, Sonus Faber Liuto Bookshelves > Dual SVS PC12-Pluses

    Office: Phone/Tablet > AudioEngine B1 > McIntosh D100 > Bryston 4B-ST > Polk Audio LSiM-703's
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited October 2011
    Very nice. Congrats
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited October 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Yep... not too shabby at all. I will be needing some advice/help on crossovers for them, but I am so very excited to have these world class gems in my living room.
    Do you have a schematic?
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited October 2011
    Very, very nice---enjoy man.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited October 2011
    Those Maggies look great John. Let us know how they sound. I have not heard a pair of MG-20.1's.

    Greg
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    Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
    "I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion." :\
    My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

    "Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson

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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,192
    edited October 2011
    Great things come to those who seek and keep at it.

    Congrats John. It's funny how you've been honeing your soldering skills over the past year and now this project comes up. Good luck getting the schematics and I'm glad some of us have very deep pockets to take another step up in this cool hobby/passion.

    I know he wants to hook them up with no cross-overs. ......I would....well...maybe not.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,465
    edited October 2011
    The new shipping boxes have been ordered for them, and they should be on the way to me soon. A check of the serial numbers show them to be a matched pair of MG 20's and NOT the 20.1's. One speaker will need a replacement ribbon, but Maggie says this is an easy and in-expensive fix at just a hundred bucks for the replacement. I cannot wait to see them/hear them.

    Does anybody have any expereince with the 20's or the 20.1's for sake of comparison?
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,192
    edited October 2011
    Looks like he hooked them up without a cross-over.:wink:

    I would've also with very low volume.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,465
    edited November 2011
    Finally got them packed up and on the way to me... I cannot wait to see them, hear them and see the look on the wife's face as she see's 6foot 7 inch speaker standing in the living room!:twisted:
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited November 2011
    I saw a pair in person not too long ago, they certainly have a presence about them.

    Any luck on a schematic or FR plots?
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,465
    edited November 2011
    Face wrote: »
    I saw a pair in person not too long ago, they certainly have a presence about them.

    Any luck on a schematic or FR plots?

    Yes, they do at that. They put me a bit in mind of the SDA-SRS in terms of their frontal size. They certainly lay waste to the theory that there is no market for an SDA-type speaker because of size constraints. Because of positioning issues, these actually need MORE room than an SDA.

    I have schematics, but was told if I am bi-amping, the internal crossover will be good for now.:biggrin:
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,465
    edited November 2011
    No time tonight for a review, but lets just say they are spectacular in every way. Any chance I would be missing SDA is gone (for now).:cheesygrin:


    A couple pics... review to follow in another thread.
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    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited November 2011
    That picture makes them look smaller than they really are.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,138
    edited November 2011
    Man those speakers are close together...Is that the way they are supposed to be?
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,465
    edited November 2011
    Conradicles wrote: »
    Man those speakers are close together...Is that the way they are supposed to be?

    no... but given that my room is only 11 feet wide, this is the best it gets. When we move into our house next spring, they will get a room of their own. Even in this confined space, they sound amazing. Properly set up they should be ten times better.:loneranger:
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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