Magnepan Magneplanar MG 12 Floorstanding Speakers
Magnepan Magneplanar MG 12 Floorstanding Speakers
USER REVIEWS
[Apr 05, 2015]
Audioholic
AudioPhile
It only took me 15 minutes at the shop to be convinced of the quality of these loudspeakers. Absolute killers for the money.
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[Nov 23, 2011]
Volker Weber
AudioPhile
I read so many about the MG 12 wich makes me wonder if there is more than one model... . Can't be that everyone write about the same speaker. My MG 12's are perfect in musicreproduction. Even the bass is like true. Not so noisy and dump like from a boxspeaker.
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[Jul 09, 2011]
weaver
Audio Enthusiast
I bought these about four months ago after hearing a lot about them and then finding my local dealer. I must have spent 2hrs listeining to various models in the showroom including the 3.6's and was so impressed. I was a little nervous about how the 12's would sound in my home but the dealer offered to let me try them with no risk so what the heck! Anyway, got them home and hooked them up to my system(5.1 with anthem mrx500 receiver, anthem mca2 to drive fronts and a polk audio psw10). I had been using a vintage pair of Yamaha NS-690 which were very dynamic, accurate and really didn't need a sub. I first put the maggies on either side of my 52"tv about two feet off the back wall. I sit about 10ft away. From here I was very disappointed-I just wasn't getting the depth and width of soundstage I had heard in the shop even though everything else was pretty good(although I found the sub muddied the mids and highs and preferred it off). I experimented with different positions and eventually found the "sweet" spot. The speakers are now approx 3ft on either side of the tv and approx 1.5ft in front of it and canted in towards the listening position. They sound awesome now! I was reasonably pleased with the bass even as is with the polk off(the mid bassof the maggies is just so clear, accurate and articulated) but eventually replaced my polk with a martin logan dynamo(10in) that I picked up on ebay and now it's GREAT-a major improvement over the polk! In home theatre it's crazy too-I literally jumped at some gunshots in a Breaking Bad episode on blu ray! So, even though esthetically the maggies are not in my ideal spot I can easily return them besdie the tv when not usiong them because they're so light-this is a major advantage over the martin logams with the integrated subs. Another fantastic thing I've noticed about the maggies which I hadn't anticipated is that they mnaintain their characteristics right down to ridiculously low listeing volumes. I rent out my basement so if I don't want to bother them late at night I just turn off the sub and turn doen the volume and I'm still very pleased! I actually had to turn off the furnace one night because I had the volume so low that the furnace was louder! I am very pleased with these and don't foresee changing them fro a long time(prob when I turn the basement opt into a listening room). I am sitting relatively close to these and they have walls right beside them and I definitely get the sense that they would benefit from more "space". |
[Apr 04, 2010]
Still Cruising
AudioPhile
What level of performance can inexpensive subwoofers provide to the MG 12?
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[Mar 07, 2010]
PPP
AudioPhile
I just listened to kef's Muon's with Leema gear. (+ 140.000,- EURo's!!)At home i recently bought magnepan mg12's with a rel storm III.
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[Jul 04, 2009]
TWJones
Audio Enthusiast
There's really no point to writing this review: It has all been said before. But what the heck. I have been searching for just the right system since 1976, when I spent $60 saved up from my 10th birthday and mowing lawns to buy a Montgomery Wards phono-only stereo and a copy of Sgt Pepper's. Been through a lot of what most here would call midfi gear since, trying to find the right balance of thrills and cost. From Pioneer SX-5 when I went away to school, mated to wonderful EPI 100s two-way speakers, to my retro-analog kick of a few years back using vintage silver-faced gear with Wharfedale Emeralds. Been through a lot of changes in musical tastes, too. Classic rock, punk, New Wave, Be-Bop, Electronica, Classical, and now mostly baroque, with some Van Morrison and the occasional rip through Elbvis Costello's This Year's Model to clean out the tubes. Always wanted a pair of Maggies, but multiple stints abroad, then little children, made it seem rather foolish once I finally could afford them. They were just so COOL for a kid raised in the 70's on Audio and Stereo Review. When I was in my 20's and in NYC I used to stop by a little shop on the Upper East Side just to hear them one more time, sorry dude, not buying today, do you mind?
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[Jun 11, 2009]
quoicanano
AudioPhile
Disappointing
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[Apr 07, 2008]
hammondb2bv
AudioPhile
Strength:
Amazing soundstage for their size. Affordable. Size is perfect for those needing the mag sound without using up a ton of space. I promise it will please those who own larger mag's and need smaller ones for future moves/home changes.
Weakness:
Like any other maggie, the low end doesn't fit my personality. I always pair w/ a sub. Even these smaller MG12's need power, make sure you have it & plenty of it. Most of the reivews of the MG12's tell you what you really need to know. So i'll make mine a little different. I'm a father of the Mag 3.5R's, which are now in storage due to their size. I'm now married, and recently moved, and my music room is now much smaller, way to small to accomodate the 3.5's. So this will be the focus of my review, comparing the 12's to the 3.5's as there may be others facing the same dilema.
Customer Service Oh...for what it's worth...SHOULD you need service on Mag's - which is unlikely unless you abuse the things...Magnepan always sends out parts, like wrenches, extra screws, and resistors. Every time i've called, i've had the parts within a few days in the mail. That kind of service doesn't exist anymore. They are great to work with & generally when you call, you end up speaking with Jim, the owner. Thanks! Similar Products Used: Magnepan 3.5R's. JBL Studio Series. |
[Mar 02, 2008]
artur
AudioPhile
mg 12 |
[Nov 08, 2007]
postmdma
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
-- Superior bass resolution compared to other products
Weakness:
Can't think of any I waited for my bonus to arrive for some time, because its arrival marked when I could run out and upgrade my MMGs to MG-12s. They arrived last week and I've been carefully listening to them with various source material, mostly electronica, jazz, and classical. First off, the bass reproduction is spectacular compared to the MMGs. Bass is strong, resolves extremely well, instruments decay accurately, and according to the manual, bass performance is only supposed to improve as the units break in. It's interesting that when the bass rolls off on the MG-12s, the sub takes over bass duties seamlessly--it's like my MG-12s and Epos sub were designed to work as a unit.
Customer Service Definitive has usually come through for me when I bought in-person, but now that I've moved to California details have slipped a little. They forgot to check to see whether Magnepan actually received the order, which they hadn't, so after two weeks or so I started bugging them about why they hadn't arrived yet. It took a few days to get the attention of the salesperson, but he straightened out the situation and they arrived one day early. Dennis is my salesperson and he's the most knowledgeable guy there about two-channel audio.
Similar Products Used: Martin Logan, Magneplanar MMGs. |