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Very excited as the 1.6 is one of my favorite speakers.

Hmmm.. You're a good candidate for Team Ortho. Prepare for a late-night visit from three spectral ortho ninjas. They wear the chains they forged in life.

Or are you a former member?

Former member. I kept coming back to the Omega 2.

Intersting, a three-way from Magnepan. I have to audition Magnepan speakers again, as the one and only time I auditioned them they sounded terrible. I have to say it was probably the way they were setup. They were put up right against a wall and I don't think the tweeters were positioned correctly either. The combination produced muddy diffused sound with little detail and that seems to be exactly the opposite of some peoples opinions of these speakers.

I can't see how these would fit on my desktop. Try as I might, I just can't see it.

I can't see how these would fit on my desktop. Try as I might, I just can't see it.

They don't have to be on the desktop to be in a desktop rig. Ask Duggeh.

oh yeah

They were put up right against a wall

Tweeter orientation would have made less of a difference than the above. I hope we'll see a refresh of the 3.6.

Edited December 31, 200916 yr by deepak

Great news but are they going to make this any time soon? The small sub-sat speaker still hasn't reached production status...

Yeah I've been waiting on that and would currently prefer something that is somewhat transportable to two towering 5-6 foot behemoths.

I wouldn't mind a pair of 1.6s on the cheap now though.

Great news but are they going to make this any time soon? The small sub-sat speaker still hasn't reached production status...

Good point. I'd like to think soon, since it is a direct competitor to the 1.6, which will slow 1.6 sales (Steve Guttenberg mentions $2000 msrp, same as the 1.6). Whereas the mini/sub combo is more of a stand alone product in their lineup.

I do hope they release it soon as I wouldn't mind a set too.

If we ever finish the basement, I'll be saving up for a pair. Especially now that I know my cats will leave speaker grills/socks alone.

Wow, those look nice! Sadly, I'm out of the ribbon market for now since my old Apogee ribbons had fingers put through them first by a friend's kid, then by one or both of my two 4 year olds who got past my full protective gate. I'll wait until they get a little older and live vicariously through you all for now!

Intersting, a three-way from Magnepan. I have to audition Magnepan speakers again, as the one and only time I auditioned them they sounded terrible. I have to say it was probably the way they were setup. They were put up right against a wall and I don't think the tweeters were positioned correctly either. The combination produced muddy diffused sound with little detail and that seems to be exactly the opposite of some peoples opinions of these speakers.

Putting them right up against the wall is wrong on so many levels it should be a criminal offense.

Looks like they are updating their homepage already for the 1.7. So maybe we'll see these soon.

MG 1.6 - Magnepan, Inc.

Kinda sounds like a re-hash of the MG-2.7/R but better. The 3 series have always been three way but with a ribbon tweeter for the top end which has long been a coherence issue.

Unless I have my MG-IIIas several feet from the back wall, there's no bass....

very interested to read some reviews of these.

Wow, those look nice! Sadly, I'm out of the ribbon market for now since my old Apogee ribbons had fingers put through them first by a friend's kid, then by one or both of my two 4 year olds who got past my full protective gate. I'll wait until they get a little older and live vicariously through you all for now!

You're probably aware that you can get ribbons for these? Not child proof, but replacements nonetheless (at least you could when my brother got replacements for his Centaurs).

Cheaper than replacement ribbons is a $10 lock on the door to the listening room.

I pushed my fingers into the tweeters on my dads Monitor Audio speakers when I was wee though, and that room had (still has) a lock.

You're probably aware that you can get ribbons for these? Not child proof, but replacements nonetheless (at least you could when my brother got replacements for his Centaurs).

Thanks for the info... Yes, I am aware. I replaced them myself once already when my friend's kids did the same thing a few years ago. My wife said she'd never seen me look so sad; she thought someone had died. I was never sure I did the tensioning quite right, but it did sound good to my ears. When my kids did it a few yrs later, I decided that if I fixed them again, it was only a matter of time before they did it again; it would just be a recurring battle until they reached a certain age. I gave them to a friend who had good DIY skills and who had a strong interest in them. I wasn't so active here yet, otherwise, I'm sure I could have found someone who would have gladly taken them off my hands! I bought a pair of dynamics (used Meadowlark Shearwaters) that I am quite pleased with, and the kids have shown no interest whatsoever. Something about those big shiny silver ribbons that attracts kids!

Cheaper than replacement ribbons is a $10 lock on the door to the listening room.

I pushed my fingers into the tweeters on my dads Monitor Audio speakers when I was wee though, and that room had (still has) a lock.

Exactly.

We have a pretty small house, and my man-cave now doubles as a kids' playroom. I have a fence going across the entire room to keep them out of the back where the good stuff is, but they leaned against it while watching TV, and the fence got closer and closer without me realizing it, until one day, there were the fingerprints embedded in both my ribbons, one of which was torn.

My next door neighbor once told me about the time he found a pop tart jammed into his fabulous new CD player; his kid wondered what it would sound like! Anyone with kids will tell you similar tales; it's just the cost of having the beloved little darlin's ... I love them ... I love them ... I love them ... I'd think about starting a thread called 'What horrible things did your darling children do to your high end equipment', but it would be way too painful for me to read. Although it might be good group therapy ...

Cool! (Another Apogee lovers speaks) Something feels more right about the world.

My friend Howard is a Maggie dealer. I imagine these will be in his shop soon-ish. I'll report back when I've heard them.

Mind you, I have no pressing reason to want to replace my Apogees. I just feel better that I could.

I pushed my fingers into the tweeters on my dads Monitor Audio speakers when I was wee though, and that room had (still has) a lock.

Let's have a show of hands... who here isn't guilty of doing this as a child?

*raises hand* I'm pretty sure I haven't broken or damaged any speakers or headphones in my lifetime.

Let's have a show of hands... who here isn't guilty of doing this as a child?

(raises hand) My dad taught me to respect his gear (I forget the kind of speaker -- yes, singular -- but it had a tweed grill), especially the hot tubes on the Heathkit.

On the other hand, a damn good turntable was destroyed during my high school years by another kid of a similar age at a party leaving a drink on the turntable while it spun round.