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Del Monaco
Also quite a distance from the rear wall is advised though side walls didn’t seem to affect the sound much.
IME, regardless the amp, eventually a note will sound where one becomes convinced that one's neighbour is cleaning a rug on their clothesline by repeatedly swatting it with a tennis racket.Cyrus II with PSX delivers 125W@4Ohms, nearly doubling the power from 8 to 4 Ohms thus delivering lots of current, even with Massive Attack no probs…
Fun speakers, but pretty fussy IME. I remember @lilolee had a pair for a while, when they were good they were very good, but they didn't strike me as the best all rounder.
To be honest, they major with classical etc. They’re not really made for Massive Attack. Bit like MLs.You'd want boxes for Inertia Creeps etc.IME, regardless the amp, eventually a note will sound where one becomes convinced that one's neighbour is cleaning a rug on their clothesline by repeatedly swatting it with a tennis racket.
It is at this juncture that one begins to long for a nice pair of small cones that go up to 2-3kHz.
I have them outside. Seemed to work better for my room.
before my ESLs I ran SF Concertinas for many years - they also sounded better for me (in all rooms) with tweeters on outside - opposite of what I thought.
The Maggies really open up with tweeters on the outside and plenty of space behind and between.
Yes still have them in my Office (3rd bedroom). I have them diagonal in the corners with bass absorbers (rolled up carpet) behind them. They work surprisingly well and I am often distracted by a piece of music, whilst sitting at my computer. For reference, I listen to a lot of 70's Prog and Fusion and Jazz of any era. They're driven by either a Quad 306 or cheap Chinese Class D amp via a USB DAC from my laptop.
Have fun with the new kit!
(I strongly suspect that most of the people commenting on Maggie do not have full knowledge or memory of the '70s. It was a disastrous decade for the UK, by the final year of which almost everyone was on strike, including amongst many others refuse collectors - Leicester Square in London was a rat infested rubbish tip. We've had ups and downs since, but it has never been as bad as the '70s, with its constant shortages, power cuts, rapid inflation and general sense of worthlessness. Would people really want to go back to the hopeless leaders we had then - Harold Wilson, Ted Heath and the misogynist James Callaghan; I very much doubt it.)
I recall the 70s well. There were strikes but the Tories and their friends in the press subsequently exaggerated the effects to a huge extent. Thatcher seized the chance to destroy the unions and employees' protection has gone downhill ever since. The present costs rules make it virtually impossible to bring a claim unless you have financial backing.Have fun with the new kit!
(I strongly suspect that most of the people commenting on Maggie do not have full knowledge or memory of the '70s. It was a disastrous decade for the UK, by the final year of which almost everyone was on strike, including amongst many others refuse collectors - Leicester Square in London was a rat infested rubbish tip. We've had ups and downs since, but it has never been as bad as the '70s, with its constant shortages, power cuts, rapid inflation and general sense of worthlessness. Would people really want to go back to the hopeless leaders we had then - Harold Wilson, Ted Heath and the misogynist James Callaghan; I very much doubt it.)
I grew up in the 70s.
The unions were rightfully fighting for a fair share of the financial pie, and the IMF were holding the Labour government to ransom - make massive cuts or we'll break your economy.
Callaghan should have sided with Benn and called their bluff.
We had the revenue from north sea oil flowing into the economy shortly after, which Maggie squandered.
Weird view of history... "the IMF were holding the Labour government to ransom" - no, the Labour government went cap in hand to the IMF for a loan, and it rightly asked for more sensible policies to be adopted (which Denis Healey did, much to the annoyance of other Cabinet ministers and the PM). Callaghan didn't do much campaigning in the ensuing election, because he didn't think a woman could possibly become PM. A man who never had a grip. Maggie paid off the loan.
I remember Mam and Dad lighting candles in our council house....and the constant strikes, public sector waste, power cuts, massive hidden unemployment, currency controls, shortages of oil, paper, sugar, etc.? All such fun; those were the days!!
Ha!But at least the speakers are good
We used to call that central heating!I remember Mam and Dad lighting candles in our council house.
...and the constant strikes, public sector waste, power cuts, massive hidden unemployment, currency controls, shortages of oil, paper, sugar, etc.? All such fun; those were the days!!