About a year ago, after suggestions from this site, I auditioned 3 different Magnepans - the 1.6, 12 and the wall mounts(can't remember the designation). I instantly fell in love with their sound, any of them. They had the detail I was looking for in my favourite music, large orchestral/choral pieces such as Orff's Carmina Burana and Bach's Mass in B Minor. Disappointedly, after much research, I believe my 9x11 listening/office/extra bedroom just won't handle the Maggies.
Because of the small space and cluttered nature of the room, any speakers are going to have to be on the wall. I've made wall shelves that get them about 6"'s from the wall. I tend to like standmounts anyway with my favourites being B&W 600 series, PSB Image series Monitor Audio Bronze and, my overall favourite, Focal JM-labs Chorus 807V. The problem with all of them is when I put on the big orch/choral music, I lose the detail that I like.
In the past I've driven these speakers with a series of NAD integrateds and a Yamaha RX-596 stereo receiver and, presently, an Onkyo RX-8522 stereo receiver at 100 wpc.
Recently I've been reading about Def Tech's Studio Monitor 450. According to what I've read, they may fit my needs very well. I'm looking for a bookshelf that can give me the detail I'm looking for in the big music. Booming bass is no concern, but I do like nice tight bass as low as possible.
Although the little lady and I watch an occasional movie, we are not connected to any type of broadcast tv and won't be in the future. My system will be set for 100% music.
The Def Techs interest me because of their claimed full range and detail. I'm, basically, looking for a Maggie that will work in my room. Any opinions on this would be appreciated and any suggestions for speakers I may have overlooked also.
Thanks for putting up with the long post.
John