[RawB8figure]

Well I have been looking into some Magnepan MMG speakers for a simple living room hifi setup. But I listen to all kinds of music and I think I would need a sub. What to do guys recommend. I don't want to spend too much and made something small like 10" or dual 8's. please post links if possible.

Thanks

[denjo]

ACI Force XL should be right at the top of your list! Excellent performance, beautiful wood finish! Check out their Circle to learn more.

Dennis

[Ektalog]

  Looks like we are after the same thing. Keep an eye on this thread, along the way:
http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=37659.msg337482

Good luck!

[crossroadazn]

Hoa about this one:
http://www.av123.com/products_product.php?section=subwoofers&product=12.1

[rollo]

Well I have been looking into some Magnepan MMG speakers for a simple living room hifi setup. But I listen to all kinds of music and I think I would need a sub. What to do guys recommend. I don't want to spend too much and made something small like 10" or dual 8's. please post links if possible.

Thanks

 

   I used an M&K D125 with the Maggie 3As with great success. I ran the maggies full range and dialed in sub to match. You can find one used for about $300 or so . If you can find an old Janis sub your really in luck. This was the cats meow years ago.
rollo

[oris98]

I am second to the ACI Force subwoofer (either the XL or the old style look, their internal components are all identical anyway).  Get a used pair for stereo sub and it will cover and exceed your LF expectation.   

[TheChairGuy]

I've been considering the same with my (modded with full top-and-bottom Mye Stands and outboard crossovers) MMG's.

Seems to me it's a two fold problem with the small Maggies...they don't have a lot of bass and the panels are hugely distorted at low frequencies (affecting every part of the sonic picture from them from bass to midrange).

I think this guy has the right idea: http://cgi.ebay.com/Magnepan-high-pass-modules-for-smaller-Maggies-and-subs_W0QQitemZ200082478456QQihZ010QQcategoryZ3276QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Taking everything out from 90-100hZ and then blending the sub with adjustable crossover into the mix is the answer.  Just rolling a sub in there still leaves very distorted bass performance from the panels themselves in tact. Eliminating them would seem to be quite beneficial.

For the money, I think AV123's Rocket ULW-10 would seem a hard act to beat; sealed box (for tightest / fastest bass), mucho brutish internal amp and (very novel) a SOS or Speaker Optimization System - an automatic 1-band parametric EQ.

Special price for links thru Audioholics site, too : http://www.audioholics.com/productreviews/loudspeakers/OnixRocketULW-10Reviewp1.php

[Berndt]

A guy from AA, "Duke" , has built a dedicated maggie/quad sub system which is reviewed here.
Duke has a demo set going about and I am on the list...

http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/MUG/messages/108124.html