And what do Maggies sound like near a wall......

Umn -

If I understand you correctly, you have a location for 14" wide speakers 6 feet in front of the wall. Hmmm. Any chance you could streeeetch that 14" out to 17", and shoehorn in a couple of MG-12's?

If not, then as you probably suspect it's hard to find a $1K box speaker that sounds anywhere near as boxless as the Maggies. Offhand I'd suggest Meadowlark - I'm not sure which models you might find in that price range.

If you had to go back to the corner location, the new Meadowlark Swift might work well. This is just speculation - I haven't heard the Swift yet.

Best of luck!

Duke

Duke:
The wall on the side of the MG12 would not be a problem?
Thanks.

crap! one foot= 1 dead speaker
3 to 4 feet= killer sound, one of the best..

Still think mg12s would be too tight...factor in the hassle of buying them,trying them out,and reselling for a huge loss...not the way to go IMHO...just to reiterate...Mags are nice...but if you dont have 3-4ft of open space surrounding them...fugettaboutit!...check out the Spendors...my dealer has both these and Mags...and in an a/b...the SPendors sound very good...probably a touch more 3-d and "tube like" on vocals...and although they are small...their soundstage is huge...and their is enough bass so they dont sound thin...trust me...I have heard just about every mini-monitor there is...and the spendor 3/5 is probably one the best...small Proacs are good too...

Umn -

The first sidewall reflection will have to be treated (diffused or absorbed), but that six feet of open space avaiable behind the MG-12's makes me optimistic. I have used dipoles fairly close to side walls (6" or so) with good results. Sure you'd like a bit more space, but you would with a conventional speaker as well. On the other hand, with the Maggies you'd place the tweeter sections to the inside, so they'd be relatively far from the side walls (compared to a conventional speaker's tweeter).

Remember, a dipole's figure-8 radiation pattern is going to give it less sidewall interaction than a monopole speaker would have. In a less-than-ideal situation as long as you can get plenty of space behind a dipole, it will usually be less room-sensitive than a conventional speaker.

A tall fake plant along either side wall, a couple of feet in front of the speakers, would probably adequately diffuse that first sidewall reflection. You might have to shop a bit for a plant that fits the space well.

Duke