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After nearly 20 years, I left Magnepan and went ProAc

Listened to proac d48r's a few weeks ago and fell in love at first listen. After a couple of days I got my wife to sign my "permission slip" and took the plunge and they now reside where my 1.6 once stood.  You see, I've never heard a speaker literally mesmerize me and engage me like this before.  Sure the Maggie's have a huge image and soundstage and transparency, but these Proacs simply sound more like a real event, with dynamics and palpability, with a more refined and true sound.  The images are much more dense.   

I only have 48 hours on them so they are nowhere near their final voice, but they are breaking in nicely.  The manual says they require a lengthy break in.  I pulled out my old marantz cd-5000 to do the break in honors and will run these straight for a week or two and then taper off with normal listening.   

One thing I dont care for are the spikes. They have these little slits that aid in tightening, but no tool to go around them, so I can't get a good tightening with just my fingers.......so the spikes jiggle.  When I check  I can hear the spike and lock but chatter, and   this is not helping my  stability or sound.  Any sugesstions to tighten them right would be helpful. Thanks.  Cheers to a new chapter!   Wanted to share my excitement with you.  So grateful and never thought I would have speakers like This.  It feels like a dream!

audiolover718
sfall
346 posts
 
" Maggies are nothing special... "

" Sorry, but Maggies are SOMETHING special... "

He's right Jafant. When you can't take anymore of the ear piercing highs. you can convert Magnepans to be used at doors. They're pretty strong too.
jperry
1,408 posts
 
My room is a similar size to yours. My system is posted with pictures if you want to look. Let me know if you want additional details. You may want to look up Sumiko Master Set in the discussion archives.
audiolover718 OP
121 posts
 
Jperry-what a beautiful system!! Are your speakers on the long or short wall? Mine are currently on the short wall in the dimensions above. My room is a bonus room above the garage. The floor is carpet over suspended plywood. The walls are drywall and have that hollow lightweight ring. Grrr. I also have and 8 foot ceiling which has a barnyard top, which extends from the middle of each sidewall at an angle until it reaches the ceiling and 1/5 the way in so in essence the full 8 feet is only roughly 3/5 of the ceiling. I hope that makes sense. It’s a shame because my equipment is good, but the sound I’m getting isn’t. I have to tune this stuff asap. BTW how far out is the minimum distance requirement with the dappolito design? How far away are you listening? Are you sittng up against the front wall? When I’m anywhere but the searing position I don’t get that horrible mid bass nasaly hump. It’s completely coloring the sound, and not in a good way. I will definitely look into to the sumiko master set.
itzhak1969
369 posts
 
I was about to upgrade my Proac Studio 140MKII to the D48R but cancelled it because I realized that I don’t have the space for them my listening room is too small  the D48R need big space to breath , it’s like putting an elephant in porcelain store.You just have to be patient till finishing the basement in the future .
randy-11
1,913 posts
 
If you have  ear piercing highs, you did not use the resistors like you're supposed to on your Magnepans

It isn't hard to get equal or better SQ, you just have to spend 2x or 3x as much.
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