MMGs

Trust me and metman, kythyn. I smile every time I am about to power my amp on, because what awaits is a pure sonic bliss. John made it very clear several times that he will be retiring sooner than later, so don’t wait if you want to have this done. Amps will come and go, and so will cables and other things, but he’s the only one who does this in the world. Your speakers will come back looking like supermodels, finished in gorgeous wood of your choice and they will sound like nothing else. Yes, it’ll cost you around three grand to have it done, but it will be worth it. I had my 12 QRs gunned last year and I still cry like a kid every time I put Adele’s "Someone like you" on. She’s in the f***g room, man!  Email him, get in line, go drive for Uber for a few months, get this done.  If you don't like the result you can cuss me out up and down and left to right.

Chattaudio,

I have thought about Gunn before.  While his work is unquestionably worth the price, it leaves me with the Adcom driving the new speakers for at least a year.  Does that make it still worthwhile?  And would you use the year old MMGs or a pair of 1.6s if I could afford them?

I think the 1.6,  1.7 ,  and .7 , are all serious upgrades over the MMG

re Gunn - There is no advantage to changing the surrounds or in bracing the speakers.  If you think there is, then you do not understand how dipole speakers work.  But don't trust me, call up Wendell and ask him.

The x.7's (any of them) are a big advantage over previous speakers.

an Adcom is fine - you want good current output at 4 ohms

Maggies do NOT represent a complex impedance