I like mine. But then I really like the large size sound field Maggies produce. I have a 7' wide screen for my front projector.
Here is a post from the Audio Asylum from a person with both Maggie center speakers.
" I had a MGCC2 running center between MG12s. It sounded great, but then came the MMGC & MMGWs. I was drawn in by the "no-crossover" single driver concept and bought them.
In short both are great. The MMGWs are absolutly fantasic. The sound just hangs in the air without any feeling that you can point at where it comes from. Better than any side or rear I have heard in multi-channel and better than the best I heard from the old time-delay units in the 70s. The down side is the WAF is zero and I'm selling them.
But, this is about the MMGC.
So I compared the MMGC & MGCC2. Interesting difference. The CC2 had a little better side axis performance and the quasi-ribbon is real nice, but the low end suffered and compared to the MMGC the MMGC simply had a more satisifying low end while still sounding very natural. After some more listening I thought "I'm going to need to sell both centers and get a CC3 to be happy".
Well I sold the CC2 and got too busy trying to move the MMGws and forgot about the center. Life moves on and you listen... After some time I have come to the conclusion the MMGC simply outperforms the CC2 in all regards. Not based on specs, etc, but rather on day to day listening. I have found the MMGC to offer extremely natual sound, never coming across bright, and offering a low enough bottom end to give voices and other sounds what they need. It's kind of funny. Originally I felt there was top end air with the CC2 that did not exist with the MMGC, then after living with it, (break-in maybe?), I have found the top end air without much bottom end on the CC2 does not sound as real, or natural, as the MMGC. I would say the MGCC2 offers a very open, comfortable, and real sound to it.
James Taylor Live at the Beacon sounds very very good. Movies sound very good. Low level details are easy to hear from it. I never feel like "where's the top end, or where's the bottom end. Maybe the word I'm looking for is it sounds "correct".
I walked into the room tonight while my family was watching a movie. In the past my quiet reaction would be "ahh don't them Maggies sound good..." Tonight I found this replaced with a feeling someone was standing in the room speaking as the sound came from the MMGC. I never felt this way with the CC2...
Magnepan did a good job with it. It's well worth the $300.00. A little more directional than the CC2, but simply better sounding. Ignoring the CC2 I went through 4 different centers trying to find the proper blend. I found out Maggie fronts demand a Maggie center for proper blend. I just thought I would share this if anyone is considering the MMGC.
Thanks for listening..."
Here is a post from the Audio Asylum from a person with both Maggie center speakers.
" I had a MGCC2 running center between MG12s. It sounded great, but then came the MMGC & MMGWs. I was drawn in by the "no-crossover" single driver concept and bought them.
In short both are great. The MMGWs are absolutly fantasic. The sound just hangs in the air without any feeling that you can point at where it comes from. Better than any side or rear I have heard in multi-channel and better than the best I heard from the old time-delay units in the 70s. The down side is the WAF is zero and I'm selling them.
But, this is about the MMGC.So I compared the MMGC & MGCC2. Interesting difference. The CC2 had a little better side axis performance and the quasi-ribbon is real nice, but the low end suffered and compared to the MMGC the MMGC simply had a more satisifying low end while still sounding very natural. After some more listening I thought "I'm going to need to sell both centers and get a CC3 to be happy".
Well I sold the CC2 and got too busy trying to move the MMGws and forgot about the center. Life moves on and you listen... After some time I have come to the conclusion the MMGC simply outperforms the CC2 in all regards. Not based on specs, etc, but rather on day to day listening. I have found the MMGC to offer extremely natual sound, never coming across bright, and offering a low enough bottom end to give voices and other sounds what they need. It's kind of funny. Originally I felt there was top end air with the CC2 that did not exist with the MMGC, then after living with it, (break-in maybe?), I have found the top end air without much bottom end on the CC2 does not sound as real, or natural, as the MMGC. I would say the MGCC2 offers a very open, comfortable, and real sound to it.
James Taylor Live at the Beacon sounds very very good. Movies sound very good. Low level details are easy to hear from it. I never feel like "where's the top end, or where's the bottom end. Maybe the word I'm looking for is it sounds "correct".
I walked into the room tonight while my family was watching a movie. In the past my quiet reaction would be "ahh don't them Maggies sound good..." Tonight I found this replaced with a feeling someone was standing in the room speaking as the sound came from the MMGC. I never felt this way with the CC2...
Magnepan did a good job with it. It's well worth the $300.00. A little more directional than the CC2, but simply better sounding. Ignoring the CC2 I went through 4 different centers trying to find the proper blend. I found out Maggie fronts demand a Maggie center for proper blend. I just thought I would share this if anyone is considering the MMGC.
Thanks for listening..."
