Magnepan Mini Maggie System - Manual (Page 7)

9 Small room installations
The link below has superb instructions for those that are considering using the
Mini Maggie System as a woofer/satellite system in a medium/small room. We
couldn't have done better if we had written it ourselves. So, consider it as our
set-up manual.
http://www.avguide.com/review/magnepan-s-mini-maggie-speaker-system-
revisited-playback-53
10 General guidelines for use as a woofer/satellite
The size of the Mini Maggie System lends itself to a wide variety of placements
in a small room which may not be good from the standpoint of sound quality.
The number and variety of possible placements means that installation
instructions can not cover all the possibilities. Consequently, we can only offer
a few general guidelines. You may have to do some experimentation to find a
suitable placement for your Mini Maggie System when used as a woofer/
satellite.
• Room size
The Mini Maggie System is intended for small rooms. Good performance
in larger rooms may be possible in some cases, but, usually one of our
larger models is a better choice.
• Equi-distance
The best performance and phasing is normally achieved with both Mini
Maggies AND the DWM Woofer equi-distance from the listener. If this is
not possible, it may be necessary to reverse the phase of the Mini Maggie
with respect to the DWM.
• First reflections
Speakers sound best when there is sufficient space around the speaker so
the first reflection from other surfaces arrives as late as possible. Again, the
small size of the Mini Maggie suggests that it may be installed in areas
where space is limited. The rule of first reflections is an acoustical principle
and is desirable, but, may not be achievable in some installations.
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