Okay, I will admit I had condisedered the Magnepan MG 1.6, I have heard them and really like the esthetics of them. They were ruled out for two reasons. First because of the lay out of the room, the fronts would be a real problem, as I still have an issue with an M80 and a firplace.
Second was the Bengal cats, they have a lot of the 'wild' in them, and seek out and climp to the highest places they can find. Both have managed to climp up a 48" smooth surface only to sit and observe things, balanced on 1.5" wide surface, so they would be perched on top of the Magnepans all the time. All of that flat surfaces would just be a tagret for climbing.
Both have already taken over the top of the EP600, and do jump to the tops of the M80, but as of yet, have not managed to knock them over. Also have not managed to put a scratch on then yet, and are not attraced to the grills, so all is well so far.
