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In Reply to: RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness posted by jsm71 on June 17, 2011 at 14:06:04
Flip 'em around and listen to the 'wrong' side of the panel. Swap the speakers L/R as you do so and the tweeters will stay 'inside' which I would try first in your smallish room....to maintain the most distance from the HF part of the panel to the side wall.
If you try this, be ready to adjust toe to the new dispersion pattern of the speaker....you'll want them toed 'out' more than right now.....
Too much is never enough
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Isn't playing around with setup part of the fun? I had actually read a number of posts about setting up the 1.7s before I got mine last year. I was already primed to try a number of things. As some have suggested, I now have them tweeters facing in. That gives me better center focused soundstage. With the tweeters out my small room was not allowing the soundstage to spread enough I imagine. All I know is I like the effect better with a more centered image. I also have them tilted back some. I think that has helped some due to the small room I'm in. Tilting them helped the front-back imaging and raised the soundstage some. I am hoping to be able to put them in a much larger room someday and see how they do when they are able to command more air space.
The speakers were more than fully broken in (8 months) when I changed over to the Anti-cables. I have no doubt they are a providing a large improvement.
Yes, by all and any means, adjust till you bust.
And for those who think the HF is 'too bright', flip 'em around. Heck, flip 'em around anyway. I found it gave a wider soundstage while reducing HF glare. I was able to toe them out more which is what gave the above 2 benefits. I currently toe in about 11 degrees....MEASURE and do the math. I use the style edge on either side to the front wall. In my case I'm at 30 1/2" inside and 34" outside measure.
Cables? I'd use good stuff and put off changes till last...but I'm a cheapskate.
Too much is never enough
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