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MMGs while laying down?

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Posted on December 6, 2014 at 09:01:37
psychonaughts
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 Wife and I spend about half or more of our music listening time supine on the floor or maybe 6 inches lifted on a mattress. Any serious problems with MMG resolution at that altitude when compared to box speakers? I realize it won't be the ideal listening application at that height but I've heard they can be especially unforgiving with vertical projection thresholds.

Also, thanks to everyone here and everyone who came before - there's an incredible amount of knowledge and experience buried in this forum.

 

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Good question...no good answers..., posted on December 6, 2014 at 12:37:08
Mark Man
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I have had MMG's a couple of times through the years...

these are just some of my personal preferences...

1. I never liked the tilt back...always replaced the legs so they were straight up and down...(I have taken a torch to existing legs and straightened them up, smelly stuff, outside or garage)...(quick and dirty wood legs are easy enough also, which you can put in some height adjustment)

2. When sitting I preferred them elevated anywhere from 8"-18", room dependent...(Michaels Arts and Crap store carries these crates, see pic...that are easy to cut down in height and you can always put a cheap cutting board on top for a speaker plinth, if not wide enough...

3. I did mess with them when I and GF, too were laying on the floor, never sounded as good like when sitting, but did improve when tilting them down...Distance from them did make a difference also...

4. I have also hung them from the ceiling when I was using a pair as a center channel in an HT set-up...worked "OK" for HT only, also tilted down towards listener...

As long as they are not bolted to the floor...play with them...many happy accidents to discover...

Inmate JBEN, is a MMG Guru, IMHO and in his own head, good dude and has tried it ALL...he usually pipes in when he sees MMG post...Pavlov's Dog... or Ping him if need be...

Also I always recommend to search the tweaks section and FAQ's...lots of meat and potatoes there...

Welcome to the Flat Head Nut-house!!! Many really good and smart inmates who share freely their knowledge and experiences...(I am not part of that group)...

With the moniker of Psycho...you will fir right in...
take care
good luck
thanks
Mark

 

Hang them from the ceiling :) nt, posted on December 6, 2014 at 16:26:57
neolith
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"Our head is round in order to allow our thoughts to change direction." Francis Picabia

 

RE: Good question...no good answers..., posted on December 7, 2014 at 08:08:00
psychonaughts
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 Thanks for this Mark, I'll reach out to JBEN with PM and see if he has an opinion.

And thanks for the welcome! Reading these forums is like time travel back to a simpler time, before every internet comment section and forum became a troll pissing match. Very excited to be amongst such passion, knowledge, and decency.



 

RE: I remember.., posted on December 8, 2014 at 07:00:54
BigguyinATL
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 Attending concerts down at the bandshell - soaking up the sun and the music laying in the grass or the sand. Listening to the music was contributory to the whole ecperience but I wouldn't say I was an "Active" listener.

Completely different than going to a live concert or club where I take a more active role - similar to listing at home - in participating in the experience.

Sitting in my comfortable listening chair at home - there are times I recline the seatback a little more and just let the music surround me - and I'll usually wake up later - relaxed as can be.


"The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat" - Confucius

 

RE: MMGs while laying down? , posted on December 8, 2014 at 13:01:20
pictureguy
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Location: SoCal
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 40 years or so ago, when I had MG-1, I would face them AT each other and I'd nap on the floor lying between them.
Huge, open air headphones with terrific sound.
Great also, late at night, to keep the level down in a quiet house.
Too much is never enough

 

great idea... , posted on December 8, 2014 at 13:21:30
Mark Man
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Location: MN
Joined: January 31, 2010
 thanks
Mark

 

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