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Maggies across the map Tympani 1U, Mg 1.5, Mg1a (improved), .7, and X.7i
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Posted on November 20, 2015 at 15:05:59 | ||
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Location: SE PA Joined: July 22, 2002 |
Apologies in advance since it has been a very, very long time since I last posted, but here goes. My Mg 1.5s have been my front speakers for HT for many years now. For the last maybe two years they started breaking down and progressively worsening with heavy base passages from Blu-rays. (e.g. Dawn of Planet of the Apes). This led me to believe that they were delaminating. So, I purchased a pair of Maggie .7s. To break them in a bit, I replaced my Tympanis with the .7s in my mid-fi basement system. I was very impressed by the musicality of the .7s speakers compared to the Tympani and the Mg 1.5s. I've put the .7 in my HT upstairs as front speakers and added a subwoofer. I've now moved my Mg1.5s downstairs and have been listening to these for a couple of months. I've had the 1.5s in my downstairs Mid-fi 2 channel system and have not heard any audible issues. I have a powerful version of Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man, and this plays well on the 1.5s. From the sound of the .7s, I've decided I want a pair of at least 1.7i's for the downstairs system. I'm now convinced that the Tympanis are too large for my listening room. It is 13 ft. X 24 ft. The 13 foot wall is the front wall for my two channel playback. Questions: Does this sound like a reasonable explanation breakdown of the 1.5s during Blu-ray playback to wit subsonics? I wasn't using a subwoofer. I am now with the .7s and there are no deep bass issues. Would the 3.7is blow away the Tympani 1Us? Is there a market for the 1.5s? (These are in 8/10 original condition - second owner) Is there a market for the Tympani 1Us? (I've made cosmetic mods: nicer socks, separated panels including wiring in screw connectors for panel to panel interconnect wires to allow all three panels to be lined up in a plane.) Is there a market for Mg1a (improved) If yes in any case, is it better to sell via eBay or AudioGon? Thanks for any help. Steve |