RE: Maggie stacked center - josh358 - Planar Speaker Asylum

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RE: Maggie stacked center

In Reply to: RE: Maggie stacked center posted by kendo on March 22, 2012 at 08:16:27:

I haven't seen a naked picture either, so I'm not familiar with the layout. If it's like the floor-standers, the tweeter segment is to one side to minimize IM. So you could do what you want, but you'd still get some vertical lobing and impaired vertical dispersion, both in the highs and quite possibly the midrange as well.

The rule is always that the dimension of the driver has to be < 1 wavelength or the driver will start to beam in that direction.

The MTM arrangement is a good one, but driver size, spacing, crossover design, and height are all taken into account when designing an MTM speaker. An MTM speaker will be designed to throw its lobe forward, it's inherently symmetrical. Center speakers are below the screen, so you'd be at an angle from the main lobe with results that could vary depending on crossover slopes and driver size. I'm guessing that Magnepan chose its crossover to optimize response a bit off axis, taking into account the fact that the listener will be listening above the midrange/tweeter axis.

Unless someone can fill you in on the basis of personal experience, I still think your best course is to ask Wendell. Otherwise, you could just try it, but with no guarantee that it will work. Also, what about the tri center? All you'd have to do is add two wall-mounts on either side. My understanding is that this eliminates the "bow tie" effect that comes from using a center channel speaker below the screen, while maintaining the center image stability from having a physical driver there and improving the perception of layering and depth.

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Topic - Maggie stacked center - kendo 16:53:41 03/21/12 (11)

RE: Maggie stacked center - josh358 17:15:57 03/21/12 (10)

RE: Maggie stacked center - kendo 08:16:27 03/22/12 (9)

Naked; may be NSFW - grantv 09:35:09 03/22/12 (4)

RE: Naked; may be NSFW - kendo 10:36:23 03/22/12 (3)

Not my picture sorry, but.. - grantv 10:43:52 03/22/12 (2)

RE: Not my picture sorry, but.. - kendo 11:09:20 03/22/12 (1)

I am OUT OF IT. - grantv 11:17:37 03/22/12 (0)

RE: Maggie stacked center - josh358 08:41:18 03/22/12 (3)

RE: Maggie stacked center - kendo 10:34:11 03/22/12 (2)

RE: Maggie stacked center - josh358 14:06:50 03/22/12 (1)

Thanks. I ned to call them anyway for new sox. (nt) - kendo 14:21:52 03/22/12 (0)

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RE: Maggie stacked center - josh358 08:41:18 03/22/12 (3)

RE: Maggie stacked center - kendo 10:34:11 03/22/12 (2)

RE: Maggie stacked center - josh358 14:06:50 03/22/12 (1)

Thanks. I ned to call them anyway for new sox. (nt) - kendo 14:21:52 03/22/12 (0)

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