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i would like to experiment with wings for my maggie 3.6's. is there
a concensus on height, width, material, etc? or is there a faq
i can go to? i am curious as to what others have done.
thanks.
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I don't have Maggies, but I have built 'wings' for my stacked Quads. They do indeed improve the low response. Seems to add a bit more weight to the bottom octaves.The goal is to lower the frequency of the dipole cancellation effects. Adding structural rigidity to the Maggie frame to improve bottom-end response, while worthwhile, is a seperate issue from dipole cancellation. No amount of frame rigidity will change the cancellation problems. 'Wings' can be constructed from rather simple material for experimental purposes, such as large sheets of cardboard. Experiment with various geometries until you find the right 'fit'. No use in making expensive wood panels to determine you need them a couple of inches wider! If you can construct a 'wing' that adds additional structural rigidity to the Maggie frame, so much the better. Rigidity of the wing itself is really not required, you simply want something to provide some interference between the front and back wave.
With my Quads the 'wings' are about 1/2 meter wide and 3 1/2 meters high. The frame is simply 1X2 covered with a nice absorbant fabric and filled with fiberglass. Nothing real exotic or expensive, but it does the job. It also make the whole think look like a really big Tympani system, which is probably the only downside; the system gets to be physically quite large!
I looked at your past posts regarding 35hz @ 106db for stacked Quads but I didn't see anything about wings. It would have been nice if you had been a little more candid.
They are clearly listed in my system profile. The stated specs are without 'wings' or side baffles.
Thanks. I guess you did tell us.
I'd like to add your tweak to the Quad section.
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I've long thought that the Maggies just didn't seem to have enough support.... we've heard what effect quality speaker stands does for cone and domes... so why not a rigid stand for the Maggies...Of course this is not your intent with the "wings" - just a side benefit... I would expect that rigid materials would work best (maybe mdf and quality plywood sandwiched?)... as to height and length, they would determine what frequencies are augmented.... larger panel equals lower frequencies.... in the spirit of DIY - experiment and let us know!
Peace,
Jeffrey
Follow the link below. This is how I did it.
I'd like to add it to the Maggie Tweak / Mount page.
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