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The Mye Stands for my 3.6's arrived and I finally installed them and got to do some initial listening.First of all, The stands arrived in a heavy duty wooden crate extremely well packed and the support struts were shipped in thick walled PVC pipe. Packaging is bomb-proof. Fit and finish are beyond superb. Assembly straight forward. Total time to disassemble stock stands and have these working was 20-25 minutes (and I'm not handy).
Listening impressions. WOW..WOW. I really wasn't expecting much of a difference. So many times I do tweaks and just convince myself things sound better to justify the time/cost of the tweak. This was the best 300 bucks I've spent on the system.
Specifically:
I always thought Maggies were a little weak with the "attack and dynamics" on drums. Not any more. Listening to Dire Straits "Brothers in Arms" brought back aural memories of my Dunlavey SC-4's.
Tighter more defined mid- bass
Soundstage is clearly deeper, a little wider and more importantly much better defined eith more space between instruments.
Whether your a DIY'er or looking for top quality fit/finish (like me)
I can highly recommend these stands.BTW, It took stands about 1 week to arrive in Boston from British Columbia. For customer care/communication Grant is absolutely the best.
Follow Ups:
OK. Sounds pretty convincing. - But where did you get your Mye Stands? Do they have a web page?
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First, let me second everything that rjc1 said.
I have had my maggie III's since the early eighties. I have upgraded them by having the factory completely renew them, and also by removing the fuses, and replacing the connectors with hard-wired silver-soldered connections. Major gains in resolution and imaging, etc. THEN... tried bracing the panels from behind with a piece of scrap wood 6 feet long...definitely tightened bass, increased dynamics too. So i asked grant to design a pair of stands which i could use with the oak side, top and bottom pieces removed. I had found some play between the wood and the panels, and had shimmed with folded newspaper..which was by far the the best material i tried..added virtually no coloration..but i digress.... the new stands now clamp directly to the panels..no oak anymore. I am totally delighted, and Grant is a conscientious, knowledgeable gentleman. Bravo!
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