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In Reply to: RE: Magnepan Tympani IVA......Am I Nuts?!? posted by kentaja on April 08, 2017 at 03:26:44
How about wrapping the fabric over the entire frame including the side rails?
My T IV panels are wood frames for the bass and MDF for the mid/tweet. The MDF has a steel plate over it. The IVa is all MDF and has no steel plate so relies on the wood rails to keep it from flopping.You can try something else to stiffen the panels, perhaps steel U profile rails?
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The wood rails look horrible to me. I like the clean aesthetic of the off-white Tympani I-D or even the black. I had black I-D in the early 80s. Adding the wood rails looks so 1980s and tacky to my eyes.
I might try fabric over the rails but that may rule out socks from Magnepan. Or fabricate some steel U-channels to place down the edges to replace the wood rails.
I will live with them as-is for the moment.
I've been living with a IV-A (black fabric) for a little over 26 years, and the appearance of their wooden rails never crossed my mind. Before that I owned a Tympani 1C (of course, without rails) with their awful gray socks which yellowed with age, UGLY! My 1Cs were refurbished by Magnepan because of their UV damage and their grey fabric also yellowed, (more ugliness), so the IV-A with its black socks plus wooden rails look beautiful, and like new to my eyes (and weren't ever restored). Good luck and your IV-As should provide much pleasure all around, sound AND appearance.
I realize all of this is a matter of ones own personal taste and sense of aesthetic. I prefer clean lines no unnecessary ornamentation or bling. There is really no reason why the side rails need to be there they were added to 'dress up' the look.
I don't want to belabor a point nor beat a dead horse. Nevertheless I think we all recognize 'bling' when we see it. If anything my IV-As with their black socks and oak rails appear 'plain jane' and never even attracted my attention. (If there were oak rails on my MMG, with their black socks they'd nearly look like a smaller IV-A, just no strip separating their tweeter section. Maybe you feel MMGs also got 'bling'?
Well the rather plain side rails on the Tympani IVA are about as much bling as you will see from Magnepan!
No problem with the wood trip on the single panel models.. Completely different look from the Tympani.
This is about taste. Some will find the side rails enhance the look. I just happen to think they degrade the look. No right or wrong answer here.
You can turn the U rails into T type legs if you have a welding shop nearby. probably a good idea for the outside rails.Re legs
This is one of my legs, but you can do it more simply with just one of the steel L brackets on either side without the heavy oak.Those were lots of work and are more trouble than they are worth. The steel brackets are available at Lowes and Home Depot. Their holes just happen to coincide in spacing to the maggie holes.
Edits: 04/08/17
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