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Scott 2.6/R

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In Reply to: Mye Sound MG2.7/QR Speaker Stands posted by Mart on October 30, 2004 at 10:49:43:

Now you know what the rest of us MYE stand owners are experiencing.The obvious benefit is the bass extension,the unexpected bonus is the increased resolution.
I suggested to Grant awhile back that he should send a pair to Harry Pearson for his 20.1's for his review as i hear he is a big fan of the Maggies.It might be very good PR for Grant's company!
Scott

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Re: Congratulations! - monk1 08:52:29 10/31/04 (6)
Good PR... if he can get it. The 20.1 is much heavier though, weighing about 140 lbs each. It would take considerably more force to move that larger mass relative to the floor with the 20.1 than a smaller Maggie. The tendency to rock back and forth should be much less. I Would be curious to hear from MG-20/MG-20.1 owners if the Mye stand improves their sound as much as it does for MG-3.6 owners. Another approach might be to send in a pair of 1.6 or 3.6 with Mye stands for review. At least, there are a lot more 1.6 or 3.6 owners out there than 20.1 owners.
monk
- According to a customer who's gone from 1.6's to 3.6's to 20.1's.... - grantv 20:06:10 11/09/04 (0)
  He feels the improvement was greater as the panels got larger.
- I'll ask about the 20.1 vs. 3.6 improvement. - grantv 12:16:23 11/01/04 (0)
  I have one customer who's gone from 1.6's, to 3.6's and now to 20.1's. His 20.1 stands left today. Another has 3.6's and 20.1 stands on order, I'll ask him also when his ship out. You make a valid point about the weight of the speaker being harder to move.... but it also has more driving area. :)
  As for sending a pair of stands in to TAS.... Partly that I'm already quite busy and can't barely keep up with orders and partly that I've never been asked. I'm not sure what I'd do if a rush of orders came through from a big magazine review! :)
- Re: Congratulations! - Green Lantern 09:18:46 10/31/04 (3)
  I've seen a lot of prestigous reviewers online using Mye stands with 20x's.
  I say why stop at HP; send a set to Magnepan!
  
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  - Re: Congratulations! - Scott 2.6/R 09:27:15 10/31/04 (2)
    GL,
    Wendell Diller doesn't seem too enthusiastic about improvements to the Magnepans whenever I spoke with him,I don't know how far Grant would get with that approach.I would hope to be wrong on that point.
    Scott
    - My understanding...... - grantv 12:26:30 11/01/04 (0)
      The good folks at Magnepan realize that 90% of people that buy their product are happy with the speakers as is. If they added better xover components or stands it would raise the price, possibly taking them out of some people's price range. If they offered a "custom" model some people would feel put off or compelled to upgrade....
      For the 10% who will take it a step further... let them. This was from a sales rep that I spoke to.
    - Re: Congratulations! - Green Lantern 11:03:02 10/31/04 (0)
      The 'streamline' approach in their designs would also be compromised not to mention the added cost. Seems a pity since most reveiwers tend to knock each Maggie in it's ability to handle the low end. A simple hardware addition as a option to me would help in this regard; such as the case in the Vandersteen 2 series a while back.
      
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Re: Congratulations! - Mart 21:26:08 10/30/04 (5)
Ironically enough, I wanted the increased hi-rez & got the bass augmentation as a pleasant bonus. I thought most of the cloudiness was the often blamed thermal compression. To have the planars drivers increase their dynamic range to approach that of dynamic drivers wowed me.
OTOH, you having a dynamic driver already, namely a true ribbon tweeter, I would be curious of your findings. Is the tweeter that more dynamic, or just more resolved? Is this paramount, or does the bass panel sudden sound less compressed in comparison with the tweeter, or both?

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- Ribbon dynamics - Scott 2.6/R 09:23:39 10/31/04 (2)
  Mart I did not experience an increase in dynamics with the ribbon but a very noticable increase in resolution with the stands probably because the ribbon reaches down below 1000hz.The 2.6's now provide a much improved image focus and articulation in the midrange.
  The bass driver dynamics and improved apparent speed and detail present an overall sound that approaches traditional box speakers like what you described.More slam and bass detail makes the bass driver more seamless with the ribbon.
  See my post above for my news of a demo of a new amp.
  Scott
  - Re: Ribbon dynamics - Mart 13:01:41 10/31/04 (1)
    Aha, must be nice.
    I always wonder about digital amps. They won't clip but does the RF switching noise damage a true-ribbon? I don't know. I would check to see if you can borrow a Shakti:Stone with that digital amp. They quieted much of the digital hash from my subs & have read that they've helped other digital amps too.
    
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    - Re: Ribbon dynamics - Scott 2.6/R 11:14:41 11/01/04 (0)
      Mart,
      Thanks for the concern!I will check with the manufacturer to see if there is any RF switching noise.The amplifier was designed especially to drive the Apogee line of speakers.
      Scott
- Re: spikes and sand - rico 05:16:39 10/31/04 (1)
  Are you using the spikes? Have you considered filling the stands' struts with sand for even more stability?
  - yep, am considering sand still - Mart 07:04:52 10/31/04 (0)
    One never knows how much will change until one does experiment.
    I also wonder about people who use bearing feet under Maggies. However, I can understand under ESLs where stators may resonate. I still ponder what if I have a bearing(s) in back for the struts & spikes in front for planar positioning. I can imagine that the stand would lose a lot of vibrational energy into inertia while the panel is remains basically anchored. There's some guy on A'gon who has affordable stuff that I just might try.
    
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