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RE: I am looking for guidance in setting up my Tympanis

Posted by Satie (A) on February 24, 2017 at 21:10:27

In Reply to: I am looking for guidance in setting up my Tympanis posted by Boulder Bob on February 24, 2017 at 17:52:55:

I am assuming it is a T1D. If it is a subsequent model then tell us

The venerable 200W Stassis is not enough to provide the speaker sufficient current. Use the PSE amps one for each pair of bass panels in bridged mode and the Threshold (or is it a NAK?) for the tweeter.

For a start, pull the speakers out a minimum of 5 ft, 6 ft would be better. I have a T IV in a similar sized room, my short wall is a ft shorter than yours,

The speakers should be shimmed up to perfectly vertical. You should also make large legs to keep them steady and rigid. Then a cross piece going from the top 1/3rd of the speaker to the leg - at least one per panel to give a triangle's rigidity. Alternately, you can brace the bass panels to the walls with poles.

Separate out the tweeter panel from the bass panels and give it its own feet so that you do not transfer bass vibrations to the tweeter.

Using a tape measure fixed at your listening seat (set it initially a few ft from the back wall) or a laser measure align all the panels to an equidistant arc. keep the placement symmetrical to the room. Move the chair along the central axis between the speakers to find the best seat then readjust the speakers in the arc again if you feel there is more to be had in imaging.

There are other placement schemes possible. We can talk them through once you tried this one.

Re contacts and crossover components. The connectors are a known weakness and if you can solder I would replace them with well made non-magnetic binding posts.
The coil is ok but the cap in the XO can be easily improved upon with a modern made film type like an Obbligato gold of the same value..

What are you using for speaker cable?

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