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The Mye Stands for my Tympani IVa's arrived today. The wife just confirmed. Unfortunately, I won't have the chance to set them up until Sunday, because, when you're saving the world, sometimes you have to work Saturdays.
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O.K., here's my initial impressions after listening to a few tracks from a couple of SACD's and CDs:1) More mid-range energy. Vocals are more intelligible.
2) Tighter bass. The Tympani IVa's have never been a slouch when it comes to bass. They have always been deep and tight. The improved mid-range and transients help to better define each note as it is played.
3) Better transients. Maggies have always had great transient response. Now it seems that I'm hearing more of the skin of drums as they are struck, as well as the drum's fundamental note, as well as more detail on stringed instuments as they are bowed or strummed or plucked.
4) A bit more precise imaging.
5) Hearing more detail in the sound of voices and individual instruments.
6) My one concern is that the overall sound now seems a little too polite and uninvolving.These were initial impressions after the system was turned on. I'm wondering in impression #6 was because the system had not been on for more that 45 minutes. I am letting the system warm up and will report back later. I will also play some records and see how they sound.
After letting the system warm up, I slightly repositioned the tweeter/mid-range panels. The whole sound of the system had more life, ambience and I could once again hear harmonic overtones. It seems that with the Mye Stands, the exact location where the panels originally were is just a starting point. The spikes make it more difficult to make fine adjustments when positioning, especially on carpet, but are well worth it in terms of being able to level the speakers and couple them to the floor. Before the Mye Stands, the bass panels looked like they were leaning forward. Now they stand up straight and tall.Vinyl sounded great! Instruments emerged from an acoustic whose ambience was that of the recording. Bass was more dynamic. Instruments existed solidly in space behind, to the sides and between the speakers. There was also more of a sense of space between individual instruments.
All of the positive things I mentioned in my first impression post were there, and more so. It looks like it's getting close to the time that I will have to upgrade my digital front end to match the quality of my analog front end. Installing the Mye Stands pointed out the disparity between the two.
Always glad to receive feedback, especially on forums. Thanks for everything.
Getting the most out of a three panel system is a complex process. Once I got the tweeter/mid-range panels positioned I was blown away with the difference Mye stands make to the listening experience...and it is not subtle. The stands really do make a big difference in the bass, mid-range and imaging. It is not that they change the sound of the speakers, but that all the musical energy that the speakers put out is now going into the room. To coin a phrase, there just is more there, there.Here's the bottom line: If you own Magnepan speakers, you are not hearing what your speakers are capable of without these stands. Bravo, Grant, Bravo!
Really curious to hear your observations on improvments they make on the Tympani IVAs. Should be quite large. I've been wanting to get a set for my IIIAs for awhile, but insubstantial little economic barricades always get in the way- like food and electric bills :)
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