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In Reply to: Are you sure it's not your upstream components causing... posted by wgallupe on December 8, 2006 at 16:39:17:
I used the term "honky" for lack of a better word - let's just say awfully forward midrange. It's hard to say about upstream components, but the midrange character has been virtually the same with many combinations. They are being driven by an Acurus A200 which I don't think is crappy - I have a pair of old AR91s that I have completely refurbished which sound simply stunning in that system. An old Adcom GFA545II sounds pretty much the same except for being less dynamic and a little thinner.In any case, the new crossover components arrive Monday. I'll know soon enough if it was money well spent.
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I hope you are talking about a forward sounding *upper* midrange. I found that the mods brought the *lower* midrange up some, and tamed what I felt were too harsh upper midrange and highs.
Yes indeed, it is the *upper* midrange that grates my nerves, especially at high volumes. In a most of my posts I've added the "upper" qualification, but didn't in my previous message (don't really know why). I'm glad to hear that these modifications *should* smooth out the *upper* midrange and highs. Overall, I like the sound of the MMGs; it's just the aforementioned character that bothers me. They definitely need the supplementation of a good subwoofer - I use an REL Q200E which blends quite nicely with the MMGs.
I think you will be pleased with the results. You should get more definition and body to the lower mids and bass as well!I found that a wider range of recordings sounded better after the mods too. My listening-to-tweaking ratio has improved greatly the last year because of this!
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