I realize I'm chiming in on an ancient thread here. I hung a pair of Tympani 1C with a "center mono tweeter" (left over after I replaced both when one blew) from the ceiling in an old warehouse space. 15' heavy wooden beamed ceilings. Hanging bass panels in the corner about 4' from side walls so the center channel tweeter was aprox' 10'-12'out and 5' from ceiling. They were angled down slightly to the listening area. I love the life like qualities of the Tympani and this set up created a very concert like experience. I removed the jumpers and hard wired all connection including speaker wire by passing the crossovers with the largest Monster cable available in the early 1980's. Powered up by SP3A, EC3A, D90B, D350,
Maggies moved 6 inches...big improvement
I have never found that my Maggies are so sensitive to positioning as suggested by many users. Perhaps it is because I have three (not two), the room is very asymetrical, and full of randomly placed furniture unlike the dedicated "listening room". I pull them out a few feet from the wall when I am listening seriously, and that's about it.
However, I just moved them about six inches, and it made a big difference. The secret is that I moved them straight up...off the floor.
I have known for decades that Maggies sound best when suspended from a high ceiling, but that option is not available. What I did is put 1X6 oak boards, on edge, under the metal Maggie feet. This raises the speaker about six inches, and provides open space under them. I am not sure why the improvement happens but here are a few ideas.
1. The open space under the speakers.
2. The speaker is more equally spaced to the ceiling and the floor.
3. The speakers being higher, furniture obstucts less.
However, I just moved them about six inches, and it made a big difference. The secret is that I moved them straight up...off the floor.
I have known for decades that Maggies sound best when suspended from a high ceiling, but that option is not available. What I did is put 1X6 oak boards, on edge, under the metal Maggie feet. This raises the speaker about six inches, and provides open space under them. I am not sure why the improvement happens but here are a few ideas.
1. The open space under the speakers.
2. The speaker is more equally spaced to the ceiling and the floor.
3. The speakers being higher, furniture obstucts less.