Which Stands for Magnepan LRS (and other models): Mye, Magnariser, Sound Anchor, etc

Rob here from Magna Riser. I currently offer three different LRS designs that are all affordable and musically engaging. All have great reviews from owners. I just took delivery of a new pair of LRS. Most people don’t know that some of my designs go through six months of development with multiple prototypes being built and hundreds of hours of comparative listening sessions refining my design options. Then the designs are field tested in owners homes after in house testing. Some of our models were tested on speakers owners send to us to help in the R&D process. One Maggie was in house for 9 months or possibly longer. So there is a lot of listening involved. I purchased the new LRS because I will begin looking at creating a new model exclusively for the LRS using some of the insights we have from working on our 30.7 prototypes. The new LRS stands will probably offer options like tall vertical rear supports and at least three or four finish options which may include matching trim pieces. None of the needed design work can take place without having a set of the LRS back in house for an extended time frame. The investment in the speaker alone plus all the needed materials needed to create perhaps four different design prototypes out of dissimilar materials guarantees that I will not see a profit on the new model for an extended period of time.The new LRS design may not see the light of day for six months or longer or possibly never if it does not cross the required sonic threshold. Just wanted to share some information since our products were brought up here. Magna Riser does offer a money back guarantee on every set we sell and each includes a set of our replacement jumper wires. I am a fellow Maggie owner, passionate about music and also fanatical about getting the most sonic performance from my speakers.

Ok. magna riser, you present a compelling argument, and quite frankly the neither the mye or sound anchors sound like their designs are really perfect for the LRS.  So should I consider one of the three current stands that works for the LRS, or should I be patient and wait for the stand specifically designed for the LRS?

I never tell anyone that Magna Risers are the best or only aftermarket stands worth considering. I do think that they are certainly among the most well researched. I have tried different metal types, gauges, and geometries, combinations of different type metals and experimented with alternate materials such as carbon fiber, kiln dried woods, and composites. We experimented with heat treating, shot peeing and even stress relieving bulk metals. Some of our models use constrained layer dampening, tuning blocks or resonance tuning plates and dampeners with interference fit. Some use 6 different build materials in combination and take more than 20 hours in the build process. Each is resonance tuned in an extended listening session that can be as long as 4 hours. Every change in design made a difference, some for the good some with negative sonic contributions. In the end I dial in the combination that allows the stands to enable the speaker to more fully realize the inherent potential of the specific Maggie model while maintaining the “Maggie Magic” while also providing for improved style and stability. These are limited edition built to order stands. You can check out our three LRS designs on our magnarisers.com website and see think pieces on our designs over at our Magna Risers Facebook page where you can request a list of owners comments. We have dozens of stands on LRS’in owners homes and none has been returned because owners could not hear the sonic benefit of having them in their system. In fact some owners write saying I should charge more. In the case of the new yet to be constructed LRS stands mentioned earlier I will say that they may not be available for quite some time and also give you a heads up that the cost will of necessity, because of the added complexity of the design and use of expensive exotic metals, be significantly more higher priced than the cost effective pricing of our three current offerings.

Hmm...

A manufacturer openly promoting his products here, that's new.

They appear to be good products, but really?

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I don't own Maggies but if I did I would would either have them "gunned" or get Magna Risers. Rob recently made me a set of risers for my Acoustat Model 2s. It took a little while for the work to be completed due to it being a custom job he took on, but Rob was very communicative through the entire process and the work was first rate and quite economical.