josh358
Responses from josh358
| Magnepan 3.7 Onemug,If you can get ahold of the reviews of the 20.1, either the TAS or Stereophile review compares the sound of the single-ended midrange 20 and the push-pull midrange 20.1, don't remember which one it was at this point (maybe both?). | |
| Magnepan 3.7 The official info is up on Magnepan's site now and it seems the woofer is quasi ribbon, as on the 1.7. | |
| Is my room OK for Magneplanar 3.6's I empathize, since my room is even smaller than yours. Have you considered the Mini Maggies? At the introduction, people were comparing them favorably to the 20.1's, and rumor has it they'll finally be out in January. I'll be given them a listen m... | |
| Magnepan 3.7 Another capsule review:http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showthread.php?2471-CES-2011-The-Good-the-Bad-and-the-UglyAnd also at TAS:http://www.avguide.com/blog/maggie-spectacular(Is that clarity to which he refers the Brystons, or the Maggies?)And fina... | |
| Magnepan 3.7 Just what I've read here. Always lots of misinformation floating around at this stage, it takes a few weeks to figure out what's true. I've seen several references to better bass on the CES 3.7's, though. | |
| Line array speakers Absolutely. Line arrays actually make use of the ceiling (and floor) reflections to create an infinitely long source, so the ceiling height isn't a negative. I'd look for something with a dipole radiation pattern that won't excite the room across ... | |
| Magnepan 3.7 I know the feeling, but at times like this, it's important to remember that despite the raves that accompany any new model, improvements in speakers are incremental! After all, there are still a lot of people enjoying IIIA's. Which is why they hol... | |
| Magnepan 3.7 >Josh358, Yankee ribbon has a true "ribbon woofer" ....That's interesting. How did they do that?>The magnetic assembly is what determines if it is a true ribbon or not , not the type of diaphram,You have a point, though I'm thinking that tec... | |
| Magnepan 3.7 Weseixas,The Maggie tweeter ribbon is actually 3 ohms, owing I think to its length and thinness. Here's a schematic of the 3.6:http://www.integracoustics.com/MUG/MUG/tweaks/mag3.6xover.jpgI think Apogee's ribbon mids had such a low impedance becau... | |
| Magnepan 3.7 James,Yeah, I'm leery too of initial reports since in the case of the 1.7 there was a fair amount of misinformation at first.BTW, I see from the Planar Asylum that the first review is in:http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/CES-Day-Two-Notes | |
| Magnepan 3.7 Gmorris,That's interesting and a bit surprising! I think everyone was expecting the 3.7's to use foil in the woofer. | |
| Magnepan 3.7 James,I think the screws have to go through the mylar, their purpose is to compartmentalize the membrane so that the resonant frequencies are dispersed. Also, the Miloxane or NDF-30 coating shouldn't be tacky, if it is, it's deteriorating and the ... | |
| Magnepan 3.7 There's a lot of slop in the use of these terms. Some manufacturers refer to quasi ribbons as "ribbons," which really is misleading. Sometimes they just say "planar," which could mean anything. Also, quasi ribbon drivers cover the gamut. You have ... | |
| Magnepan 3.7 Unsound, a quasi ribbon is a ribbon that is attached to a mylar backing. A true ribbon is just the foil, without a backing. A planar dynamic is wire attached to a mylar backing. Early Maggies were all planar dynamic. Then they went to a true ribbo... | |
| Magnepan 3.7 Sthomas, they don't normally delaminate for many years, if ever (they don't like moist and damp). Most of the stories of delamination are from people who are buying and refurbishing very old ones. Old dynamic speakers require repair work too, gene... |