TitaniumTroy
Active Member
First off this is not a troll post, as I have Magnepan 3.6s. I just wanted to get some input from Amir or other members. I mentioned Amir because I know he is not a planer fan anymore (though I think he used to be), resonance's is the main problem he mentioned in the past. So that would be a good place to start, also lets skip the problems of being able to play loud, with impact, and very low frequency music. If you want those three things, you need to move onto another type of speaker IMO.
Magnepan's solution to resonances in the MG20 series is to have the quasi ribbon midrange and woofer section on separate sheets of mylar. In addition both sections use a push-pull magnetic structure, Analysis Audio of Greece uses a surround suspension for the same reason.
Over at the Planer Asylum, several members have, tweaked their Maggies by applying Dynamat to the metal perforated sheet, the side without magnents (called Razoring). Plus adding rope caulk to spaces in the wood frame, my Magnepan came with an after market steel stand (Mye Stands) to control their vibrations, not sure if it is effective but it's their non the less.
Any other solutions to the resonance bugaboo? Also if you could combine all these in one speaker, would it be good enough? Magnepan has said the only thing they could do to make them better would be to use a steel frame.
Another Magnepan solution in the past was the Tympanni speaker which in most configurations used three panels, which could physically separate the bass panels from the mid and treble. Problem being it's now as big as barn door. However the midbass was supposed to have been incredible.
I used Magnepan's as and example planer wise, because I really like the ribbon tweeter. Also the dipolar bass, sounds better than what I have heard from ML. However Sanders speakers, Transmission line sounded very good to me at AXPONA but their narrow sweetspot was a deal breaker for me. GT Audio makes a hybrid true ribbon/quasi ribbon, sealed woofer speaker I really want to hear some day, and those huge Gryphon Pendragons Ron Resnick has and not to mention Graz's modded Apogee speakers.
Magnepan's solution to resonances in the MG20 series is to have the quasi ribbon midrange and woofer section on separate sheets of mylar. In addition both sections use a push-pull magnetic structure, Analysis Audio of Greece uses a surround suspension for the same reason.
Over at the Planer Asylum, several members have, tweaked their Maggies by applying Dynamat to the metal perforated sheet, the side without magnents (called Razoring). Plus adding rope caulk to spaces in the wood frame, my Magnepan came with an after market steel stand (Mye Stands) to control their vibrations, not sure if it is effective but it's their non the less.
Any other solutions to the resonance bugaboo? Also if you could combine all these in one speaker, would it be good enough? Magnepan has said the only thing they could do to make them better would be to use a steel frame.
Another Magnepan solution in the past was the Tympanni speaker which in most configurations used three panels, which could physically separate the bass panels from the mid and treble. Problem being it's now as big as barn door. However the midbass was supposed to have been incredible.
I used Magnepan's as and example planer wise, because I really like the ribbon tweeter. Also the dipolar bass, sounds better than what I have heard from ML. However Sanders speakers, Transmission line sounded very good to me at AXPONA but their narrow sweetspot was a deal breaker for me. GT Audio makes a hybrid true ribbon/quasi ribbon, sealed woofer speaker I really want to hear some day, and those huge Gryphon Pendragons Ron Resnick has and not to mention Graz's modded Apogee speakers.
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