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The Mye stands are great and have a slight edge on the Sound Anchors overall probably because of the bracing up the back ultimately making them more rigid. There wasn't much in it but the price differential in Australia is huge due to the extra cost of shipping the Mye. In the big picture I found that getting Stillpoints under the stands to make a greater overall contribution than just the stands alone and definitely worth the extra price of admission. As an aside it doesn't seem to matter how much improvement you throw in the rest of the gear around them the Maggies just never end up being the weak link in the system. I've also lately trialled running the 20.7s with Wilson Benesch Torus infra sub and have a new found respect for what these panels can ultimately do. @Mike - that setup looks magic, those subs look like they really know what they are doing... the Maggie's would deserve some stands in that setup. Cheers Graham |
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No I have not tried the tweeters on the outside. I will give that a test run and see how it goes. I think I'll go with Graham's advise and spring for some Mye stands and take a look at Stillpoints too. Not sure what model of Stillpoints would be appropriate. I am thinking about building some light weight boxes to ship my Maggie's back to the factory for the 3.7i upgrade. So probably next spring before that happens. Thanks again for your input, ~Mike |
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Guys - I just received the Nov 2014 issue of The Absolute Sound (issue 247) and it includes a full review of the 3.7i by Jacob Heilbrunn. The bottom line is that he loved the speakers and calls them "spooky real" with "high-resolution" and "astounding coherence." Check it out.
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Carlos - thanks for the heads up on this new review! I subscribe to the online version of TAS and haven't yet been notified about this new issue. After seeing your post I logged into their system and was just able to download issue 247. Looking forward to reading the new review.
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I was also a Mye stand user. I bought them for my 3.6s and then used them on my 3.7s. They most definitely made a difference. There was noticeable clarity, a bit more forward midrange and a better bass response. Now that I have 20.7s they kinda just sit and collect dust. I've considered getting stands for the 20s but my wife likes the new oval stand that they come with and they're easy to slide around on the carpet if need be. With the Mye stands they will get much heavier and be more difficult to move.
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To bad you didn't live in Michigan I would snap those up. ~Mike Last edited by Masterlu; 10-12-2014 at 02:25 PM. |
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The tensioning is pretty important and a big Magnepan trade secret---the tension isn't even uniform around the sides, presumably tighter at top and looser near the bottom. Remember the Apogee trapezoid? Why a trapezoid? For the same reason--- a non-uniform geometry makes less resonance degeneracy (multiple geometrical resonances piling up on the same frequency) and so a broader, lower Q, resonance behavior. The tensioning (and the resonance dots) are part of the 'black arts'. Perhaps the bass on 3.7 non-i was a bit overdamped vs the ideal and the 3.7i change fixes this. It corresponds to the description of something that was adapted into the manufacturing process at low cost, unlike the major model upgrades. The description of the phase-coherent crossover I think refers to changes from 3.7 over 3.6. |
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