A/V Receivers

[magtrw]

Nice set up magtrw. The Gallo's would make great surrounds and I bet they still make a pretty good match witht the ML's. Why aren't you using the Summit's bass modules?

I use Magneplanar Tympani IV bass panels instead of the
Martin Logans woofers because of several reasons. The
Magneplanar bass panels, being a dipole, match the Summits
dipole electrostatic elements and integrate perfectly. One gets
superior depth, ambience, stunning bass impact, a huge
sound-stage and a realistic size of instruments. Each two bass
panels have 1254 sq. inches of surface area with very low mass
providing very quick and exciting bass response. This combo
of speakers far outclasses just using the Martin Logan Summits.
I have a very large room and the Summits bass is good, but
no comparison to the Magneplanar Tympanis. The Tympanis
are driven by an Audio Research D400MKII power amp that
is individually controlled utilizing a Mark Levinson 380S
preamp (the volume control has .1 db increments) which gives
one total control of balance.

[Mr Peabody]

An online friend has a set of the Tempani and talked about the great bass. I believed him but it was hard to imagine from Maggies. The Tempani must be the way to go if one has the room. I'd like to hear them some day.

[basite]

intersting

but why aren't you using the tympani's alltogether?
and isn't that projector in your way when watching movies?

Great system!

Keep them spinning,
Bert.

[magtrw]

intersting

but why aren't you using the tympani's alltogether?
and isn't that projector in your way when watching movies?

Great system!

Keep them spinning,
Bert.

I use Martin Logan Summits for the electrostatic transducers that
are considerably better than the midrange and tweeter of the
Magneplanar Tympanis. The electrostatic transducers are better
for several reasons. There is no xover between the midrange
and high frequency range and because of this the imaging is
far superior to the Tympanis. Another area is low level detail
that is simply awesome and transparency is also in a class by
itself. Electrostatic transducers have far less distortion because
of the operating principle. The technique is known as push-pull
operation and is a major contributor to the sonic purity of the
electrostatic concept due to its exceptional linearity and low
distortion. Since the diaphragm of an electrostatic speaker is uniformly
driven over its entire area, it can be extremely light and flexible.

As for the projector, it is not blocking the screen because the
seating is raised up and the view is perfect. With the projector being
located in a straight line with the screen the picture is sharper
and brighter.

[Mr Peabody]

I've heard several ML models and a few different Maggies and I have to agree, I've always preferred the stats.

[harley .guy07]

Hell I just wish I had the room for all of that speaker madness. But I am sure it sounds good I have just never seen someone use different parts of two different panel speakers before in there system, very interesting. As long as it gets you your audio the way you like it then that's all that matter right?

[harley .guy07]

Oh and I like the blue seating. Its my favorite color and it fits the room well.