I had the pleasure of listening to the older maggies tympani iv, that was the first time for me to hear the sound of the maggies and i was stunned to say the least at what they could produce in terms of soundstage and clarity. I have an opportunity to purchase a pair of magnepan tympani 1c speakers locally and need some input. Size was an issue for some buyers, so the tympani was replaced with the singlepanel mg 20 in 1995. This website is not affiliated with or sponsored by magnepan. To purchase magneplanar tympani iv spares or accessories, please contact the. James winey, president and also firms research and development engineer of magnepan white bear lake, mn,usa introduced in 1971 the first full planarmagnetic loudspeaker of the world. Jan 09, 2006 the magnep1anar tympani i that is the subject of this report is already an obsolete model, having been superseded by the tympanis ia, ii, and iii that were unveiled at the ce show in chicago this past june.
I purchased the one i had via the used market, but for new, i believe it would be direct from roger. Those were capable of going down to 28hz if i remember it correctly. Although i imagine most of you have already made their acquaintance in previous versions, let me introduce you to magnepans latest mini planar dipole, the twoway, floorstanding, allquasiribbondriver mg. Magnepan tympani 1c page 2 steve hoffman music forums. Sep 26, 2008 i have an opportunity to purchase a pair of magnepan tympani 1c speakers locally and need some input. If you have ever heard and liked any magneplanars you will probably like them. I still use the hafler 500 i built in 1977 with a cl32 preamp. I have employed all of the following techniques to maintain a pair of magnepan tympani 1ds whose design features three panels per sidetwo of which are midbass.
And yet we found something lacking in its sound that should have been present. Oct 14, 2017 magnepans wallofsound speakers redefine state of the art. I traded an old marantz receiver for them and the fun began. Some say these are the best speakers money can buy. Magnepan was founded in 1969 by jim winey, who refined the concept of electrostatic speakers with its magenplanar design.
Ive never listened to maggies before but i have read a lot of glowing and not so glowing reveiws about them. Magnepan repair explained compreh alex planar speaker. It is not the basic tympani fabric, its the upgraded classic fabric as found on the 1. Occasionally, sanders will have demos, trade ins, our 2nds cosmetic blems for sale on their site. Magnepan is the leader is high value, high quality, flat panel audiophile speakers for stereo and multichannel use. Magnepan tympani 1 d project speakers for sale canuck audio. To purchase magneplanar tympani iv spares or accessories, please contact the company via their website or visit an authorised retailer. Very few speakers have the presence, the impact and the realism of these speakers. Magnepan magneplanar tympani 1d new in box shipped direct. Played them hard one night for friends, listened again a couple nights later and forgot to turn the system off. In other words, there is less about the sound of the magneplanar that says loudspeaker than weve heard from any speaker to date. Up for auction is an excellent sounding pair of classic speakers by magnepan, model tympani id. They are absolutely mint, no dings, scratches or snags. Magnepan tympani iv s good conditionnot used very much.
Is a magneplanar similar to an electrostatic speaker. Incredibly thin and sonically transparent, this design for many has. I tried to repair the broken wire on the bass panel but it kept just falling apart. This speaker, named tympani, was formed by three screens for each side, two for midbass section and. Secondly, has anyone used the magnepan kit to replace the ribbon in a 3. Now apply the myloxane that magnepan sent you uv protectant. All speakers ribbons are in excellent sounding order. Only the far less efficent magneplanar tympani iv s have more panel areasadly the iv s were not more efficent than the 1d and required 300 watts more to ma. Magnepan tympani i loudspeaker specifications description.
The planar magnetic midrange and bass drivers are in excellent operational condition. If you still have buzzing, carefully inspect the speakers for areas yet not attached, and refer to the section on attaching the wires. Like all of magnepan s speakers they need a lot of power to perform. I have a excellent pair of audiophile magnepan speakers for sale. Maggie tympani 1d tweeters dead all of a sudden, both tweeters have quit working. So i helped relieve his confusion now i will bring them back to glory and make a.
Realistically i wouldnt be able to get to them for a couple years plus who am i kidding, these are too large for my room anyway. My current system consists of dcm time window 1 speakers, a quad 45 preamp and quad 4052 amp. I owned magnepan tympani iiias with tympani iiiw woofer panels for approximately 4 years back in the midlate 70s. The tympani line was the flagship from magnepan in the early 90s but was later discontinued due to the cost and size. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Magneplanar magnepan tympani type 1c loudspeakers, pair.
I believe they were the last set of iiis they refreshed. Flatpanel dipolar, magnetically driven panel speaker. Magnepan tympani i flat panel vintage speaker set ebay. Jan, 2016 magnepan tympani i flat panel vintage speaker set ebay stay safe and healthy. What associated equipment works best with magneplanars. Je mets en vente une paire denceintes magnepan tympani iv, 4 panneaux pour le grave et deux panneaux medium aigu avec tweeter a ruban. Based on the misinformation on the internet, these are some of the most common questions customers askwhy are magneplanars so big. I knew that i would have to tackle a rewire on these speakers. Magnepan midbass panel repair instructions davepride. Personally, i use tympani iii speakers and have an extra pair that are still in the boxes that magnepan sent them to me in after a refresh there. The third is a tweeter panel which is not a ribbon tweeter. Magnepan is a manufacturer of flat panel speakers, and in the past, at least one of the drivers was a large surface with the conductors running in loops. This was wayyy before video gained its current popularity in an era when an audiofile could devote an entire 12 foot wide wall with a minimun of three feet behind them for speakers only.
Since many of our readers already own tympani is, and dealer stocks of them are being sold at a substantial price reduction, the report should still be of interest. The tympani iv beats their mg20, and most other panel speakers on the market, term used loosely with the possible exception of the apogee diva and scintilla, big soundlabs, etc. It goes without saying that you need a very large room because these monsters are 6 tall and 4. I bought these a while ago with the good intent to fix them. This is a big 3 hinged panel with one panel having 2 midbass panels and one tweeter panel. I have a set of project speakers tympani 1d speakers for sale. The following is one longtime maggie users guide to repairing planar panels. Start by calling magnepan and getting a repair kit for your speakers. Magnepan sound was fundamentally different than what audiophiles heard from conventional speakers, and the company sold more than 200,000 speakers over its long history. Perhaps their most popular model of recent years was the magneplanar mg 1. Change, you could say, does not come easily to the folks at magnepan, who have carefully and cautiously improved their loudspeakers over the years. I gave my speakers a few days of testing before i added the uv protectant.
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