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Magnepan 3.6 as Center channel (pics)

Posted by 3no (A) on December 28, 2006 at 13:26:43

I just wanted to publicly thank Grant VanderMye for taking on this project. Needless to say, I am ecstatic with the results!

I had tried a phantom center with my L/R 3.6's, but the constraints of my theater layout prevented the positioning that is so necessary with Maggies to optimize the soundstage. I switched to a Maggie CC3 for a center, but the sound character of the CC3's quasi-ribbon design was so different from the true ribbon tweeter in the 3.6's that it was a huge distraction, particularly with the heavy vocal content of the center channel in most soundtracks.

I experimented with a 3.6 as a center, having my wife hold it balanced on its side while I listened. It sounded great, but I couldn't convince my wife to do that for two hours every time I watch a movie, so I appealed to Grant to design a stand. Grant put his creative genius to work and came up with a terrific solution. The four small stands give solid support to the 3.6, allow for precise tilt adjustment, and match the look of the Mye stands on my L/R 3.6's.

Highly recommended.

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You can't see it in this pic, but the L/C/R amp is positioned directly behind the center, in between the center two supports.

The AVS thread linked below has more pics.

• AVS Forums thread on this topic   (Open in New Window)

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