RE: Magnepan MMG tweaks - acroy - Planar Speaker Asylum

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RE: Magnepan MMG tweaks

In Reply to: RE: Magnepan MMG tweaks posted by Ware am I on April 20, 2012 at 06:27:29:

Suggestion for ANY mod you do:

- do one mod, one speaker at a time and compare, i.e. do the left one, then listen to the pair so you can tell the differences between left and right.

- Listen to mono recordings with the modded vs non-modded. This will highlight true differences between speakers instead of confusing the issue by feeding the speakers different (left and right) signals.

- Reverse the left and right speakers. This will change the tweeter in/out position as well, but these speakers are so room-dependant that unless you have a perfectly symmetrical setup, the sound will be colored by the room. So listen to a track in mono, listen for differences, write them down, then reverse Left and Right and see if the differences move with the speaker or stay with the room. Soundstage, etc will change but differences between channels due to the speaker will follow the speaker.

-For giggles, try reversing the left and right signals, leaving the speakers alone, while running mono. This will make sure 1) it's a true mono signal 2) the channels in your equipment is matched (source, amp, wires, etc). If, for instance, the gain of one channel is even .2 or .3db off, your ears will probably pick it up with critical listening.

I have found the above to be VERY revealing of many mods. The comparison is right there, right now, comparing a mod to a non-modded speaker. I tend to be skeptical of folks who take their speakers out of commission for days or weeks to do a mod, then listen to them and hear huge differences. I guess they have much better sonic memory than I. So far I've done (several) caps, inductors, Razor, (several) stands, and finally active line level x-over and bi-amp. It is fun!

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Topic - Magnepan MMG tweaks - Ware am I 06:24:35 04/20/12 (15)

RE: Magnepan MMG tweaks - Ware am I 18:53:32 04/20/12 (2)

RE: Magnepan MMG tweaks - JBen 21:31:51 04/20/12 (0)

RE: Magnepan MMG tweaks - Dawnrazor 20:22:19 04/20/12 (0)

RE: Magnepan MMG tweaks - Norman M 12:37:12 04/20/12 (1)

RE: Magnepan MMG tweaks - Ware am I 18:38:36 04/20/12 (0)

RE: Magnepan MMG tweaks - JBen 11:34:10 04/20/12 (0)

RE: Magnepan MMG tweaks - Ware am I 06:27:29 04/20/12 (8)

RE: Magnepan MMG tweaks - acroy 04/20/1210:39:25 04/20/12 (0)

RE: Magnepan MMG tweaks - josh358 07:14:02 04/20/12 (6)

RE: Magnepan MMG tweaks - pictureguy 13:14:59 04/20/12 (5)

RE: Magnepan MMG tweaks - josh358 15:20:15 04/20/12 (4)

RE: Magnepan MMG tweaks - pictureguy 23:25:39 04/20/12 (3)

RE: Magnepan MMG tweaks - josh358 05:40:08 04/21/12 (2)

RE: Magnepan MMG tweaks - pictureguy 09:39:12 04/21/12 (1)

RE: Magnepan MMG tweaks - josh358 15:12:57 04/21/12 (0)

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