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Change can be a very good thing if it doesn't distract from listening pleasure.

Posted by Audiophilander (A) on June 1, 2015 at 01:18:40

In Reply to: RE: Zen and the trade offs of Maggie maintenance. posted by Swamis Cat on May 31, 2015 at 10:39:08:

Mye stands can help tune a listening room by tightening the mid-bass and improving focus. The stiff supports reduce Maggie frame vibrations that can blur the image slightly on more complex music. The best way to describe it is as an unveiling of subtle inner-detail. These well constructed, heavy gauge stands allow modest tilt control through adjustment of the threaded spikes.

...Digression (unsolicited plug): I wholeheartedly recommend Grant's stands for optimum Maggie enjoyment! That said, given the additional weight these may not be well suited for those who move their speakers around a lot. This caveat is offered in the same spirit as nine out of ten doctors prescribing Advil for back pain. Now, back to the regular program...

Some owners prefer their Maggies perfectly vertical. From an aesthetic perspective I get it. There's a psychologically seductive aspect to the near invisible footprint and 90 degree angle; it's the nostalgic appeal of Stanley Kubrick's obelisk popularized at the dawn of Maggiedom. In fact, I've read negative comments about current production Maggie feet being tilted back a few degrees, as if it's a QC issue. IMO, the tilt is intentional; I suspect Magnepan's R&D department discovered an acoustic benefit to introducing a few degrees of backward tilt.

While the slight tilt on stock feet probably produces a tangible benefit in most rooms, the lack of any vertical adjustment makes experimentation with repositioning the speakers attractive. Due to the acoustic reflections this would be even more appealing in listening rooms with typical 8' to 10' ceilings. I come at this from a slightly different angle. Based upon my home listening environment (with 20' ceiling) I've discovered that having control in the vertical plane (adjusting tilt via the Mye stands threaded floor spikes) has greater impact on the Maggie sound than repositioning the speakers.

I prefer keeping things relatively simple via adjustments that don't complicate other elements of home and lifestyle enjoyment. I'm sure that everyone posting this forum desires the best sound possible from their planar speakers. Armed with the knowledge that everything affects everything else it's gotten easier to make choices and narrow down which adjustments are worth my time and energy.

Maybe it's just laziness on my part, but I'm satisfied with the emotionally moving musicality I've achieved through modest system changes that clearly make a difference. That's why I've chosen to limit my system tweaking to easily adjustable areas that provide long term benefit (tube rolling, speaker tilt, room treatment, upstream gear, best music masterings, etc.).

Sorry about the length of this. I hope it isn't too boring of a read.

Cheers,
AuPh

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