Based on the misinformation on the internet, these are some of the most common questions customers askwhy are magneplanars so big. Start by calling magnepan and getting a repair kit for your speakers. Magnepan repair explained compreh alex planar speaker. 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. Excellent sounding units but are just too tall for my room so time to sell them.
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 third is a tweeter panel which is not a ribbon tweeter. Oct 14, 2017 magnepans wallofsound speakers redefine state of the art. Magneplanar magnepan tympani type 1c loudspeakers, pair. It goes without saying that you need a very large room because these monsters are 6 tall and 4.
Magnepan midbass panel repair instructions davepride. This is a big 3 hinged panel with one panel having 2 midbass panels and one tweeter panel. The planar magnetic midrange and bass drivers are in excellent operational condition. So i helped relieve his confusion now i will bring them back to glory and make a. Ah magneplanar tympani magnepan s masterpiece this is a true white elephantin every way, first of all these are huge and in terms of panel radiating area one of the largest panel speakers ever produced. If you have ever heard and liked any magneplanars you will probably like them. Jan 09, 2006 the magnep1anar tympani i that is the subject of this report is already an obsolete model, having been superseded by the tympanis ia, ii, and iii that were unveiled at the ce show in chicago this past june. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. 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. All speakers ribbons are in excellent sounding order. 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. Flatpanel dipolar, magnetically driven panel speaker. Magnepan was founded in 1969 by jim winey, who refined the concept of electrostatic speakers with its magenplanar design. Magnepan tympani iva ultimate reference collectible full.
I bought these a while ago with the good intent to fix them. I knew that i would have to tackle a rewire on these speakers. Those were capable of going down to 28hz if i remember it correctly. They are absolutely mint, no dings, scratches or snags. I owned magnepan tympani iiias with tympani iiiw woofer panels for approximately 4 years back in the midlate 70s. Je mets en vente une paire denceintes magnepan tympani iv, 4 panneaux pour le grave et deux panneaux medium aigu avec tweeter a ruban. 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. I have a excellent pair of audiophile magnepan speakers for sale. The following is one longtime maggie users guide to repairing planar panels. My current system consists of dcm time window 1 speakers, a quad 45 preamp and quad 4052 amp. I purchased the one i had via the used market, but for new, i believe it would be direct from roger. What associated equipment works best with magneplanars. Sep 26, 2008 i have an opportunity to purchase a pair of magnepan tympani 1c speakers locally and need some input.
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. 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 speaker, named tympani, was formed by three screens for each side, two for midbass section and. Make offer magneplanar magnepan tympani type 1c loudspeakers, pair. Like all of magnepan s speakers they need a lot of power to perform. I have a set of project speakers tympani 1d speakers for sale. Secondly, has anyone used the magnepan kit to replace the ribbon in a 3. Up for auction is an excellent sounding pair of classic speakers by magnepan, model tympani id. I gave my speakers a few days of testing before i added the uv protectant. I believe they were the last set of iiis they refreshed.
Magnepan tympani i loudspeaker specifications description. Jan, 2016 magnepan tympani i flat panel vintage speaker set ebay stay safe and healthy. To purchase magneplanar tympani iv spares or accessories, please contact the. Magnepan tympani 1 d project speakers for sale canuck audio.
Change, you could say, does not come easily to the folks at magnepan, who have carefully and cautiously improved their loudspeakers over the years. Magnepan tympani iv s good conditionnot used very much. This website is not affiliated with or sponsored by magnepan. Now apply the myloxane that magnepan sent you uv protectant. I tried to repair the broken wire on the bass panel but it kept just falling apart. Perhaps their most popular model of recent years was the magneplanar mg 1. Is a magneplanar similar to an electrostatic speaker. 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. It is not the basic tympani fabric, its the upgraded classic fabric as found on the 1. If you still have buzzing, carefully inspect the speakers for areas yet not attached, and refer to the section on attaching the wires. Ive never listened to maggies before but i have read a lot of glowing and not so glowing reveiws about them. To purchase magneplanar tympani iv spares or accessories, please contact the company via their website or visit an authorised retailer.
Incredibly thin and sonically transparent, this design for many has. The tympani line was the flagship from magnepan in the early 90s but was later discontinued due to the cost and size. Magnepan tympani 1c page 2 steve hoffman music forums. 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. Magnepan tympani i flat panel vintage speaker set ebay. Played them hard one night for friends, listened again a couple nights later and forgot to turn the system off.
I still use the hafler 500 i built in 1977 with a cl32 preamp. Very few speakers have the presence, the impact and the realism of these speakers. And yet we found something lacking in its sound that should have been present. 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.
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. Some say these are the best speakers money can buy. Magnepan is the leader is high value, high quality, flat panel audiophile speakers for stereo and multichannel use. Magnepan magneplanar tympani 1d new in box shipped direct. 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. In other words, there is less about the sound of the magneplanar that says loudspeaker than weve heard from any speaker to date.
I have an opportunity to purchase a pair of magnepan tympani 1c speakers locally and need some input. Occasionally, sanders will have demos, trade ins, our 2nds cosmetic blems for sale on their site. Size was an issue for some buyers, so the tympani was replaced with the singlepanel mg 20 in 1995. I traded an old marantz receiver for them and the fun began. Maggie tympani 1d tweeters dead all of a sudden, both tweeters have quit working.
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