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Josh,You got them repaired, I take it?
Steve:Josh is like a professional student, he will never get them finished Jim
Josh:I commend you for your stick to itness with the IV's and know they will be amazing once back into your system. Jim
Thanks, Jim. Was just looking again at various midrange drivers and debating the merits of the RD-50's vs. the Neo 8's. But thinking about what you're going to do gets circular after a while. It's a lot more fun to actually do it. (Also, I keep realizing that nobody makes the driver that I actually want . . . )
The IVa's really are Frankenpans already, since the midrange/tweeter panel can be separated from the woofer panels (basically a matter of an extra pair of feet so the separated panels don't fall over).
Mini Maggie's are not "Frankenpan's", Frankenpan's are made from either several different Magnepan's as in the case of Andy's, or where the panels have been redone with non-original parts/speakers.Jim
Andy's Frankenpans look interesting. Andy posted the following on the Planar Asylum:"However, a few inmates have used 2 Tymp bass panels each side to augment their 3.X series speakers - hemholtz is one. IE. you have:BBBMR ... RMBBB- now this must be a spectacular sound!! :_)) "Does the above configuration of 2 Tympani bass panels with 3.x series speakers fit the definition of Frankenpans? If so, does a configuration of 2 DWM woofers with 3.x speakers fit the definition of Frankenpans? If not, suppose you modify the DWM crossover with 3.x series speakers does that fit the definition of Frankenpans?Sorry to be late to the party but I am interested to learn.
Isn't hemholtz that thing you do to get people to hock up their dinner? It seems a bit off topic but maybe it will help save someone's life so why not.
I find that Maggies sound better and better the further they get away from the walls. Not necessarily in the bass, but everywhere else.The IVa's really are Frankenpans already, since the midrange/tweeter panel can be separated from the woofer panels (basically a matter of an extra pair of feet so the separated panels don't fall over). Here's a picture of IVa's with the woofers behind the mid/tweeter panels:http://www.integracoustics.com/images/magnepan/T4A.jpgThat's the way I'm going to use mine, since it's the only way I can fit them and a projection screen into my room!It also makes them very easy to modify/combine with other speakers, I've seen the woofers combined with various stats, including Mmlrot1's Martin-Logans, and with 3.x's (Norman M.).The IVa can also be easily modified with the Neo 8's, the midrange slot is the right size so all you have to do is take out the existing midrange drivers and stick the Neo's in their place. They're a bit easier to modify that way than the IV's since the slot in the IV's will only accommodate 6 Neos, but you need 8 Neo-8's for the best frequency response.Now, if someone will only come out with a line source plasma tweeter that I can put in the ribbon slot . . .Line source plasma which goes down to 300 hz!