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Maggies moved 6 inches...big improvement

I have never found that my Maggies are so sensitive to positioning as suggested by many users. Perhaps it is because I have three (not two), the room is very asymetrical, and full of randomly placed furniture unlike the dedicated "listening room". I pull them out a few feet from the wall when I am listening seriously, and that's about it.

However, I just moved them about six inches, and it made a big difference. The secret is that I moved them straight up...off the floor.
I have known for decades that Maggies sound best when suspended from a high ceiling, but that option is not available. What I did is put 1X6 oak boards, on edge, under the metal Maggie feet. This raises the speaker about six inches, and provides open space under them. I am not sure why the improvement happens but here are a few ideas.
1. The open space under the speakers.
2. The speaker is more equally spaced to the ceiling and the floor.
3. The speakers being higher, furniture obstucts less.
eldartford

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theaudiotweak
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Eldartford have you ever direct coupled your Maggies to the floor? Tom
theaudiotweak
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Depending on your ceiling height moving this tall speaker upward,bringing the top closer to the ceiling more in balance, will result in near equal coupling at floor and ceiling.Less chance of cancellation. A speaker that is not direct coupled to the supporting surface will have phase errors at multiple frequencys. Easy to hear.Can you see your tweeters move at 3k..Photos have shown that a speaker cabinet's movement while being played is greater than the excursion of the tweeter in that same speaker cabinet. Of course this speaker is at ease on carpet not hanging in thinner air certainly not direct coupled to a surface allowing for proper phase launch.Tom
theaudiotweak
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I use to own Tympani 3a's and worked for a Maggie dealer sometime back. They always sounded better when properly coupled to the floor. The result was superior image much better focus less image wander. Can see the results as well as hear the results.Tom
theaudiotweak
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This Maggie is damped by its own moving diaphragm and controlled by the amp, the chassis is only along for the ride.Are these speakers self leveling and self balancing at various dynamic levels? Tom
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