In Reply to: Tympani 1D versus 3 series posted by Beardy on December 4, 2023 at 20:03:51:
Tympani 1D's should have a fuller bass note than MG-IIIa or 3.7's, with roughly twice the area of bass drivers. They don't have the Magnepan true-ribbon, but they do have a push-pull driven planar tweeter. I don't know what the process is for re-building the push-pull tweeter, if it can be DIY repaired or if it needs to be sent in to Magnepan if it's non-op.
Another option might be to buy true ribbons from Magnepan and modify the panel containing the mid/ribbon to run a true ribbon. MUG specs page lists them as 2-way with 6 screens. I don't know if the push-pull ribbon of the T1-D also does some of the midrange or if there is a separate midrange driver.
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- RE: Tympani 1D versus 3 series - UncleMeat 00:22:51 12/05/23 (35)
- RE: "the push-pull ribbon of the T1-D" ... - andyr 02:25:47 12/05/23 (34)
- RE: "the push-pull ribbon of the T1-D" ... - UncleMeat 07:32:55 12/05/23 (33)
- RE: "the push-pull ribbon of the T1-D" ... - andyr 13:55:17 12/05/23 (32)
- RE: "the push-pull ribbon of the T1-D" ... - Roger Gustavsson 01:52:22 12/06/23 (27)
- RE: "the push-pull ribbon of the T1-D" ... - UncleMeat 00:52:04 12/07/23 (26)
- RE: "the push-pull ribbon of the T1-D" ... - Roger Gustavsson 06:53:39 12/07/23 (25)
- RE: "the push-pull ribbon of the T1-D" ... - UncleMeat 07:34:29 12/07/23 (24)
- RE: "the push-pull ribbon of the T1-D" ... - Roger Gustavsson 09:04:02 12/07/23 (23)
- RE: "the push-pull ribbon of the T1-D" ... - UncleMeat 10:15:06 12/07/23 (22)
- RE: "the push-pull ribbon of the T1-D" ... - Roger Gustavsson 02:12:18 12/08/23 (0)
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- RE: "Ribbons are great" ... - andyr 19:27:06 12/09/23 (13)
- RE: "Ribbons are great" ... - Beardy 23:26:56 12/09/23 (12)
- RE: Excellent ... - andyr 23:28:50 12/09/23 (11)
- RE: Excellent ... - Beardy 09:02:37 12/10/23 (10)
- RE: I would suggest ... - andyr 13:43:56 12/10/23 (0)
- RE: Excellent ... - Roger Gustavsson 09:59:37 12/10/23 (8)
- RE: Excellent ... - UncleMeat 10:38:16 12/10/23 (7)
- RE: Excellent ... - Beardy 14:04:33 12/10/23 (6)
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- RE: Excellent ... - Beardy 14:23:23 12/10/23 (4)
- RE: Excellent ... - andyr 16:14:12 12/11/23 (3)
- RE: Excellent ... - UncleMeat 00:50:07 12/12/23 (2)
- RE: Excellent ... - Roger Gustavsson 01:16:33 12/12/23 (1)
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- RE: Lions and Tigers and Bears! - UncleMeat 23:08:29 12/05/23 (0)
- RE: "Does the push pull tweeter sound different from the QR tweeter in the 1.6?" ... - andyr 18:54:28 12/05/23 (1)
- RE: "Does the push pull tweeter sound different from the QR tweeter in the 1.6?" ... - Beardy 19:25:17 12/05/23 (0)