Magnepan Tympani I(u) Floorstanding Speakers

I purchased a pair of Magnepan Tympani 1-B speakers locally this past week from a very nice fellow who had owned them for over 20 years and was moving out of state.

This is a review (actually more like a positive rant) about the Tympani 1-D three-panel planar speakers made by Magnepan sometime in the late 1970's.

This is a review (actually more like a positive rant) about the Tympani 1-D three-panel planar speakers made by Magnepan sometime in the late 1970's.

What can I say about the "Mother of All Maggie's" that hasn't been already said? 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...

My version is the IVa from 1986. After loving the Magnepan sound (see my MG12 review) I kept thinking about how good the ribbon versions must be and I had listened to 3.6's. After finding used Tympani's and listening to the Tympani's in my home for a...