the MM7 main towers are the same 30 inch length as the MM3's, although they are only 15 inches wide verses the 18 inches wide of the MM3's.
the bass towers of the MM7's are also 30 inches long, and they are the same 18 inches wide as the MM3's.
MM7's are here
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the MM7 main towers are the same 30 inch length as the MM3's, although they are only 15 inches wide verses the 18 inches wide of the MM3's.
the bass towers of the MM7's are also 30 inches long, and they are the same 18 inches wide as the MM3's.
Steve,
re-reading your question i might have initiially missed your point. i did move the MM7 main towers back 8 inches and in 2 and 1/2 inches (on each side) as a starting point compared to the position of the MM3's.
so instead of 115 inches tweeter to tweeter it's 110 inches tweeter to tweeter. this is only a starting point so it could change. my reasons are twofold; i had been thinking that i wanted to sit a bit closer to the main towers than i had sat from the MM3's, in fact when i sold the MM3's i had been thinking of moving closer to those too. just to get more immediacy, involvement and detail. second, to allow for more flexiblity for placement of the sub towers when they come.
i moved them back 8 inches to allow for the bass towers to be able to be arc'd more forward. the bass towers will be outside the main towers and ideally they will be on the same arc as the main towers to my ears for optimal wave launch integration. therefore the bass towers (particularly the front outside corner) will be forward of the main towers.
the front baffle of the main towers is still 9 feet into the room, comapred to 9 feet, 8 inches before. so there is lots of room for adjustments.
I've always loved the aesthetics of his room and I'm sure it sounds great as well. Bose 901's would probably sound good in that room with his electronics (or not !).
I'm also a huge fan of the cosmetics of the MM3 and now the MM7. Never heard either but this room would be the place to hear them.
Very very nice!!!
I'm also a huge fan of the cosmetics of the MM3 and now the MM7. Never heard either but this room would be the place to hear them.
Very very nice!!!
thanks Eddie.
later today i will try to get better pictures that relate the elegance and beauty of the design.
come on over later today or tomorrow if you have time; you are always welcome. after overnight breakin they don't suck.
thanks Sean. come over when you can if you are curious. the missing bass towers is only really evidant on certain music.
yes; they do look elegant and classy. great proportions i think. and sound 'killer' already.
thanks Chris.
on most music the foundation and body is very good (not that it won't be improved with the bass towers, but there is not obvious lack); although my reference for a few cuts does tell me that something is missing without the bass towers......clearly the deep bass of the MM3's is quite outstanding as a reference. one thing is very clear; and that is that impact and speed in the mid-bass with these main towers sets a new reference for that issue to my ears.
thanks. i am enjoying them.
Your pictures detail quite a story
Hope to hear them, sometime
thanks Sam. you know you are always welcome; it's time you and Sonny found your way back up here.
you are welcome, 'awesome' is a word i would use to describe how it sounds.
Nice Mike, congrats. That's going to be some real audio porn once your bass tower units arive and them the Dart mono's
I also see you have made changes to your room.
thanks David.
and yes, it will be wretched excess for sure when it all gets here.
as far as the room changes; those happened 2 years ago. (1) removed huge (10'x 15') front side bass traps, covered that area with Quietrock THX 545 and a layer of 3/4" finish grade plywood (2) sealed the front and rear opennings to the ceiling bass trap with the THX 454 plus 3/4" ply (3) added the Auralex T-Fusors in the ceiling and side walls to control slap echo.
since then i've not changed the room. however, the new MM7 main towers are 13 inches taller than the MM3's (84" verses 73") so that does change the look of the scale of the room a bit. a week from now i'll have the bass towers which will change the room look even more, they are 86" tall and 3 inches wider than the main towers.
Thank you for allowing us to live vicariously through your audio journey
it's my pleasure to be of assistance.
thanks Micro.
yes, the main towers are passive, and the woofers 'run free' at the bottom. Bass towers are active.
thanks Joe.
the 108 amp i'm using is fully up to the task of sounding fantastic on the MM7's. enjoy your new 108!
thanks. and you are correct that so far all speakers like my room, and that the mature signal path and good sources do not hurt.
i do think my room is ideal for the MM7's in many ways.
thanks.
i did not measure the chair-speaker distance.
however; the ear to tweeter distance currently is 116 inches, the tweeter to tweeter distance is 110 inches. i have been playing around with my seating position but i think this spot is pretty close to ideal based on where the speakers are currently positioned.
every variable is fluid at this time as there are many changes ahead to deal with.
Thanks for the correction - you could have simply ignored me. I am glad to hear about the support. I had gotten the wrong impression seeing you move and laser-align things.
Better Pictures
this afternoon i had a few local friends (who are also WBF members) stop by to hear the main towers. i had fun, we played mono Lps for about 45 minutes which was excellent.
the last friend to leave selected 'Tommy' (Silver Label 'Simply Vinyl' pressing) and we listened to the 'Underture'.....i thought it was really nice....even without the bass towers.
now that i have had a few minutes after my visitors have gone, i did take the time to take a few better pictures of the main towers.
this afternoon i had a few local friends (who are also WBF members) stop by to hear the main towers. i had fun, we played mono Lps for about 45 minutes which was excellent.
the last friend to leave selected 'Tommy' (Silver Label 'Simply Vinyl' pressing) and we listened to the 'Underture'.....i thought it was really nice....even without the bass towers.
now that i have had a few minutes after my visitors have gone, i did take the time to take a few better pictures of the main towers.
