New Magneplanar Bass Panel DWM


Just saw magnepan has a new bass panel out. Looks like it could be interesting.

http://www.magnepan.com/DWM_and_DW_1_Woofers
james63
Greetings
The concept of this is correct bass in a given room.
Only you can tell if you need them by doing the experiment.
After installing many pairs of DWMs in rooms with testing speakers 3.7 1.7 etc disappear just as before but at the same time allow the Musics foundation to be solid.
Music like Neal Youngs Hart of Golds Kick drum offered a definition experience that many other speakers just dont have.
JohnnyR Magnepan Dealer
Bbro, Magnepan suggests the DMW might be used to augment bass, depending on the main speakers and the room. In many situations the 20.x or 3.x may be adequate by themselves. But in some cases improvements may be realized by the addition of one or two DMWs. After all, the CES demo was made with 3.7s.

I think it was coincidental that the DMW may have been designed as part of the Mini-Mag system and later found to benefit floor standing Maggies as well.

The key seems to be in finding the appropriate amount of woofer driving area (number of square inches) for a given room.
They also suggest the DWM to be on the same plane as the speakers but 12 inches closer to the listener. I cannot see any WAF in these as it looks like you would have to have a dedicated room to be able to pull this off.
I'm excited about the DWMs and will be buying them, probably in 2014. I have well-reviewed ported powered sub in my Maggie system and I think it sucks, frankly. I also don't think subwoofers are an important part of the musical experience, but am interested in trying the DWMs to see if my opinion is based on flawed system synergy. Anyway, this is an exciting development and the DWM is pretty affordable.