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Maggie 20.7's and Tweeters

I've been a Maggie owner for years.  Had a 3.7R for a long time.  Then a couple years ago I bought 20.7's   I've blown the tweeters twice.  One time when having a "battle of the bands" with my neighbor - which I can understand.  But just recently this happened on BOTH tweeters and I don't, in the normal course, play my system that loud.  I'm a little perplexed.  I blew a tweeter out once with my 3.7R in 10 years.  It seems the 20.7 Maggies go through tweeters.  Any experienced opinions?   

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jjss49
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check and change out the fuses

what amp?

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bdp24
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Your amp is clipping, a very common cause of tweeters being destroyed; I myself have done it ;-(. All Magneplanars require huge amounts of current, the 20.7 the most of all models (but not more than the woofer panels of my Tympani-T-IVa!). Take a look at the Sanders Magtech, an amp made specifically for magnetic-planar loudspeakers.

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russ69
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I think they are the same tweeters are they not?

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