I spoke to the folks at Magnepan, and in fact, they no longer repair or rebuild the MGI. I have decided to attempt the task myself. I purchased the tweeter repair kit for the MGI and a new pair of socks for the panels.
I have gleaned some repair/rebuild guidelines from Audio Asylum and will go from there.
Today - I took apart one the panels and found a break in the coil for the tweeter, and a fair amount of corrosion and discoloration on the mid/bass voice coil. None of the coil appears broken or corroded through so that may be a good thing. The state of the OEM banana connectors is pathetic and I will replace them with 5-way binding posts.
The job does not appear too complex, it just requires a deft hand with the adhesives, acetone, and solder (sp?).
Futher updates as they become available.
I have gleaned some repair/rebuild guidelines from Audio Asylum and will go from there.
Today - I took apart one the panels and found a break in the coil for the tweeter, and a fair amount of corrosion and discoloration on the mid/bass voice coil. None of the coil appears broken or corroded through so that may be a good thing. The state of the OEM banana connectors is pathetic and I will replace them with 5-way binding posts.
The job does not appear too complex, it just requires a deft hand with the adhesives, acetone, and solder (sp?).
Futher updates as they become available.