Peter Gunn only mods the earlier, "wire on membrane" Maggies. He thinks the .7 are junk and will not touch the foil on membrane Maggies. Well, I’m the opposite. While heavy wire is good for bass. its much slower than the foils which have incredibly fast transient response. This is the exact thing in real life as compared to recordings that make real life sound real. Immediacy. e11even stereophonic will be releasing a line of Maggie mods for the .7 series to die for. Finally a nice kit form that makes it easy to put together at home, so no shipping. There are ways to disable the xover and wire direct to the panels and tweeter direct with your amp channels and do it the right way with active filtering before the amps. My opinion.. Maggies cant do it all well, they can do it all in a compromised fashion only. If you accept that then optimize them based on what they do best, you will reap the rewards. I also believe the crossover points and slope are way off. Probably an attempt to give them more bass perception. Knock the midband down 5db. Bad Maggie, no cookie. Then get the sub bass the heck out of those panels! They muddy what mids are left. By the time I’m finished with my 3.7i project, I will have taken tweeter and mid panel out and chucked everything else. You will not believe your eyes when you see the radical departure from early 80’s cloth and oak...
Magnepan Mods
It appears that they are using upgraded crossovers. I guess I'm confused as to why Magnepan wouldn't offer these upgrades themselves. It's super inefficient to pay for shipping both ways, have someone rebuild it, and then wait a few months to get it back...hopefully with no shipping damage. If Magnepan isn't maximizing their products, it seems like a competitor could make a me too product with a better crossover and a nicer stand option. Am I missing something?