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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?  
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IIRC, Apogee, (and Carver to some degree) got in trouble because of copying Magnepan’s tweeter. I don’t think it was the actual speaker design itself.

Not sure, but I think that all the patents that Magnepan had have since expired?

There have been others that have tried to copy the Maggies, but never to the extent of taking any business away from them, (I’m assuming here).
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Erik...I’m not talking about Carver’s new speakers which the link you posted was about? They had a pair of panel speakers (ALS-III). Pretty sure there was some sort of design infringement...

http://www.carversound.com/carver-speakers/al-iii-plus/

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@randy-11...the Magnestands are not stands per se.  They have built-in stands, but Peter Gunn, (not is real name), modifies certain Maggie models.

I have heard several pairs.  They are indeed stunning!

http://www.indiespinzone.com/mag/mag15.html

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