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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?  
seanheis1
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bdp24
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A fair number of the guys over at the Planar Speaker Asylum, some long-time Maggie owners, have removed the fuses from the signal path of their speakers. An easy upgrade to the speaker I have performed is to replace the stock speaker cable terminals with Cardas binding posts, which requires no modifications to the speaker. The holes in the back plate on the speaker into which the stock terminals are mounted is the same size required for the Cardas posts.
tom8999
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Elizabeth - thanks for the lead to MUG - I learned a lot. Just got my Krell S550i shipped off to Krell for repair to help with my overheating issue. Just put my Krell KAV 400xi in the main system with a Son of Ampzilla II to carry the speakers (ampzilla now pushing the 1.7i and the Krell 400xi pushing the Bass Panel.  OMG - no overheating - now plenty of power to push the Maggie’s - great soundstage, cleaner high end, and all the bottom end I want. Everything sounds NEW!! From Diana Krall to ZZTop. What a great Country!!!

can’t wait for PG to modify my old 1.6s!! Low budget - High Quality Hi Fi - I have died and gone to Heaven!
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ozymandias_
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I purchased a pair of Maggie IIA's They need a lot of work. Wire has delaminated from Mylar and needs to be replaced.

Fundamental question with this old Model, is it even worth the time and effort ... ?? If I had the wires replaced I would be looking at a custom frame for them as well.
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