Magnapan MMG

To Carl_eber (on 5/25/00 posting) would you please tell me what kind of mods/bypasses you've done that don't require soldering? So far, I've raised the MMG's 2ft off the floor. thanks

I've not raised them off the floor, not sure they'd need that, although a very rigid and massive stand to clamp them to would be terrific, I'm sure..............I have replaced the fuse with a coiled up silver wire, and the other tweeter bar with wire (I had been using several "bypassed" resistors, but once I got my room dialed in, found that the tweeter didn't need padding down after all). I've recently gotten the Vampire spade to banana adaptors, which work well for cables that don't already have banana connectors.

Thanks Carl, I just replaced the fuses on my 2.5r's with silver wire and the improvement was amazing.

You're welcome. You're ahead of most guys on here, IMHO.

As with all Maggies, a strong foundation is vital. I use SoundAnchors' revolutionary stand that allows for substantial adjustment on the vertical plane and very rigid coupling to the floor for non-resonance. I originally tried spiking the bases with Walker Valid Points, and they do work well, but the weight of the speaker is spread over too small of a footprint for their height and they become unstable. The Soundanchors take care of both these problems very impressively on both large and small Maggies. If you are interested in seeing what the stands look like for Maggies, check them out at Soundanchors.com on the "dedicated speaker" pages.