[madog99]

Well after a very long time of living with my SMGA's this weekend I finally did the deed . I had orders new socks and a little can of the glue last fall before the cold weather hit . At the time the very nice Shirley ? in the parts dept asked me , "are you sure you only want the 1 can "  So fearing I would need more I ordered another can last week . Turns out 1 was more than enough , but didn't want to run out of material half way through the job . I was dreading this job , thinking I would screw it up and trash them . The gods were smiling on Sat as it went really well . Mine had some bad delam in the center around the tuning knob and at the ends . Got it done and the wait was on for the glue to dry . So about 1pm today we hooked them up again . OMG !!!  They sounded not too bad in that room before but now even better . The biggest deal is the bass , I can't believe how much bass I have now . We tried a 8" energy sub and liked the Mag's alone , they don't need a sub , unless it's a really good one . The new room is 12 x17 and the mags fill it perfectly.   My roommate has a set of MMG's he bought this past winter , some of you may remember that tale from an earlier post . We used the MMG's in that room last night and we both agree , the SMGA is a better sounding speaker to our ears . The mmg had some more detail , but everything else is better on the old 1986 Smga's . Thanks to Magnepan for supporting their older models .

[SteveFord]

Congratulations on your happy ending!
Looks good, too.

[Rclark]

I've got high-end-part versions of those SMGA crossovers in my modded MMG's and they sure do sing. Those look really nice. They seem a little wider in the picture than an MMG too, is that right? Beautiful setup, congrats. 

[Rclark]

 BTW if you want to add a sub, I highly recommend the Epik Legend. 

 dual opposed sealed 12's for-the-win.

[medium jim]

Maddog:

Congratulation!  I too restored a pair of 1980's Magnepan's, MG2.5's.  I was very apprehensive until I pulled the socks off and prepped and reglued the delaminations, which was minimal.

I have to agree that the older Magnepan's have a sound that is very endearing and is timeless.  It feels pretty darn good to have done the work myself as I feel apart if them now as corny as that sounds.

Jim

p.s. It never hurts to have a pair of small subs to support the bottom octaves. Plus two or more subs smooths out uneven room nodes. 

[SteveFord]

When I was trying to revive my I-C's  I nearly became a part of them thanks to that accursed glue!
There was no hope for them as the mylar was torn but parts of them live on in two systems today.

[madog99]

Thanks boys , put a lot of hours on then this weekend all I can say is wow !  As mentioned , doing the work myself does make it seem more special even . They are signed  11-11-86 , so will 26 years old in a few weeks . We have tried the Energy ES-8 sub but it doesn't seem to keep up . But I tell ya , in this room there seems to be no shortage of bass , I was giving them a good run with the volume control today and you can feel the bass and they play very loud with no sign of stress .  And Rclarke , yes they are wider than the MMG's .

Now I have to get myself in gear and do the crossover upgrade , everyone says it takes them to another level .