Do you have a question for the Magnepan factory?

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #140 on:** 6 Jan 2013, 05:07 pm »

I have found a dealer in Houston and will see if he will set up some 1.7's at his place of business for me. In a smaller room if he has one as close to mine as possible.

pdaddy · « **Reply #141 on:** 24 Jan 2013, 03:23 am »

I just have one thing to say to those Magnepan's folks. I just got the Magnepan Mini System and man....this setup is slap yo momma good!

Thanks Wendell for your help and advise.

SteveFord · « **Reply #142 on:** 18 Feb 2013, 02:57 pm »

How can you tell the "new" MMGs from the prior two versions?

Here's how you can tell the "new" MMGs from the earlier ones:

Two capacitors as seen from the back side is the "new" MMG.

AlliumPorrum · « **Reply #143 on:** 7 Apr 2013, 09:52 am »

Hi! I have a one question; is it anyhow possible to get Magneplanar true ribbons from Magnepan for a DIY project? I really would not want to buy whole 3.x's and break them just to get the ribbons I need.

andyr · « **Reply #144 on:** 7 Apr 2013, 11:52 am »

Quote from: AlliumPorrum on 7 Apr 2013, 09:52 am

Hi! I have a one question; is it anyhow possible to get Magneplanar true ribbons from Magnepan for a DIY project? I really would not want to buy whole 3.x's and break them just to get the ribbons I need.

Yes, you can (probably through your local Maggie importer).

In the US, you can swap old broken ribbons for new ones for, I believe, USD300 the pair. If you don't send them the old (broken) ones back, you end up paying USD600.

Your country importer will probably add a margin - so expect to pay double. I (in Oz) enquired about buying some 3.6 ribbons and was quoted about A$1,300 (USD1,250).

Regards,

Andy

SteveFord · « **Reply #145 on:** 7 Apr 2013, 11:55 am »

Give that man a cigar!

AlliumPorrum · « **Reply #146 on:** 7 Apr 2013, 02:40 pm »

Actually I already asked from the local importer (in Finland) and also from Nordic Europe distributor, and they both said "no" :=(

SteveFord · « **Reply #147 on:** 7 Apr 2013, 03:40 pm »

Contact Manepan on Monday, they should be able to hook you up.

hachey · « **Reply #148 on:** 6 Aug 2013, 03:25 pm »

I just finished doing speaker frames for the Magnepan SMGa.

I used 100% clear quarter sawn spruce, same as for piano soundboards.

I might have made a mistake using softwood. There's no sweet spot and the sound seems to be very mild and easy to listen to but the highs are missing. I also did the crossover and might need to break them in first.

Anybody else experimented with softwood frames?

SteveFord · « **Reply #149 on:** 6 Aug 2013, 07:05 pm »

Here's your answer:

It is likely you did something that affected the highs, but it wasn't the wood. More likely, you inadvertently relaxed the diaphragm ever so slightly.

Davey · « **Reply #150 on:** 7 Aug 2013, 07:33 pm »

Crossover still the same?

Dave.

buyersremorse · « **Reply #151 on:** 8 Aug 2013, 08:14 pm »

Steve:
Can you (or another member) post a picture showing what the back of the new MMGs with 2 capacitors looks like compared to the previous version?
Much appreciated.

SteveFord · « **Reply #152 on:** 9 Aug 2013, 08:56 pm »

It'll have to be somebody else, Magnepan won't send any nudies and I don't own any new ones plus I am just horrible at putting those socks on. That's an art form for displaced, wizen Inuit ladies, I suspect.

buyersremorse · « **Reply #153 on:** 10 Aug 2013, 03:15 am »

Steve,
Of course, I'd never ask someone to "undress" his/her speakers for a closer look.
I have the light cloth and can see through a bit using a flashlight.
I see what looks like a single blue or black capacitor on the right and what is probably a red inductor on the left, so probably not the new version.
Would Wendell reveal info regarding serial numbers for the old vs. new versions?
Thanks

SteveFord · « **Reply #154 on:** 12 Aug 2013, 12:59 am »

I asked but didn't get a response on the serial numbers.
I don't think that they consider the newer version to be a significant upgrade which is why they barely made a mention of it (unlike the Super Duper MMGs which are supposedly reviewed in the current month's TAS). Maybe my mail lady is a closet audiophile and she swiped my copy.

pansixt · « **Reply #155 on:** 12 Aug 2013, 01:46 am »

Quote from: SteveFord on 9 Aug 2013, 08:56 pm

It'll have to be somebody else, Magnepan won't send any nudies and I don't own any new ones plus I am just horrible at putting those socks on. That's an art form for displaced, wizen Inuit ladies, I suspect.

Steve,
My current Love, whose adopted name is Debbie, and lives here in Virginia, and whose native Alaskan name is something else, and who has a PHD in Marine Biology, wonders what the Hell this may have to do with anyone like her?

Edit: I'm pretty sure,neither she or I would cut into my new version MMG's socks to take a pic of the electronics.
Although, If it were easy, I might be persuaded to oblige.

thunderbrick · « **Reply #156 on:** 12 Aug 2013, 02:58 am »

Your "current Love??"

Be careful when you say stuff like that. Just as when I used to refer to my wife as my "first wife." For some reason she didn't like that.

One thing's for sure, I REALLY love my second (current) wife.

pansixt · « **Reply #157 on:** 12 Aug 2013, 03:52 am »

Yes Grasshopper! One must be careful not to trip over one's tongue.

Yet when I met Crow (Oh Shit I divulged the name), that is exactly what I did and do.

josh358 · « **Reply #158 on:** 14 Aug 2013, 04:24 pm »

Quote from: SteveFord on 12 Aug 2013, 12:59 am

I asked but didn't get a response on the serial numbers.
I don't think that they consider the newer version to be a significant upgrade which is why they barely made a mention of it (unlike the Super Duper MMGs which are supposedly reviewed in the current month's TAS). Maybe my mail lady is a closet audiophile and she swiped my copy.

Huh. I didn't know that. Unzipped the issue, and sure enough, there it is.

buyersremorse · « **Reply #159 on:** 14 Aug 2013, 06:30 pm »

Steve-
Thanks so much for asking about MMG serial numbers.
What I'm really interested in is whether the sound I can get by adding a DWM to my MMGs will be close to what I would get with the super MMG setup.