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In Reply to: RE: My New Maggies - Part 2 - The Unveiling posted by JBen on August 22, 2014 at 20:19:45
I don't know if there is a magnet to panel spacing issue which would effect sensitivity AND power handling. Not to mention frequency balance between 'ways'.
I've always advocated that Magnepan use STRONGER magnets, too. Imagine the amplifier choices which would open up with even a mere 3 db increase in sensitivity……I could biamp my panels with a PAIR of Pass Labs XA30.5s That would be special.
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Stronger magnets could have a role in your Maggies later, if you choose to experiment. I am trying to figure out more precisely how they do so well on my Maggies and if it would work in others. The first phase took over a year just to determine if it was safe. Now, at almost 18 months into it, I added even more magnets. Looking good...crossing fingers. Distortion trends seem to be improving again in this round, which is encouraging.
As Roger says, it will affect the bass. Some folks may not like it, others may not mind. Anyway, it is a long stretch from MMGs being improved to assuming it will do the same on larger Maggies. We'll see at the end of this year, if I still have MMGs and not a pile of magents sticking out of a black hole in space : - )) .
There is a different spacing magnets-to-Mylar for the tweeter section. Stronger magnets is difficult in some aspects. Bass need to have high Q resonance, stronger magnets will reduce the Q and gone is the bass. Drivers operating at higher frequencies can use stronger magnets without these issues.
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