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RE: Absolutely! ...

Roger,

You said:

"Still, this modification is not a straight comparsion between round and flat wire!"

I dont know what you mean by this. We had an established reference point to make a comparison against.

Let me explain a little. The repairer is a chap who has been the principal repairer of Magnepans here in Australia for a very long time. He is formerly in retirement but greatly assists the new repairer. He has a pair of Tympani 1Ds himself. Both his panels and mine were repaired in FULL - that is they were completely rewired - tweeter panels as well which is something that Magnepan do NOT do. Magnepan do NOT rewire the tweeter panel. They simply replace it. The bass panels they will rewire.

Upon completion I had an opportunity to listen to both sets of speakers. It was a no brainer. Without going into too much detail but the repairer wanted to keep my speakers with the QR. He didnt. I have no hesitation in saying that they are a step above the intrinsic set up. And on a complete level. So to my mind it is a fair comparison. Its comparing one set up with another to determine efficacy. I did not was not compelled to choose one over the other. It was completely my choice. I chose the QR variant. If you havent listened to 1Ds with this modification then you are speculating as to what you may think the result will be. I would urge anyone out there to undertake this type mod and then see for yourself.

Yesterday I went into a noted hifi specialist store and listened to a pair of $40k B&W speakers to get an idea of where my speakers are at. I left feeling very satisfied with what I have. I understand the principal of confirmation bias and I get that we are all attached to our speakers on some level but I know I have a good set of speakers. I get what it means to be a maggie owner.

Please note that I also have a pair of MMGs, MGMC1s and IIIAs. Does that get me in the club :)

Ozzie

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