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In Reply to: RE: new to me magnestan SMGa posted by Satie on February 25, 2017 at 19:54:48
hey man,
thanks so much.
so adding a subwoofer or super tweeter seems like a long term issue for me. i guess you add one of these to get stronger highs or lows?
also, are there any links for this "crossover" issue? seemed like there was some modification involving a "crossover"?
also, i would probably fab something up out of steel or try to find something suitable if they need to be /raised/. do they need to be raised or can they just be tilted back? better to raise them i guess? can they be hung in the wall?! mid-panel seems like it would be a good two feet off the ground, no?
i removed the fabric since PG seemed to indicate that they damage the adhesive. i wonder if i can hand wash the fabric covers and reuse them?!
finally, they seem like they are in decent shape but could use some gluing down of wires. can i just use the contact cement PG recommends and glue down the loose wires as long as i am in there? doing the full 'banana peel' fix on these by cleaning off the substrate seems like it might be overkill for these.
THANKS
jon
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The panels need to be vertical and centered at listening height to give you the kind of performance you want maggies for..tilting is only a partial solution to getting the speaker's aim right.
The crossover is simple and PG's suggested mods with his choice of caps (usually obligatto gold) is a good choice.
Getting a strong frame is something you need to decide whether it is within your capabilities in woodworking or not. Steel frames are more of a specialized skill. If you do build a new frame then you can use an extended bottom panel to get the right height.
Hanging them on the sidewalls in a perpendicular angle works ok, but does not give you enough clearance for the best performance. The maggies want to be far from the front wall (behind them) and work near the sidewalls only in particular arrangements.
The supertweeter and subwoofers extend the frequency range of the speaker upwards and downwards rather than increase output per se.
thanks satie!
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Obviously need to glue back into place those loose wires and those in the previous image.
That would not be a problem for testing the speakers to see if they work. .
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