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but this isn't the point

The issue is not about the quality of materials or the basic design. The issue, and it is a serious one, is simply the workmanship - how those parts are assembled. All of the things about which you commented are design elements, not shortcomings in the actual assembly of those parts.

PG (and, I believe, the bulk of this community) is not asking for Magnepan to design their speakers differently; he's only asking them to take pride in their manufacture - to build them with care and attention to detail. Keith's point that PG may not have seen a proper cross-section of these speakers to accurately assess Magnepan's real quality standards is well constructed, but I also respectfully disagree. Even though the number of speakers he has modified is a tiny fraction (of a fraction) of Magnepan's annual output, I think he is in a better position to comment on this matter than just about anyone who doesn't work at Magnepan (and, apparently, they either don't know or care).

I agree with your last point (and it's why I respectfully disagree with Keith). I was lucky. The only construction issues I found in mine were some really poorly crimped connectors. Sure, the evidence that these speakers are built on the cheap is overwhelming, but that's a different matter entirely. Quite a few loonies in this forum have tackled that issue head on, and we've discovered how marvelous the Magnepan transducers actually are. I think the truly amazing thing is how well a pair of Maggies performs in spite of the construction flaws that plague them.

I think the central theme of this thread is the importance of Quality Control. Perhaps an ISO9001 certification (and the requisite controls) would be good for Magnepan. Honestly though, such a certification (and its required practices) is completely unnecessary if only their employees would execute their work with pride and craftsmanship. That's all we're asking.


Edits: 02/24/10
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