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In Reply to: Magnepan Voice Coil Repair - A Saga posted by Peter Gunn on May 2, 2005 at 09:09:39:
Peter, Sorry for your tribulations. Thanks for showing me the insides of the smga-I had them for 15 years and always wondered what was behind the socks.Isn't that a wonderful sound coming from those speakers? In a way I like it better than the 1.6's I now have. Maybe it's because they were my 1st mags, but they have such a musical quality, they really grow on you.
I'm curious if you listened to them after they were repaired with the socks off AND on to see if the fabric affected the sound since it is so thick. It may be a good tweek to get a more transparent material for the socks.
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No, no socks yet. I first wanted to make sure all the re coiling was done, and now I am going to upgrade the cap and coil. It will be a while yet until they are dressed.I don't know, they had the black fabric which is better than the old white stuff magnepan used to use. (which was like a burlap sack) I had to buy some new material not long ago to fix a TV grill for someone and that stuff seems identical to what's on there now, so I don't think a change is needed.
Yeah, I think the SMGa has always been the most highly regarded of the small maggies. I think it's the width. I have never understood why magnepan never experimented more with width, but it appears they don't experiment with much of anything. But that is why I chose this model when I went looking.
After the cap and coil get replaced, I am going to build a solid oak deck, bass wing and butress bar stand for them with brass footings. The metal leg with the assinine "flip" wire angle adjuster is so awful it makes using 3m 77 look appealing.
I'll be doing a write up on the crossover upgrade when that is done as well.
Thanks for the reply, and yes, they do sound really nice, even as is.
Hey, thanks for the great "saga" post. You have much more patience than I, Sir. That's why I gave up and sent my 0.6QR to MN and let them do the fix. All said and done, +/-$400 was worth it for my blood preasure alone!
There was NO way I was going to let the damn 3M win. :^ )Hopefully now, nobody else will go thru the misery of trying to do this with it. Let the 3M rot on the shelves folks, I guarantee whatever it is you need to do, there is a better product for the job out there.
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