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Magneplanar MG II's

classic carl

classic carl

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There is a pair for sale locally. The ad says that they are in very good condition, but one tweeter is out and they're in the original boxes right now so there are no photos. Does anyone know what it would take to repair the tweet and are they worth picking up? I may go take a look at them. I know nothing of the pecking order of Maggies or the technology. I do know that they require a lot of power. That's not a problem. I can't find much on the internet about these. Can anyone help?

One more question, are Magneplanars and Magnepans the same thing?
 
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yes to the second question....and I have no idea about replacing tweeters, but aren't the IIs ribbons?
 
classic carl said:
There is a pair for sale locally. The ad says that they are in very good condition, but one tweeter is out and they're in the original boxes right now so there are no photos. Does anyone know what it would take to repair the tweet and are they worth picking up? I may go take a look at them. I know nothing of the pecking order of Maggies or the technology. I do know that they require a lot of power. That's not a problem. I can't find much on the internet about these. Can anyone help?

One more question, are Magneplanars and Magnepans the same thing?
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There are several threads here with details about fixing Maggies of that era; generally it consists of repairing broken or loose wires that are bonded to the surface of the diaphragm. The tweeter is a planar magnetic--a wire glued to a mylar film diaphragm reacts to refrigerator style bar magnets opposite the wire.

Magnepan and Magneplanar are used by the same company.
 
classic carl said:
Does anyone know what it would take to repair the tweet and are they worth picking up? I may go take a look at them. I know nothing of the pecking order of Maggies or the technology. I do know that they require a lot of power. I can't find much on the internet about these. Can anyone help?

One more question, are Magneplanars and Magnepans the same thing?
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Magnapan and Magnaplanar are often used interchangably. The speakers use the proprietary design called the magnaplanar principle.

They like 200w although they sound great with Audio Research tube amps like the D-75.
The factory still supports theseMG-IIs and will repair them.
Check out the Magnaplanar User's Group (MUG) via google, I don't have the link handy.
 
Magnepan refers to the name of the manufacturer, Magnepan, Incorporated. Magneplanar refers to the speakers made by Magnepan. MGIIs were great speakers back in the day and are well worth picking up if you have the power to drive them, space to place them well away from walls, and are willing to tinker with placement. What they do best is imaging and soundstage. Positioning can make or break how good the MGIIs can sound.
 
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Thanks for all of the info and the link. I'll take a look when I get a chance. The only issue I have might be lack of space to place them correctly. I may have to remove some furniture to make room for them.
 
Repairs are fairly easy as ehoove(Jim) has said you can get anything you need from Magnepan. If they are cheap enough and in good condition (I would want an audition) I would grab them.
 
As long as the discussion isn't solely about value/worth or you don't post any links to auctions or sale sites.
Other than that, D&S is the place for such discussions.
 
Although you need 3 feet or so between them and the wall they are so easy to move it's not a big deal to move them out for listening. When you're done listening just move them out of the way.

All you Maggy users:
Try turning them around 180 degrees. The "rolled off" high end isn't so rolled off this way. All other areas of the sound are even clearer and cleaner.
 
I just did a pair of MG II's (and a pair of SMG's). I redid the HF and base panels on both. It's pretty easy although there is a lot of work to remove the old glue, apply new wire and add additional glue.

By far the easiest part is the HF wire as there is only one wire and 4-5 runs and the LF requires two wires and 12 runs.

Plenty of good links out there including: http://www.integracoustics.com/MUG/MUG/tweaks/DavePride/

http://www.integracoustics.com/MUG/MUG/tweaks/peter_gunn/repair.html

http://www.opus45.com/magnepan/

Good Luck!
 
I have replaced the tweeter’s coil on Maggies. I purchased a repair kit direct from magneplaner. The instructions are detailed and easy to follow, and the whole procedure is not difficult.

Maggies will present a different way of loading your room if you will, and the effect is very pleasing. They do like power, I drove mine with a high quality 100 watts. My son now has these speakers and he is driving them with an older Pioneer receiver with a 100 watts, he loves them. (they are on loan, I cannot part with these , even to my boy)

Best of luck!!!
 
JoeESP9 said:
Although you need 3 feet or so between them and the wall they are so easy to move it's not a big deal to move them out for listening. When you're done listening just move them out of the way.

All you Maggy users:
Try turning them around 180 degrees. The "rolled off" high end isn't so rolled off this way. All other areas of the sound are even clearer and cleaner.
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Hmm - I'll have to try that! I have a pair of MG-II's that I had to re-tweet and while I had the sock off I was surprised when I saw that the side that faces the listener was not the mylar/wire side. It seemed that the mylar/wire side would radiate the most sound rather than the other side that is obscured by magnets and the backing board.

thanks for the tip. definitely a cheap tweak if it works.
 
I have MMG's that have the Magnestand mod, magic & woodcraft worked by Peter Gunn. Part of what he does with MMG's is reverse the panel so the mylar is on the back(!!) side instead of the front. My first maggies were SMGa's, and they were built that way from the factory. As I understand this, you need to be careful about the phase - it should be reversed if the speaker panel is reversed.
 
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