Magnepan Owners

Just received my kit from Mike Powell this afternoon for my 1.7i’s. (Ribbon cables + fuse/jumper). The whole megillah. 

Earlier on I purchased a pair of Magna Risers from this site which included a pair of jumper replacements as well so, as of yet, I haven’t replaced those. I should get around to it this weekend with more extended listening. 

Here’s to improving an already great loudspeaker!

Hey guys, there is a reason its called an "instant" upgrade. Because it takes no longer than 5 minutes to do both speakers and they don’t need to be moved an inch. Thats the whole idea behind the kit nothing more. Never in the history of Magnepan has there been something this quick and this effective. Not even close.
For me, I’ll pull out some tools and strip a maggie to its bones, pull the tweeter and mid and throw the rest away. Why stop at steel fuse clips ? The crossover is junky, there is no frame to speak of and the baffle is horrible, not to mention the 3 layers of fabric over your drivers... so you will not go farther down the Rabbit Hole with Maggie than I will, But instead of expecting everyone to jump on the crazy boat with me, I recognize those that wish to join the mod fun, but do not have experience with electronics or even hand tools for that matter. I make the mod that everybody can play with and still reap a strong beneficial result. So go ahead and knock the $40 kit for being expensive...lol. There is not one recipient of this kit that did not appreciate how simple and effective it was..

I have owned Magnepan 3.6 for 7 plus years.
(never have blown a fuse)
Several years ago i ran shorting wires across the fuses
Then actually went under the rear plate and skipped the midrange fuse in a way it can be put back.
I use the ’coil tweak’ in the tweeter jumper position. So I left that in place
I am buying some 20.7s and they are on order as I wait patently...
Looking at a copy of the inside of the panel on the 20.7 I see the wiring ends could be just moved over, to bypass the jumpers altogether.
(the nice thing is they are easy to put back to stock.Just take off two nuts and move one wire back.
So why bother with jumpers at all?
(taking the rear panel off take like one minute) There is plenty of room to pull out a few inches away from the back.
As for the fuses.. plan on leaving them stock for the first year....

And maybe after I own the 20.7 for several years, I would just hard wire the jumper with a splice.. ??

As for the sound with my 3.6? Yes there was a bit of greater clarity.
I certainly will bypass the midrange jumper at some point on the 20.7 (if they ever get here)

@mikepowellaudio

Just did the complete upgrade Mike. I will report back later but must say initial response is positive.

cheers 

Thanks everyone.. My goal was to offer an easy to install solution so not only the tweakers get to enjoy the spoils of a modded Maggie.. so I'm really glad to hear everyone seems to be enjoying the results.. The more enthusiasm you all give me the further I will go in the creations for Magnepan. Ive got a real doozy sitting on deck for the 3 series owners. But its not just a small tweak, its a transformative kit, but I will make it easy as possible for you all to perform at home. 

All the best !

Mike