@mikepowellaudio
Just did the complete upgrade Mike. I will report back later but must say initial response is positive.
cheers
Just did the complete upgrade Mike. I will report back later but must say initial response is positive.
cheers
Magnepan Owners
Hi - Have any of you ever changed out the standard nickel Midrange or Tweeter jumpers on your Maggie’s with something else. Or have you replaced or bypassed the tweeter/midrange fuses? The reason I’m asking is that I read a review on Absolute Sound where the reviewer did, well at least the jumpers. After looking on the internet I came across a site called Verastarr and they offer a Magnepan kit which includes jumpers and a fuse replacement. The jumpers are Cryo treated 10AWG Silver plated copper in PTFE dielectric. The fuse is replaced with a polished 99.7 pure solid silver hollow tube. I understand the warranty risk with the fuse but wanted to see if anyone has ever tried the above. Supposedly this tweak takes the Maggie’s to another level of performance. I purchased the kit on Audiogon but will most likely just use the jumpers. Please let me know if you have any experience with either.
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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 |
Ummm...like...well...yeah. Yes. I’ve never, and I mean never, blown a fuse on anything in my life, and unless I’m mistaken my Maggie 1.7i’s are the first loudspeakers I’ve had that employ fuses. I was somewhat hesitant to adhere to the whole megillah “upgrade” in Mike’s kit at first, but after considering how conservative my listening level is I thought that to NOT employ it as it is designed for would be downright silly. Replaced the stock fuses with the hollow tubes, slipped in the black jumpers, hooked up the ribbon cables. Easy-peasey. Yes, the upgrade, the “tweak”, the mod or whatever you want to describe it as, improves upon an already impressive loudspeaker. Methinks the details are more keenly etched when they should be, the bass articulation is taut, organic, without artifice or bloat, and the mids/highs are, as they were to begin with, magically life-like. I believe I’m also enjoying a better defined soundscape, particularly on live recordings. I don’t know a mosfet from a misfit, don’t know an electronic microfad from a fashion micro-fad, (such as bell bottoms or man-buns) but I do know this makes a palpable improvement on my 1.7i’s. They’re just a few weeks old right now and I’m happy as hell. |
@mikepowellaudio Hi Mike, I have three questions about how your mod will work on my .7's: Which of the two elements of your mod yields the most significant improvement, the jumpers or the fuse tubes? Or, do they work in tandem and share the duties? If I'm running a Mills 1 Ohm resistor in place of the jumpers on my .7's will the jumpers bring me back to max treble? Thanks very much. ps |
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