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Maggie 3.6 Interconenct Upgrade

There is a lot of advertising, different forum comments, suggestions, etc. regarding the pins used by Magnepan to connect the crossover to the back of the Maggie 3.6 speakers.

The general opinion, based on what I have read, seems to be that the steel pins do not transmit the sound very well and one should upgrade to copper or silver interconnects.

My questions are three:

1. Is this really going to help on its own or should it be done in conjunction with a crossover upgrade?

2. The case is made that not using the steel pins helps to separate the crossover box from speaker frame vibrations which can distort the sound. Is this really audible?

3. Would all agree that the Mye stands are probably the most sonically noticable upgrade?

Thank you in advance for your learned responses!
dsper
arh
366 posts
 
Dedicatedaudio.com has Cardas junper kits for maggies. These are worth the small investment
Alan
elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
Well, I own Magnepan 3.6 speakers.
The connectors are the same basic steel, so what is the difference? You have a steel sleeve, to steel conenction to steel sleeve.
If it makes you happier to switch the middle part to not steel..??
I actually moved my crossovers next to the amp, and have bi cabled Kimber 8TC wires. Which coincedentally the eight bared ends of 8TC just fit perfectly (bare wires) into the Magnepan openings..

I have the later larger 'vertical' crossover box, with better caps in it than earlier 'flat' crossover boxes

You can easily open the crossover boxes and insert whatever favorite dampening material you want into them, and on them.
I used some 3M dampening material.

As for 'upgrading' the crossover, not me. i did that on a prior pair of speakers, and though it did improve the sound, it also made the speakers impossible to sell. So stock for me is fine.
jwpstayman
279 posts
 
Hello Dsper - YES - Mye stands are going to be one of the best sonic investments you can make for the 3.6's - HUGE increase in resolution/clarity. Getting the crossover boxes off the back of the speakers by using 15"-18" jumpers (BFA bananas work very well) also gets rid of some nasty vibration and is worthwhile. Don't forget to upgrade the fuses as well - big improvement, particularly top to bottom balance at low volume levels. Good Luck and good listening!
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