I just finished this whole process on my MG1 Improved, and I would say for sure to anyone reading this, don’t build a template. It’s really super easy to do it by hand and the wood template is a bunch of extra time, money, and work added to a process that is not very difficult, just slightly time consuming. I just put on a long podcast and totally zoned out on laying the wire and it was honestly pretty enjoyable. I also wore yellow rubber dishwashing gloves so I could push the wire down on the 3M adhesive and not get glue on my skin. The gloves don’t stick very well to it which is nice. I will also say that I reused my original sock and would’ve preferred to just get new socks, because once the old ones are removed, they seem to tighten up and are too short once pulled all the way down. I had a real nightmare of a time getting mine stapled down enough and just needed a solid 1-2 more inches for it to really staple down properly. I will reiterate, take good photos of the wire orientation and where it travels. On the treble wire there’s an entire unused length of perforations where it looks the the wire should go, right along the very edge, but it doesn’t. It threw me off initially and I had to double check my photos. Had I forgotten to take any pics, it would’ve been game over essentially. Thanks for this series, it’s the sole reason I felt confident in taking this job on. It turned out to be really easy and rewarding.
One thing I want to note for anyone following this for a DIY repair: go very light with the 30NF on the tweeter wire! If you go too heavy (like I do in this video), it muffles the wire. I rebuilt another set of speakers, and for one I applied about the level you see me apply in this video, and went pretty light with the other speaker. I found that the speaker where I went lighter sounds a lot better.
Would you be willing to do a brief summary as to why Magnapan over traditional driver type loudspeakers? I've loved audio equipment all my life, but have always stayed on the mid range end of the market. I understand the concept of these speakers, but can't help but feel that imaging, with that tall tweeter, would be different to listen to. Also, how is the bass extention with this layout? Is it more of a mid-bass / mid-range sound or output? Forgive my ignorance... I've heard many speakers in my life, but never these. Excellent content by the way! 😉
You'll just have to listen for yourself someday. The bass is very lacking with these early speakers. I can't speak to how the modern ones sound, I've never heard them. I have a video where I compare these to Klipsch KG4's and talk about the differences there. In most situations a traditional driver speaker is probably going to be the preferred choice for most people. I think of these early maggies as sort of a novelty these days. They sound really cool when paired with a subwoofer, but are they better? That's for the end user to decide. I run MG-2's on my living room system partially because I think they look cool. I'll be attempting a second repair on them soon, video to come in the next few months
Appreciate the tutorial but only reaffirms that this speaker not worth the effort.I own pair and can say with certainty only sounds like 500$ pair speakers by today's standards
@@CaseyHuffmanCaseyHuI have a pair of II's and the imaging and soundstage is like nothing I ever heard. I have a pair of Cesti B's that are bright and clear but they don't seem to have the magic of the Maggies.
