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Repair Magnepan MG IIa vs new 1.7 or 0.7, etc

I purchased these a few months ago.  Tweeters need to be replaced.  I can get the repair kit & do it myself (I heard it's a mess to do) for $50.00 or I can send them to Magnepan to have all the drivers, magnets, Mylar replaced with new for $600-800 plus shipping (approx $170-200).  Or I could buy new.   They are set up in a living room dining room combo (L shaped approx 25x35 feet).  Maybe the 1.7 or 0.7? Or possibly the MMGPlus.  I have an Odyssey Khartago Amp.

Anyone have any advice on this?
jeffoms
bigkidz
3,381 posts
 
Call Bill at Miller Sound in PA.  See what he recommends for you to do.


randy-11
1,913 posts
 
the 1.7 & 0.7 speakers are far more musical than previous models 

I'd get those
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johnnyb53
3,510 posts
 
I sure love my 1.7s. Bought them in Nov. 2013 and they still amaze me every time I play an LP through them.

I've been into audio for 44 years. I've listened to a lot of speakers, some of which I could never afford. The 1.7s give me most of what the most expensive speakers offer, and adding the right powered subs can get them really close to the best.

I use them for every form of music imaginable--choral, large scale symphonic, combo jazz, big band jazz, great vocalists of the Great American Songbook, Beatles, Stones, Doors, Cars, Steely Dan, jazz quartets, female vocalists of all kinds (Norah Joes, Holly Cole, Sarah Mclachlan), Count Basie/Harry James/Buddy Rich/Quincy Jones, etc.

The Mag 1.7s deliver on ALL of those genres and more. With a good pair of subs, doubly so.

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