Can Magnepan survive Wendell Diller?

If you want to hear the real potential of the Maggies you need look no further than to the Magnestand mods - hardwood frame and improved cross-over, better lamination, etc.:

http://www.indiespinzone.com/magnestand.html
https://www.magnestand.com/

They do provide much better dynamics, clarity and bass - eliminating the deficiencies of the stock Maggies.

And... yes... with all the available tweaks out there from frames to cross-overs, etc. - you do wonder why Magnepan does not offer these upgrades, that so improve their sound. It would not add that much to their cost.

I would love to own Magnepans, the reviews are so enticing. But they dont appear to be available anywhere else other than the USA, certainly not online buying anyhow.

I own a pair of MG-1.5/QRs that I bought from the original owner 6 years ago that were in immaculate condition. I regularly am amazed at sounds I hear coming from albums I’ve heard numerous times before but suddenly there’s a previously unheard before guitar here, or a keyboard there - in other words they expose information other speakers don’t.

That said, imagine you run a speaker company and for whatever reason, the demand for your product(s) exceeds your ability to manufacture them as quickly as your customers would like. Unless you’re unprofitable, it’s doubtful you would consider any changes other than ones that might speed up the building process without effecting your quality standards.

While I understand and certainly support those offering advice and tweaks to make a good speaker even better, from a business standpoint, you have to consider how would incorporating additional steps, parts etc make more $$ without creating more stress on the existing manufacturing process?

As consumers, we can reach for higher levels of quality, remaining within our own levels of cost vs results. A successful business often runs by the "if it isn’t broken, don’t try to fix it" policy unless something cataclysmic occurs that forces change. I suspect that’s what’s at play here with the occasional let's try a new product and see how it sells campaign.

@lastperfectdaymusic

FYI

Magnepan Europe: https://magnepan-europe.com/pages/shipping-and-delivery

For other international locations contact the manufacturer: Sweden: 0046 8 362240

US for International calls: 1-651-426-1645

I spoke with someone inside Magnepan a couple of years ago when I had a suggestion to resolve a mkting issue they had. that. He confided in me that Wendell would not let any new ideas be implemented & that the co. was barely profitable & he was intent on doing things exactly the way they'd always done it. It's not going to go under any time soon perhaps but definitely treading water with no growth indicated on any horizon.