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Maggie owners opinions wanted

Hi all. I have a pair of MG 111s. The previous owner did some crossover tweaks to supposedly make them comparable to 111as. Long story short, one bass panel stopped working but I continued using it anyway. After about a year it finally damaged the amp. So what I'm wondering...should I send them back to Magnepan for the rebuild...somewhere between $700 and $1000, or should I go for a pair of 3.6s? I guess it comes down to...how much of an improvement would the 3.6s be overs the 111s. Opinions, please! Thanks.
secretguy
frogman
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Funny, after I posted my response I realized that I had omitted something in my post, and that the new and "improved" agoN wouldn't let me edit my post. Anyway, I wanted to tell the OP to not assume that the non-working bass panel (more accurately: the non-working bass section of the panel) had damaged his amp; and why it was that he was assuming that. The most common cause of panel failure in Maggies is lack of continuity in the wire grid for bass or mid sections of the panel due to corrosion of the wire Anyone?
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philjolet
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I think a pair of 1.6QR would beat the III's in all areas except the extreme highs and it would be a newer speaker to boot or the OP could move up to the 3.6 as it is a good time to buy them.

I would not bother with an older speaker myself.

good luck and enjoy
secretguy OP
1,801 posts
 
Thanks Tpreaves. You were very helpful.
secretguy OP
1,801 posts
 
Frogman....the ribbons are about 5 years old, I believe. Another option would be smaller Maggies...1.6 or even 12s...with a sub.
hifiharv
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I thought I heard that Magnepan would no longer rework the 111 and 111a's. Can anyone shed some light on this info?
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