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Magnepan ribbons problems

I've been using a pair of MG3.5 since 9 years, and though they've been performing superbly, I keep getting ribbon rupture problems. Due to the lack of local dealership, I've been doing the repairs myself, using their repair kit, but has anyone else encountered such problems ? I need to change 2-3 ribbons every year.

One of the speakers I'm considering upgrading to is the MG20.1, but I'm concerned about the tweeter. It's a right pain in the neck to change it.
cemil
slipknot1
1,423 posts
 
Cemil,
What kind of power amp are you driving them with? I have a pair of 1987 vintage MGIIIA with the ribbon tweeters, and they have been replaced once since new, back in 1992.
shopsmartjazz
10 posts
 
Can you show me how to repair the ribbons? I have the 6 feet tall panel magneplar 3.3r. The volume has gone very very very low. I am not sure what the problem is so I have to bring them to a repaire shop 80 miles away(from Philadelphia to New York City). This is the first problem I have had in many years of use. Thanks
eldartford
4,262 posts
 
When I was considering purchase of Magnepans recently I was concerned about the ribbon reliability. I was told that Magnepan does not deny that these units can and do fail, but they provide repair service at very reasonable cost. In the end I bought MG 1.6 which don't have the ribbon, but not because of concern about ribbon reliability.

My suggestion...Let Magnepan do it.
kkm
124 posts
 
Cemil,
That is highly unusual to be replacing 2-3x/yr. Check your fuse value, better to just change with new ones, you might also post at the maggie users group:

http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/MUG/bbs.html
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