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RE: Absolutely! ...

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Roger Gustavsson

In Reply to: RE: Absolutely! ... posted by andyr on September 01, 2016 at 16:01:02

It is a good idea to refurbish Tympanies!

Using foil conductors will reduce the possible tension of the Mylar as it covers a larger portion of the of the driver than round wire.
As the limit of tension/excursion is a weakness of the Magneplanar driver, why reduce it even further? I think the change of the resonant behavior of the driver results in a slightly raised fundamental resonant frequency, giving a "faster" bass or the impression of a more dynamic bass. Low bass is always "slow".

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RE: Absolutely! ... - Norman M 09:21:59 09/02/16 (1)
Absolutely (seconded or thirded). There isn't a Maggie model that beats a Tympani. All you need is the $$$ to pack them up (the proper Magneplaner carton may be a necessity), ship them off to White Bear Lake and pay for a rebuild/refurnish. I don't know if Magnepan does other than rebuild to original spec., but if they offer options (other than fabric color) heed the advice of the experts here. (The proper space to enjoy listening to them might come as an added bonus.)
and pay for a complete rebuild.
- RE: Absolutely! ... - Roger Gustavsson 09:50:20 09/02/16 (0)
  Magnepan always rebuild to original specs, no upgrades. However, they can use foil conductors in some cases where there were round wires. It is so because they have run out of some thin wires, like the ones in Tympani tweeters.
  
  Edits: 09/02/16

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