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RE: Magnepan future

The thing is, the original Apogee went out of business, Magnepan didn't. And at least one former Apogee employee blamed it on the excessive manufacturing cost of the Grand. The Apogees tended to be less practical speakers than Maggies -- heavier, costlier to manufacture, in some cases difficult to drive. They were also less consistent in their tuning, sometimes inconsistent even within a production run. So while they certainly had advantages and many say they were better speakers, I don't think Magnepan is eager to imitate all their features.

It seems to me that Magnepan is more threatened by the sort of stuff that the BG/Wisdom crowd are doing. There hasn't been direct competition between Magnepan and those companies, since their focus is on in-wall speakers and hybrids. But what happens if some company starts manufacturing beautiful push-pull neo magnet dipoles made in China? Magnepan could duplicate the tech, sure, it isn't exactly a state secret, but how could they match the low cost of Chinese labor?

Also, I don't see any Jim Winey-level innovations coming down the pike, just refinements of what's there. I'd love to see them make full use of newer technology, but it doesn't seem to be in the cards. No dipole manufacturer is. Graz, the Greek guys, Eminent, Magnepan, Quad, Martin-Logan, etc. -- they all seem stuck in the past.

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