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And yet...

A Magnepan SE? (special edition) will NEVER happen. No resources exist to do this.

Dr. West, with even fewer resources, has made a Sound Lab "SE" for many years. I've visited the production facility and can attest that it is efficient, but modest. I met almost every worker.

What constitutes the differences between the special version ("U" series) and the others? Higher quality bits in the power supply and the use of a heavy, rigid metal frame - at a pretty large delta in price given that the fabrication of the frame is outsourced to SL specifications. Any benefits? Well, the current wooden frames of all the models now use tongue in groove assembly to more closely match the rigidity of the metal frame. And according to Brian Walsh, the tweaked "hot rod" backplate is now standard on the "U" series and the 845 and 945.

My perception is that the experience of the halo product has improved other models and apparently enough folks have chosen to pay for the improved electronics, hence its wider use today. I will agree that it is difficult to argue with success, but I think there is industry precedence for economically producing an ultimate Maggie.

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