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In Reply to: Differences between Magnepan II, IIB & llC posted by Tim Murphy on August 11, 2001 at 22:43:41:
I owned the original MG IIs, MG II improved's (which I sold in Germany while living there) and a pair of MG IIb's. MG II through MG IIc were all two-way planar-mangetic. Because of the planar-magnetic tweeters, they quickly started to roll off between 15K and 16K. They had holographic midrange presentation and were pheonomal speakers in their day - but their day has passed.In terms of differences, they varied in the legs which held them up (the original MG IIs had a flat, black painted pressboard plate which screwed into the bottom of the speakers, which eventually gave way to metal L-shaped brackets on the IIc), the wooden framing (the original MGIIs had oak framing completely surrounding the speakers, with a much wider piece on the bottom, the IIc's had thin wooden siderails only), and each new series had subtle refinements internally, including tweaks to the crossovers.
The MG II through IIc's sounded more like one another than they do to any of the current Magnepans with quasi or true ribbons. The current line of speakers have a much greater extended top end, are better integrated top to bottom and have greater dynamic slam.
MG II through IIc would be great rear channels in a home theater set-up and in that application would be worth a do-it-yourself repair. If you had to sink any substantial dollars into them, I'd suggest buying new Magnepans or looking for newer used models with quasi or true ribbons.
Hope this helps.
Gary
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