- NEWS: During the next few weeks I will be trying to put this site into final shape, which should make the info more coherent both for those looking to get the mod or do it themselves. Work Queue For those looking to have the mod done, my work queue is now full for all of 2008. I know, I didn't expect it to happen this fast but it is what it is and waiting won't help me get to you any sooner. If you are interested in the work, email me about joining my new list starting in January of 2009. NOTE - A slight (inevitable) price increase will apply to all future jobs. I had intended to implement this for the fall of 2008 but it filled up too fast, and I'm not going to raise the price of people who were already on the list. See prices page for details. Those with ribbons tweeters: We are sorry, but after having looked into this problem in depth we have determined the crossover mod we utilize cannot be done to your speakers. Possibly one day we will offer wooden frames for them, but at present we do not. Welcome! This site is dedicated to helping you get the most from your pair of Magnepan loudspeakers, and in fact turn them into world beating speakers. We currently mod any model that does not have a true ribbon tweeter. If you do not see yours on the price list, write us. We not only can probably do it, we offer discounts for the first model done. If you're thinking "Wait a minute, did he say "World Beating?" I sure did, and it's true. Our modded maggies have bested the top of the line models from such makers as Gallo, Harbeth, Merlin and Vandersteen. One customer could go out and buy the top of the line Wilsons if he wanted to, but his speaker of choice? Our modded 1.6 I know, it seems incredible, especially when the used price for maggies ($350 for the MMG, $1,000 for the 1.6) is hardly the price range serious audiophiles consider when looking to buy speakers, let alone their "final" speaker. In fact used maggies are usually bought by audiophile newbies who have little money and beginner systems and want the best "bang for their buck". Are these newbies going to spend the money for an upgrade? Will serious audiophiles base their mega dollar systems around an MMG? They both should, because the days of maggies getting labelled as "bass poor", hard to set up, having a tiny sweet spot or "they can't play rock" are over for good. Upgrading now no longer means what it used to in the Magnepan line, where you climbed the model ladder every so many years getting a bigger and supposedly better model only to find your amp insufficient, your room insufficient, or yourself just unhappy at where the sound is now at after spending all this money, and maybe you're not even sure why. Well, the problem is Magnepan doesn't make them better, they just make them bigger. What's more our mods have revealed that the "small" (as if a 48" tall speaker is small) and medium sized models have literally no performance ceiling. It's simply a question of unlocking the performance contained in them. On top of that certain truths have been revealed to us in this process, one of them being that we have found not every one is partial to the sound of the bigger models. To read more about our philosophy on maggies and "upgrading" click here. One thing all Magnepans share is that they have been called "excellent values" which is a term that belies the real truth: Performance, as good as it is, was sidelined for costs sake when they were made. What we do here is take these speakers and make performance the main issue, and we do so while trying to keep the cost of reaching that level as reasonable as possible. Once transformed you'll be amazed at how they outperform not only stock maggies but all other commers in so many parameters and often regardless of size. What's more size will not determine which model you can (or should) own, and in fact it's been a 50-50 split between people preferring the smaller models (SMGa and MMG) and the 1.6 once modded. This is true because what we do to them is not a tweak, it is a full blown modification designed to extract every ounce of performance and music from them. Our design and modifications are based around our many years of personal ownership of these fine speakers and it seeks to accentuate their strengths while reducing or even eliminating their shortcomings. All of this is done while striving to remain true to the inherent sound quality of Maggies. We know and love them for the same reasons you do, and it was not our desire to make something out of them they are not. Our goal was to retain what they do right and enhance it as much as possible, to increase performance in those areas they are sometimes lacking in and to make any flaws vanish or even become positives if possible. We believe our design has achieved this and more. The sound staging, "liveness" and warmth of maggies not only remain but are greatly enhanced, and to sweeten the deal they now have lucid detail, incredible bass and a sweet spot bigger than just you. Best of all, our work is a one of a kind, one at a time old fashioned hands on affair. Even if it's the 57th of that model we've done, no other will look quite like yours. To find out more about what we do please use the menu above to read about the modifications, and if you have any questions please click the contact link and write us any time with your questions or concerns. Magnepan 1.6 QR's Magnestanded in Makore