Free to good home - Magnepan MG-1 IMP
BlueMDPicker
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I have a pair of these speakers in excellent cosmetic condition - light oak frames and off-white socks. The tweeter sections need a rewire.
I have all the wire, aluminum solder, new terminal strips, spray adhesive, and UV protectant. What I don't have is the time to do the project, plus we're moving.
So, if someone in the Baltimore-DC area wants to grab these and bring them back to life (a 10-20 hour project), they're yours for the asking (and picking up.)
I can't ship them or hold them longer than mid-June.
The MG-1 series were the first pair of "high end" speakers I ever owned in the early '70's. So, these have a warm place in the heart and it would be an agony to toss them out.
I have all the wire, aluminum solder, new terminal strips, spray adhesive, and UV protectant. What I don't have is the time to do the project, plus we're moving.
So, if someone in the Baltimore-DC area wants to grab these and bring them back to life (a 10-20 hour project), they're yours for the asking (and picking up.)
I can't ship them or hold them longer than mid-June.
The MG-1 series were the first pair of "high end" speakers I ever owned in the early '70's. So, these have a warm place in the heart and it would be an agony to toss them out.
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Its very hard to let go of any planar speaker because the sound so unconventional
I wish I was near because I would have already been driving to your house to pick them up -
I'm in Columbia, Md
I would like to try and restore them if possible....
if no one else claims.
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What a sweet Karma!Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
Thanks
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I would love a shot at these if you could find it in your heart to ship them. I may have been the one that built them in the first place.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
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jvc PM'ed me and is going to pick them up here locally. I don't have the original boxes and inserts, nor the time to ship. Our house is stacked full of items staged to move. Thanks for the interest.
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Hmmm, I'll be watching this board extensively the next couple of weeks.BlueMDPicker wrote: »Our house is stacked full of items staged to move.
Thanks for the heads up.~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
Way to go Mike. Joseph you are a lucky guy.
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What a Blast...and
I was really surprised that BlueMd lives so close to me ! -
What a Blast...and
I was really surprised that BlueMd lives so close to me !
Too bad he's moving!
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Really great gesture
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I just got the Magnepan... THANK YOU !!!
very much enjoyed talking with BlueMDPicker...
I hope to get together again before June.
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Very generous of you Mike. Enjoy jvc.Michael
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Great to hear!
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Awesome deal.
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BlueMDPicker, you just got a BUNCH of karma points! This is a steal.Onkyo TX-SR705 AVR
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How cool was that? Let us know how this works out!!
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Only in Club Polk. Monte Carlos, Magnepans... you name it.
That was very generous Mike.
JVC, we want to see detailed pictures of the rebuild!_________________________________________________
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Darn! I was at work when this posted and would have jumped all over this!!!
Hope good Karma come to you Blue and good luck on the move! Congrats to JVC.
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Only in Club Polk. Monte Carlos, Magnepans... you name it.
That was very generous Mike.
JVC, we want to see detailed pictures of the rebuild!
Now that I found out that you live right up the street, I want to hear them. And if you need any help I might be able to carve out some time to lend a hand.Stan
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That was very nice indeed. What goes around comes around. May God bless you more in return!;)Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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This is an awesome Karma!! Only on Club Polk!!:)The nirvana inducer-
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here are a couple of pictures
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The Xover is two capacitors and a coil.
That's the IMP (improved) part of this model revision. The original MG-1 had no crossover at all.
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found this on another forum
http://www.integracoustics.com/MUG/MUG/tweaks/peter_gunn/repair.html
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here is the restoration process
that I found on YouTube.
and the fun begins.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1vRJD2pmkM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7EeXHTKoRg&NR=1
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