Repairing
Maggies
January
21, 2020
Marc,
A
buddy of mine is looking to have Magnepan 3.6R speakers repaired. Anyone you can recommend
?
Sheldon
Simon
Yes,
I can recommend Magnepan itself. They obviously have the know-how and skill to repair or
refurbish any speaker they've ever made. However, with some older models, you are better
off simply buying a new Magnepan than paying to fix an old speaker, because the
performance level has increased over time, along with the fact that the cost to repair a
very old speaker (Magnepan has been in business for fifty years) increases. Your friend's
3.6R's are speakers that he should have repaired. That ribbon tweeter is a sonic marvel.
-Marc Mickelson
IKEA
isolation platform
January
15, 2020
Marc,
I
read your article "Variation on a Theme: A DIY IKEA Aptitlig Isolation
Platform." What balls would be appropriate in between the blocks?
Rick
Ursberg
The
size of the ball bearings I used is indicated in the article: 7/16". As for their
composition, I've tried steel and brass bearings, as well as Delrin balls -- all of which
you can find on eBay for just a few dollars. I'm not sure I hear any difference among
them, but better ears than mine may discern that one is better than another. -Marc
Mickelson
E-mail
list
January
1, 2020
Marc,
Hi!
Please add my e-mail to your reader list. Thank you!
Keith
Yip
You've
been added. To join and find out about new articles first, send e-mail to rl@theaudiobeat.com. -Marc
Mickelson
