Magneplanars

Magnepan has been manufacturing innovative, world class stereo speakers for 47 years. Jim Winey, the inventor of the Magneplanar loudspeaker, first owned electrostatic loudspeakers and began experimenting to design an improved electrostatic speaker. In 1969, Jim invented the Magneplanar, a thin-film magnetic equivalent to the electrostat and founde... d Magnepan. Corporate and manufacturing facilities are located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, a small community north of the Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Having outgrown its original facilities, Magnepans current plant is over 50,000 square feet in addition to corporate and engineering offices. To date, over 200,000 pairs of Magneplanar loudspeakers have found their way into the homes of music lovers the world over. Magneplanars are American-made with virtually all American parts. And we are proud to say Made in America. Sold in China. A glimpse into the handcrafting required to build your pair of Magneplanars. Magnepan offers this true ribbon in their high-end tweeters, two good examples being their 3.7 three way and their Mini Maggie 2.1 system. Great sound at what could also be called an insane price. In fact, that sums up their entire rangeneutral voicing, excellent transient response, room filling with a wide sweet spot considering they are panels, and prices that make one laugh at the idea of domestically (hand) made goods generally being on the spendy side. The buttons break up the diaphragm into multiple resonant areas. As you probably know, electromechanical systems exhibit resonances as do purely mechanical and electronic systems. EQ is a common example of electrical resonance. The simpler the system, the easier it is to predict the resonant modes. By the way, resonance, according to Wikipedia is the tendency of a system to oscillate with greater amplitude at some frequencies than at others. Think guitar string. Imagine a Maggie at resonance, that large expanse of plastic flopping around excessively, its liable to bottom out with some resulting ...Read More