MAGNEPAN | ULTIMATE SPEAKER FACTORY TOUR ! - PART 2

[@wishuwerehere73]

I also agree this is one of the best behind the scenes factory tour. Like a Discovery Channel documentary. Really appreciate the in-depth coverage of things that go under appreciated. I truly have a better understanding of Magnepan and why every audiophile has at one time or currently owns one.

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@andr192]

just when i made some coffee, perfect timing haha

[@brentcollins9727]

Kickin back with my lunch. 😊

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

Perfect!

[@noone-cf2zo]

Thanks for the tour Mike!

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

You bet !

[@tractioncontroloff9796]

Solid coverage of this GEM of American manufacturing! I love the energy of this company!

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

Great, right ?

[@j.m.harris4202]

So much Intel gathered by Agent Fox in the Henhouse! Especially which Older Models are most Desirable/Valuable! Truly Awesome Presentation Mikey!

[@wishuwerehere73]

I think Magnepan should bring back some of their retro models.

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

Couldn't agree more!

[@roberthaysley4245]

Your best, most informative video yet. Do more like this.

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

That's the plan!

[@stigeriktangen1288]

Wow, this was a really cool factory tour! And it's a real factory making stuff from scratch, not just assembling cheap sourced components. Fun to discover a few things I didn't know about the maggies and the company too. I own seven pairs of Magnepan speakers at the moment.

[@apexhnttr]

Was there for a tour about ten years ago....fantastic experience. Just bought a new pair of Maggies this year-the 4th pair since 1984. Keep up the great work!

[@twx4184]

great 2 part video

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

Thanks !

[@MrBonger88]

I had no idea how they were controlling the output w the tie downs . Really cool

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

Totally interesting...

[@hedley007]

Thank you Mr. OCD Guy for the coolest behind the scenes video tour about audio I have seen, I’m the proud owner of the original Magnepan LRS and just ordered the new ones. Your information, inspiration and insight is much appreciated. All the best till next time.

[@jazzlouise]

Mikey, thanks for the tour. Coming from a manufacturing background (aerospace) I always like to see the actual operations, layout, tools etc. It gives you a greater appreciation of the product and passion.

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

Right ? And what goes into these builds !

[@chasevineland1508]

Dear Santa 🧑‍🎄 Claus, All I want is a pair of Magnepan speakers this Christmas and a Part 3 to this amazing factory tour!!!

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

You're in! Happy Holidays !

[@artmusselman4875]

Fantastic tour. I picked up my LRS+s at Magnepan today. I can’t wait to get them home and set up. These videos gave me a great appreciation for the intricacies of the manufacturing process. Shout out to Cory for making sure we didn’t slip and break a hip getting them out to the car. 😅

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

Glad I could help!

[@Sixfeetund3r]

Haha I'm glad as well!

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

@@Sixfeetund3r Rock On Cory 🤘

[@idudley72]

Wonderful video! Really enjoyed Part 1 & 2 of this unique content. Nothing this in-depth on Magnepan on YT. Great job!!!

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

Thanks Isaac !

[@pauljoyquilter359]

Very enjoyable. Thanks for posting. As the Magnepan distributor for New Zealand, and a 20.7i owner, I am of course somewhat biased, but I agree that these speakers are great, and an awful lot of care and skill goes into building them.

[@glenncurry3041]

Funny that it was in part two that the flying them for sound reinforcement came up. Like the pair I sold to a church to replace their pipe organ.

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

There you go !

[@brentcollins9727]

Mick is a badass!!

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

Right ?? I agree !

[@68arild]

Really enjoyed learning about the tiedowns, cleaver! Magnepan could very well be the best value in HIFI, great tour nice conversation in the end there on point!

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

Glad you enjoyed it Ari.... I DO think they are the best value speakers in the market..

[@hippydippy]

Very cool tour! His passion for their product's really is something to behold. He obviously love's his job.

[@richardbertin7302]

Again, another informative review for our audio community. Great work Mikey!

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

My pleasure!

[@jimbreakall9331]

Fantastic Mikey on Part 1 and Part 2 of the great tour of probably the most iconic speaker of all time for audiophiles for so many decades. My first real exposure to a true high end audiophile system was when I was in college and got introduced to a person who had the top of the line Tympani 3A set up with the 4 separate bass panels and the bass and the mid/tweeter panels were biamped with the Audio Research active crossover and D76A amps. This was in the 1970s. That was my real beginning to high end audio and have been going ever since. I recently got the LRS Plus just to see what everyone is talking about and they are really great just by themselves. I tried them in my triamped system in the range of 80 Hz to 500 Hz and they sound better than the Purifi super low distortion 6.5 inch drivers. They match the line source 8 NEO8 8 inch planar drivers on each side perfectly being planar magnetic for both compared to the Purifi being a cone driver. I would love to go see the Magnepan factory myself sometime and will put that on the bucket list to do. Very educational Mike and I remember some of your past videos on how much you like Maggies too. That ribbon tweeter is incredible too to see how they make it and fine tune everything. This was really super great and one of the best tours ever. Thanks Brother. from Prof. Jim

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

You bet Prof. Jim, glad you enjoyed it !!

[@jazzbase412]

I enjoyed that very much. My first proper hi end I heard back in the eighties were a pair Tympani's and Audio Research. I thought they were room dividers:)

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

Thanks for watching !

[@TheFriday40]

i love these kind of factory tour videos.. soo interesting, more please !!

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

You got it!

[@TheCharlesAtoz]

Mike! Very fun tour! More!

[@philipketchum1407]

Top notch tour. 👏

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

Thanks Philip !

[@Steve-cw1zo]

How many speakers assembled today are hand made to the extent Magnepan’s are? Have a new level of respect for the company, and craftsmanship, that go into each and every pair, and there made in the USA!

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

Probably ZERO.... Im a huge proponent of old school USA Manufacturers like MAGNEPAN ! You ought to See Jeff Rowland and Playback Designs as well !! All made here !

[@HotSause]

@@OCDHIFiGuy Can we please? See Jeff's place? Pretty please.

[@NickP333]

Fantastic couple of vids, Mikey. Thanks a ton, man! 🔊🎶🥳

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

You bet Nick !!

[@Steve-cw1zo]

Mikey, you sleighed it, Ho Ho Ho!! Happy Holidays!!!!

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

Same to you! THX !

[@johnruppert5630]

Great tour! I just got a call from Audio Excellence in Minneapolis as I was watching Part I that the factory just shipped my LRS+’s..Yahoo🎉🎉

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

Very cool!

[@helgibhelgason2265]

Great video 👍

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

Thanks 👍

[@thedogefather]

Big thanks to Mick and Corey from Magnepan!!! and Huge thanks to Mikey for bringing us along!!!! i can't wait to send the family 1.4's that were built the year i was born in back to the factory next year! Watched both episodes on my MMG maggies. and I will bet my father in law who gave me the 1.4s this year watched both episodes on his 1.7s! Maggie family for life!

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

NICE !!

[@jimdalto6254]

Great video. How about the a tour of Jeff Rowland's factory?

[@marcopignone9386]

I'm running .7s with a Freya Plus and a cheap Hypex Class D amp (made by Buckeye). The Hypex blew away my Schiit Vidar with the Maggies. I think many people have heard Maggies with inadequate amps and now that the cost of hi power amps has come way down, it's time to revisit Maggies as a value proposition. I imagine the newer higher amp Purifi amps would sound much better, but they aren't "cheap" yet like a stereo Hypex.

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

There you go, LRS+ is only $1K

[@AudioheavenDenmark]

Another great video. Keep up the good work. Wanna visit Audio Note UK? Let me know.

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

Sure thing Kenneth, would love to.. Holler via email..

[@martinlindberg1983]

Thank´s a ton! I really love these insight tours of one of my favorite brands! I am very concerned how I will manage a foil change in my ribbon tweeters after watching this though... It is soooo thin and fragile, but I have 3 attempts in the kit. It was interesting how he spoked about the cross overs, mentioning as less parts and shallow slopes as possible for best sonic performance. I was hoping you had asked them about the terminals that everybody let down, being magnetic and all, but my guess is that it doesn´t affect the sound...

[@tallpaull9367]

One day, will get

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

Great !

[@joppepeelen]

NIcest video ever Mike, just my cup of thea :) when do i get an invite :)

[@dancomiskey2101]

Great show, Mikey! And I'm still using your ribbon cables with my .7's. But I was hoping to get a release date on their latest bass units.

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

Thanks Dan, Mums the word on the release date !

[@twx4184]

price on the ribbon cables? 6ft 8 ft pairs

[@vinoheart]

WOW

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

And How

[@jonasDoguedeBordeaux]

Great video thanks alot one thing I would like to know is the Lrs plus crossover crossed over differently to the standard lrs I own

[@bigjay1970]

Looking back at my comment in video 1, I see at minute 28:40 he ask the question regarding customers upgrading their speakers with perceived higher end parts. I had to laugh as Mikey asked the question as it wasn't him who did this practice as a side business!🤫😂🤣😅😉😇

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

I dont get it..

[@gregoryjolly1734]

I wonder if those were my 3.6R's that I sent in for refurbishment,Not sure how long ago this was filmed, mine came back 3 weeks ago though, sounding great.

[@Sixfeetund3r]

They might have been! Haha

[@TriAmpHiFi]

Thanks

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

Youre welcome !

[@jefflashway6644]

Great stuff. I dod wonder if there's any thought to some sort of Jim Winey Memorial model..

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

Great idea

[@dragocelander6671]

Great video series on the Maggies facilities! I’m left with a Q: what is a “quasi-ribbon” Maggie driver? Is it simply a thin foil conductor instead of a wire conductor attached to the mylar film?

[@Sixfeetund3r]

Correct!

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

There you have it ... if this is Cory ... :-)

[@dragocelander6671]

It took a bit of digging, but I concluded it was about swapping out the heavy wires for lighter foil conductors on the Mylar. The “quasi” part threw me a bit until I realized they were comparing their foil/Mylar membrane diaphragm to a true ribbon diaphragm.

[@thedogefather]

I wonder if they could laminate one more sheet of mylar over the voice coils to prevent damage in salty conditions

[@thedogefather]

that would effectively seal all the voice coil wiring and the rest could be easily sealed against elements.

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

Salt Air wrecks everything... Close your windows !!

[@thedogefather]

@@OCDHIFiGuy I’m safe from salt air here in Kentucky lol! But I still keep my windows closed usually

[@greglucas5194]

Great show. I have a question on your video on adding active crossover with magnepans and a subwoofer ? Are there any good inexpensive active crossovers?

[@Sixfeetund3r]

Dayton audio's DSP!

[@Sixfeetund3r]

$150

[@greglucas5194]

@@Sixfeetund3r would like it balanced

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

@Greg Lucas, stay away from Chinese Dayton audio or Guitar Center dbx bs. SUBLIME ACOUSTICS , made in USA... Only $500 for a 3 way..

[@FOH3663]

@@OCDHIFiGuy +1 on the Sublime e-xo

[@davybloggs1564]

As a long time Maggie owner, from the MG1b through several models to now 1.7i, you could say I'm a big fan. I'm lovin this factory tour, but why Isn't the 'other' guy miked up?? Also, may I ask what camera you're using? I ask as I believe it's a DJI model of some sorts? The reason for my assumption is that wherever the camera is panning, there is severe stuttering or jerkeyness to it - awful. Didn't your editor notice it?? I have exactly the same problem with my DJI Mavic 3 drone, which I know many others have with the same drone!!

[@jasonw512]

Mike - did they say why they continue to use those odd speaker cable terminals?

[@johnpetrakis379]

Mike, you're not dressed like the natives, too many warm layers! Just had to be smartass of course. Teeny-assed harmonica

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

Im dressed like a Southerner.... LOL

[@johnpetrakis379]

I'd bet you'd wear that same outfit in Sacto at a 100 degrees!!!

[@YallDotBiz]

Why? Post the link to other parts in description. Please.

[@arthurfleck1554]

chinese, 'we build magneplaners since ancient times'

[@LuxAudio389]

👍

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

Yes

[@dksculpture]

I've definitely heard capacitor differences.

[@OCDHIFiGuy]

I have too..