OK, I know I've been hard on Maggies because I just wasn't hearing the magic that others rave about. Well there may be an explanation.

It turns out that the speakers may have been defective. I had borrowed these from a friend who apparently was in a hurry for some cash and placed them on eBay. When they arrived, the buyer had them checked out professionally and found that the mylar is slack on one speaker and that this is probably the result of heat exposure. Now my "friend" claims I did that, even though he knows that my HT room is climate controlled and has no windows.

Anyhow, my question is this: can this be repaired? I'm not even sure if Magnepan will repair this, since to determine the extent of the damage, the sock had to be removed (it was replaced professionally with a brand new sock, from what I'm told, but Magnepan will obviously notice that). I know these speakers cost $600, $400 used, but now that they are damaged, who knows?

Also, shipping these speakers back & forth is going to tear up the original box, so if these could be repaired somewhere in SoCal, that would be even better.

Any suggestions?