CARDAS CCGR-S BINDING POSTS FOR MAGGIE 1,7i

As long as you get the "S" version(short), of the Cardas posts, you won’t have to modify anything on the 1.7i plate. The stock holes are the same width, as standard, 5-Way/banana, mountings(iow: Correct, to facilitate use of the standard insulator plate, provided by Cardas). I’ve done the same upgrade, to my past four pairs of Maggie’s models(including the 1.7i).

1) Yes, the Cardas insulator plate’s width, matches the original Magnepan holes(both are standard 5-Way dimensions). 2) No, I’ve always(only) upgraded the stock, Stainless Steel(yuck) Input binding posts, with better 5-Ways. Then- internally bypassed the fuse holder and tweeter attenuation circuits. 3) I noticed a cleaner(less high-freq grain) presentation, with every model. But- always addressed everything at once, so- cannot specifically attribute the improvement, to any particular step(sorry). Caveat: Bypassing the fuse, means NEVER clipping/over-driving your power amp(or, bye-bye tweeter).