AAD 7001 vs Magico Mini MK II

I listen to the Avalon extensively before I bought my first Mini. The Avalon lower region performance hardly exist so I am not sure what “weight” exactly you are talking about (See JA measurements). Perhaps you are referring to the ‘ripens’ they have at the midbass due to the woofer elevated response. Kind of nice on some recording but certainly not natural sounding and colored to my ears. I also think that the more “resolution” you are talking about is due to the tweeter brittleness and elevated output (Again, see JA measurements). Might be exciting on the old ears but “resolution”, it is not. Al in all, I think that there is simply no comparison on ‘objective’ matters. The Avalon is a good specimen of the ‘old’ design school, with hardly any innovations to speak of, where the Magico’s is an engineering feast with performance that are in a league of their own. Just my 2 cents

Frankpiet-Not sure what you are talking about. What is a V2? Now if you are talking about the V3, I suggest that you ck the FR of the V3 vs. the Indra on SP reviews. The V3 covers a full octave more than the Indra. …“resonance character ceramique transducers are more linear” where are you getting this information from? Have you ever seen the breakup modes on these drivers? Linear are the last thing they are. YG “goes down quite low”…? You can look at SS measurements of these speakers and see how low do they go. If 100Hz is low for you then no wonder you like the Indra. Sorry but I can’t quite get your logic Frankpiet.

But the V2 is not out yet. But then again, this guy has not gotten his facts all lined up

Frankpiet-Are you judging bass extension based on manufacture specs and propagandas? If so, you should buy the YGs. They are the “best speakers on earth” you know. Anyway, back to reality, the Avalon Indra, based on JA measurements were app 15 db down at 27Hz. The V3 on the other hand, are only 6 db down at that point. If you are hearing more weight out of the Avalon, I suggest some serious soul searching , weight and dynamics are not the Avalon cup of tea… BTW, I heard the V3 on the Boulder at the CES last year. Best sound at the show, hands down. I was not the only one who felt that way (See CES 2008 press coverage).