"Apparently one owner preferred the MM1 to a Magico Q7, so that is pretty high praise, and he ended up selling his Q7".
Funny to see how people can be naive and believe a story which is pushed by the owner of EA and its unofficial salesman Mike Lavigne...
My personal experience is that I owned Evolution acoustics MM3 for 4 years (which is way superior to the MM1 and Micro), sold it to get a pair of Magico Q1 6 months ago. Heard both in the same treated room. The Q1 completely destroyed my MM3 (except for bass extension, even if you would never believe the speaker playing is so small). The Q1 is so superior i nterm of transparency, transient, and precision of imaging that I am still shocked it is possible.
Additionally, quality of construction is without comparison.
The Q1 is build like a Switch watch. My MM3 was shipped with a cabinet screw in the middle of the spike thread. They started to delaminate when shipping them to new buyer. Not talking about the Micro, who are made in China (I live in taiwan and live in China high tech, so know what it means).
Sorry guys, quality has a price.
And btw, to the person who is hesitating between a second hand pair of V2/V3 and a Micro, the real choice is to buy the new Magico S1. I would take it anytime against the V2 or V3.