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Magico A3 price increases 50%+

I have been doing a bit of research in my search for a new Loudspeaker upgrade .
since 2018 The Magico A-3 has gone up from $10k to $15k in 3 years That is dramatic .
and that doesnot even include the better feet they are a $1500 option . They are a good speaker but no longer the great deal they once were , and their Xover uses the low cost Average at best ,
Mundorf Evo capacitors, when they should have at least Mundorf Supreme , and Mundorfs cheapest $2 
Green resistors, the M-resist are only $13 retail  they get over $50% off them in a $15 k speaker going cheap? Having done Xover mods for years . If I find a good used pair ,I will use the Excellent VH audio Odam capacitors , and superb Path audio resistors which are noticeably better then even in their best speakers ,which use Mundorf supreme silver gold oil capacitors  which I have used several times  in the past.


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So @henry201 doesn't build or modify speakers, so that makes his opinion worthless? How arrogant of you. He has a valid point. I had a good friend who modified a perfectly nice sounding pair of Starsound Caravelles with every boutique part he could come up with. Completely ruined the sound of that speaker. Yes some speakers can be improved upon, but that's not the case every time. And you seem to think everything can be.

Sometimes it's best to buy a speaker that you love the sound of and not one that you really, really like, but hope to make better.
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