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Magico Mini II vs. Magico V2 comparison

Hello,

I am looking for new speakers for my system.

After auditioning many famous brands I found the Magico V2 to be simply outstanding in my system. This is the best speaker I have tried in my own listening room. The second speaker I was comparably impressed were old Guarneri Hommages. Other speakers I have tried did not impressed me or simply played bad.

The room is 20’ long and 13’ width. The amplifier is 60W Jadis JA-80.

For my room I prefer monitor speakers than floorstanding. Doeas anybody compared directly side by side Magico V2 and Magico Mini II? I am especially interested in bass preformane. Is Mini II has less bass than V2 it will not suits my taste. The bass of the V2 is just enough for my room.

If somebody compared new Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento with Magico Mini II I will be also grateful for opinion.
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mapman
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I am not a fan of box designs in general, but there are certainly many very good ones out there for modest cost (the PSBs I mentioned being one of my recent favs that come to mind). These had my toe tapping for whatever reason perhaps the most of anything I have heard in recent years, so there is something to be said for that.

I suppose I also expect that very expensive designs do something different and innovative to take things to an even higher level somehow in general to justify the cost.

Having said that, the Magico Minis do seem to at least be the nth degree in monitor design to help justify the nth degree of cost, so there is something to be said for that.

I generally tend to like most box-style monitors better than most similar floorstanders, but that's just me.
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Maggie 20.1s and Magico Minis were in two of the best dealer systems I have heard in recent years. So were PSB Synchrony and mbl 111. Each sounded different with different primary strengths and I considered each to deliver top notch sound. They also cover a huge price range. Go figure!

Which would I chose assuming budget were no issue? It would probably depend on my mood that particular day.
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mapman
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"and the Magicos may be the best speaker i've ever heard--and that includes stats and planars. "

YEs, I believe they are indeed about as good as they come in most every regard save perhaps absolute low end extension and muscle.

Other monitor designs might come darn close but I do not know if any could flat out beat them.
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mapman
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Also, the Magico Mini is probably most popular in areas where living quarters are tight, like NYC.

It is innovative in the sense of delivering top notch sound to the nth degree out of a relatively compact and in-obtrusive package that can fit in tighter quarters easier perhaps than larger designs (including Maggies).

I can't say how the V2s compare to other designs in this regard.
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"Where is the innovation?"

In the case of the Magico Mini, its in effectively taking a more conventional approach to the nth degree possible and charging accordingly, FBOFW.
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