Magico vs the world

@ smodtactical
Are you paid by AG to generate traffic?
Anyone who spent any time here, on AG, will know that for every Magico fan, there are 10 detractors, so where is this imaginary “everywhere” of yours is?

Basically a repeat of my first posting, almost 2 years ago:
I am a professional musician, and I do a lot of recording, mainly chamber, and small ensemble. I need a tool to hear my work, but as an audiophile, albeit a modest one, I also wanted to have a speaker I can enjoy listening to when I am not critical at the recording. I spent over a year listening to as many speakers as I could; my budget was up to 20K Euro. In the end, it came down to the Wilson Sabrina vs. the Magico A3 (I can't afford the S3, and the S1 limited bass output was an issue for me). Although the Sabrina were  very enjoyable, they did lack the resolution the A3 has, and also the bass and treble extension. Ultimately, the A3 won, and I now believe you can have it both, resolution and musicality.
Almost 2 years later, I will say it was a smart move, I never regretted the choice, and never got tired of the A3, to the contrary, they keep surprising me. I am looking forward to hearing the A5.

The Tidal are beautiful loudspeakers, but for me, just like all other speakers with ceramic drivers, are ultimately fatiguing. I spend hours in front of a system mastering recordings, and what may sound impressive at a demo can become extremely unpleasant in the long run.
The Magico don’t jump at you, they are balanced and neutral, and they will take the form of whatever it is you put through them (look at all the different opinions, many are at a complete contradiction with each other). Some will find it boring. Many audiophiles are looking for extra excitement when listening to music. I just want to hear the music as it was capture, it is interesting enough.

@ smodtactica
Relaxed can be just as fatiguing as aggressive and bright. I just don’t like the sound of ceramic drivers; to my ears they have an unpleasant coloration; once you spot it, it never goes away. As I said in my posts, I have the A3, currently with the Pass INT-250.

I agree, I never liked Ayre. On anything!

https://www.soundstageglobal.com/index.php/product-debuts/magico-a3-december-2017/739-magico-a3-loudspeaker-the-sound

Very rarely a reviewer will comment on two speakers like that. The mid-bass on the Focal is elevated, the tweeters are raspy, and there is no low bass (and that is all verified with measurements). Some, of course, will prefer that kind of sound.

@smodtactical

Can you please provide a link to Jeff review? I search the entire Ultraaudio site, did not find one. He did talk about buying them and show a factory visit, but I don’t see any review.

Which pairs did you own?
I just looked at your posts, you never mentioned Magico before (you have not posted anything since 2017), and you say that you are a distributor for Prima Luna? Can you disclose more about your system?

Maybe he is related to quiltzig, who also bought a few pairs even though he never liked them.
Two years of posting, never mentioned Magico, lying is harder work than people realize :(

Will be hard to beat the A3 at its price point, I have looked long and hard.

The YG are very nice, but I don’t think they are great value, my A3, to my ears, get me as close to the music at 1/4 the price (in Europe). The built quality is also superb.
I can probably play them louder, the YG can sound strained when pushed.