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17 of 23 speakers in my studio and home theater systems are internally powered. My studio system is all Genelec and sounds very accurate. I know the best new concert and studio speakers are internally powered there are great technical reasons to design a speaker and an amp synergistically, this concept is much more important to sound quality than the vibration systems we often buy. How can an audiophile justify a vibration system of any sort with this in mind.

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mheinze
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@thespeakerdude

Are you for real? The small copper foil in the Magico XO costs more than the entire PS Audio XO, including the PCB (which is about ¼ thickness of the Magico PCB).

And what is wrong with a copper foil inductor??

mheinze
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@thespeakerdude Appreciate your reply. I look forward to hearing your speakers in Munich's high-end show in a couple of months. What is the name of your brand?
Until then,  if you don't mind, I would give Magico and Mundorf the benefit of the doubt. It sure looks like they know what they are doing. BTW, while visiting the Magico factory a few years ago, I remember seeing these impressive XO boards with massive copper traces and a substantial soldering point. I didn't get the impression there will be any physical compromises there.   

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