Rockport's or Magico's


I have heard that these two speaker lines employ some state of the art design concepts.

Has anyone had a chance to compare the new Magico M5 and Rockport Altair at Goodwins or anywhere else?

How similar are they and where do they differ?

Thanks AO
aoliviero

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The Rockports are massively deep at 3 feet, and would seem to need a particularly large room. They might sound great in the correct room, but they would not physically fit in my room. Only in comparison to Magico can they be regarded as a bargain. If you are in the US, European speakers tend to be 20-40% more in the US due to currency conversion, middlemen, shipping, and tarifs. Ditto for US speakers in Europe.

The Avalon Time may be an interesting upcoming speaker that is very similar to Isis, but probably about 30% less. There are some specs and pictures at audiofreaks. There are quite a few US speakers to consider with reasonable value.
If someone were to give me a pair of Magico M5s, I am SURE I can get them to make music. Perhaps with VAC amps and gold cabling throughout. There are quite a few options out there.