Magico Q5

I didn't get to Terry's place to hear them--but did hear the Magico 2's and the 3's elswhere a month ago. I thought them to be superior to Avalons (the 3's more than the 2's which to me sound somewhat 'hooded' in the harmonics above the midrange, could have been something else, but my gut says its the speaker)in virtually every regard. The one important factor is they (the 3's) let me forget, more than with the Avalons, that I was listening to a great speaker. That indefinable 'moment' when you can slide into the recording and get lost.

Magico has all the markings of a long term, 'Watch this company' player in the audio market. I hope they do the product justice with their marketing scheme.

Larry Staples

I got to go hear them on Saturday as well. They starting out sounding "cold" to me, or perhaps because the first piece Terry demo'ed was a piano solo piece on a German Steinway.

As the demo went on, the speakers just sounded better and better. I particularly liked the jazz and rock aspects of the sound, where the dynamic strengths and resolving aspects of the speakers really came into light.

I would love to go back and demo the same setup (Spectral amps and cd player) with some of my own discs as well.

Finally I've got the chance to listen to
the Magico Q5 at the top audio show in
Milan. The setup was with Spectral amplifiers
(the same I have). Even if there were many people
and it was a "show" listening (no dealer will let
me try them at my home), I was very very impressed.
I would like to hear some more about those speakers
and opinions of the owners.
Thanks and greetings from Switzerland Sergio

I got to listen to the Q5. It did have some favorable sonic characteristics, particularly the imaging, upper-end extension, and tonality.

To me, it fell short in the musical attributes, and the bass was not quite what I would expect for the price.

IMHO, That applies to the whole line of Magico. While I respect their build quality and to some extent their sound, their marketing has been stellar in the last few years. The line is priced ridiculously and their used values are in an indictor of how over-priced and hyped their products are, again IMHO.