kingbarbuda
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| Magico vs the world All of this defending and bashing Magico is hilarious. In my audiophile journey I have owned many speakers. Currently I do own a pair of Magico A3s. But there are a lot of great speakers and guess what? Not everyone likes the same thing or the sam... | |
| Magico vs the world @stereo5 Well yes to me it sounds great. Thanks. I treat my listening room a bit like a listening lab. But I suppose quite a few of us do. | |
| Magico vs the world I read over some of the other replies above. At AXPONA last year I heard the Vandersteensn in their listening room and granted it is hard (some would say impossible) to get an accurate audition of a speaker at AXPONA, I will say that they were imp... | |
| Magico vs the world @skyscraper Sorry for the delay. My Magico A3s are on a all digital system of streaming or CD. Here is the system:Power: 20amp dedicated line from the breaker box > Shunyata PS8 with Defender and Greenwave EMI filter > PS Audio PowerPlant P1... | |
| Magico vs the world Well, in my opinion, the A3 and the S3 mk2 with the proper room and proper system, are very revealing speakers, with very nice sound stages. IMO, the S3 mk2 are better than the A3. But for the money, it may not be worth the difference in money. Bu... | |
| Network Transport vs. CD Transport To make a long story shorter, per the above, the SQ and ability to play lossless and enhanced music with a good streamer from Roon is likely unmatched by a CD transport. You will need a good DAC. But for the money the Lumin U1 Mini is unmatched. P... | |
| seeking recommendations for a preamp If buying new:Benchmark LA 4Schiit Freya SSchiit Freya +If buying used:The above plus:Pass Labspossibly BrystonPerhps PrimaLuna as mentioned above. | |
| Chicago-area dealer recommendation I live in Chicagoland and have dealt with many audio dealers in the area. While MusicDirect is very good if you actually go there and make a deal with one of the sales folks and or look over their scratch and dent and other stuff not listed on the... | |
| How do you sort your LPs? Grouped by genre, then sorted alphabetically by name of band or last name of main artist. After that random within the band/artist. | |
| Magico A3 vs Magico S1 MK2 I am very happy with my A3s. They are full range as compared to the S1 mk2. To me the real question is what is the increment difference between the A3 and the S3? However, the A3 was more within my financial abilities and it is an end game speaker... | |
| I need advice for power cords Everyone has their preferences. But one suggestion within your budget might be to get a Shunyata Venom V2 power pack. I think the power packs have 3 or 5 cables in them. They are very high quality in terms of SQ and well made. | |
| Amplifiers weight Weight has nothing to do with anything unless you are carrying it up 3-4 flights of stairs. So either buy a lighter amp or work out more. | |
| Any Love For Bryston Here? Brystons are super reliable and built like tanks. Plus they perform very well. I have used to have two 4B3s running in bridge mode in my system. I agree with positive comments about the 4B3s. I would still have them if I hadn’t received a great op... | |
| best phono stage under 10k One thing I would keep in mind is the minimum gain from the phono stage because depending on your preamp it may overdrive your preamp. This happened to my Bryston 17B cubed preamp with the Parasound JC3+ and the Pass Labs XP-17 (and likely the XP-... | |
| Moving up from a Node 2i I think all those concerned will like the Lumin U1 Mini. Excellent resolution. Excellent customization of DSD. I’ve converted mine to SBooster use and have placed EMI and microvibration absorber sheets easily. So it can be a fun project too. |