mapman
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| Stereophile claims about Magico Its not fair to single out audio mags either. Most media outlets are marketing, not service driven. The goal is to get people to buy more new things. Audio is no different. Just face this reality and think before you believe anything someone tells... | |
| B&W 800d's or MAGICO V3's? Didn't get a chance to hear JM lab Grand Utopia, though they are on my list t hear someday. Heard Profile line Focals and like them very much. From what I've read, I'd expect the GU's must be outstanding. | |
| B&W 800d's or MAGICO V3's? Shadorne has a good point. Perhaps you have stated it already, but what is it that is missing that will knock you out of your chair? Spending more money on speaks is not necessarily the answer. You already have outstanding speaks, Any move is most... | |
| Internet radio stations that sound really good Audiophile alert:Today I discovered that 101.ru has a few dozen stations available in 128K WMA format, all of which really sound quite phenomenal. I'm currently listening to 101.ru "Spivakov Classic(al)" ...very nice indeed! I highly recommend tha... | |
| B&W 800d's or MAGICO V3's? Koegz,Before dropping $20000+ on new speaks, maybe consider auditioning a pair of Ohm 5 series 3 speakers. You can get an extended in-home trial period to break them in and make sure they fit the bill. I'd say they can do pretty much what the Magi... | |
| California Audio Labs Icon Mk II; NOT POWERBOSS I had one (std issue) from ~ 1992-2005. It sounded fine for its day, but I did not find it hard to replace after it crapped out for the second time after I had it shipped out and repaired by an "expert" ~ 2 years earlier. I'm not sure I'd trust th... | |
| Maggie versus Magico Neway317,The baseball analogy for the Magicos was a toss up between the Sox and Yankees based on the cost of delivering a quality product. Unfortunately (for NYers), the SOx have been more successful of late so I had to go with them. Nothing perso... | |
| Maggie versus Magico Jaybo.Thanks. The Ohms are keepers for sure! I feel comfortable stating that they are definitely at least in the same league as the best speakers that I've been able to lay my ears on over the years, which is the best I can hope for with a limited... | |
| Maggie versus Magico By the way, when I say above that the tube gear added a nice warmth to the violas that helped distinguish them from the violins, I mean that in a very positive sense in that I thought this rendering to be very positive and natural and not an artif... | |
| Maggie versus Magico The price for Magicos is way up there!I think part of what I was hearing that I liked was the tube gear used. It provided (added?) a nice warmth to the strings, particularly viola, I believe, that help distinguish them from the violins.I always li... | |
| Maggie versus Magico Jaybo,Can I assume you have actually heard the Magicos recently?My impression from auditioning them is that they are very good indeed and hard to fault, but that there are other similar options out there, some of which I already own, that might ma... | |
| Stereophile claims about Magico Asked to hear a really good tube system at SBS in NYC this past weekend. Magico Mini II with DCS Puccini CD, VTL TL G15 pre, VAC 300 PHI amp were auditioned and caught my ear.Also read the recent Stereophile article."Revolutionary" is perhaps a bi... | |
| B&W 800d's or MAGICO V3's? I by chance heard some symphonic stuff on a pair of the smaller Magicos stand mounts in NYC this past weekend with a top notch CDP and some very high end tube amplification (>120W/ch) and Nordost wires. It was definitely a sound I could live wi... | |
| speakers for classical music Vienna Acoustics are very attractive options to B&W for classical.Linkwitz design is an intriguing option as well and have heard some good things about them, but never actually heard them. | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please Don't know anything about Kudos, Devore and AVI, so I cannot comment. |