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  Magico Q3's at Goodwin's High End
Just a quick note to say that Goodwin's High End (in Boston) along with Alon Wolf presented a demonstration of the Magico Q3's yesterday.

As usual, it was a class act by Goodwin's and a real treat overall. Mr. Wolf fielded a number of questions about the speakers (and Magico's approach to design) and his detailed responses were fascinating.

The Q3's sounded spectacular. They were setup in Goodwin's huge listening room (20x30x11) and they were positioned quite wide apart and deep into the room (almost halfway). I was transported to the symphony hall with a few tracks - like nothing I've ever experienced before. They were driven with very expensive electronics, inluding huge Boulder amps that were 1000w each (if I'm not mistaken) to compensate for the size of the room.

The Q3 is a modest size floorstanding loudspeaker, but it weighs 250lbs! Like the Q5 (if you've ever heard it) it is very clean and neutral sounding. Definitely a speaker that lets you listen into the music rather than wow you with a forward presentation. Besides classical, we heard some jazz, some instrumental and a cut from Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat that was stunning. These speakers don't call any attention to themselves. They were so coherent and produced such an impressive soundstage that it didn't feel like they were the source of the sound. Jennifer's voice had no artifacts (sibilence, etc) that it was like she was standing there. I feel I finally heard how the record was supposed to sound.

Anyways, I'm not trying to do a proper review here, but I did want to thank Goodwins and Magico for the opportunity and I thought I would share my initial impresssions.

Would love to know what other folks at the presentation(s) thought.
Madfloyd  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

05-15-11
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05-15-11   I was at the 12:00 demo also. i actually preferred the q3 d ...   Peterayer

05-15-11   I too attend the q3 demo. it was well done and the speakers ...   Jerry_gt3rs

05-15-11   I was at the 2:00 pm q3 demo. the set up was superb as woul ...   Jimf

05-15-11   Had the date circled but had to cancel in the last minute. ...   Knghifi

05-15-11   Goodwin's has one of the best showrooms in the world, and so ...   Rtn1

05-15-11   Are the q3 drivers the same for the q1? anybody know the co ...   Lapierre

05-15-11   "anybody know the cost of the q1?" or the boulder ...   Lokie

05-16-11   I forgot about that demo...damn. i did get my own demo a few ...   Wolf_garcia

05-16-11   The q1 retails for $59 or 60k. i don't know the price of th ...   Peterayer

05-16-11   Sorry, i meant to say the q5, not the q1. the q1 will retai ...   Peterayer

05-16-11   Goodwin's website shows the 1000 watt bolder 2050 monos with ...   Kana813

06-06-11   Several months ago, when the prototype of the q3 came out, m ...   Eps

06-14-11   Sounds great think i might want one.   Ebm

06-15-11   Just taken delivery of one of the first customer pairs of q3 ...   Folkfreak

06-15-11   Folk- what electronics are you using?   Darkstar01

06-15-11   Congratulations ...... really .... folkfreak   Ciro71

06-15-11   06-15-11: folkfreak for example sandy denny was not a tall o ...   Audiofeil

06-16-11   Thanks for the interest in terms of amps they are vtl mb-45 ...   Folkfreak

06-16-11   interesting. could a petite person have a petite voice, and ...   Jdoris

06-16-11   "does a mandolin sound "smaller" than a doubl ...   Usermanual

06-16-11   06-16-11: jdoris could a petite person have a petite voice d ...   Audiofeil

06-16-11   I think ronstadt does in fact have a small person's voice; i ...   Jdoris

06-16-11   Billy... bizniz must be good .. lol.. :) slam dunk that . ...   Weseixas

06-16-11   What about mike tyson? in his prime, the baddest man on ear ...   Knghifi

06-16-11   Ronstadt, from a musicians point of view, had/has what is ge ...   Wolf_garcia

06-16-11   I understand folkfreak's comments about scale the same way w ...   Peterayer

06-16-11   Calm down sports fans. if you re-read my posts, this is my ...   Audiofeil

06-17-11   Did i mention ronstadt's head...huge...like a gigantic mexic ...   Wolf_garcia

06-17-11   I would tend to agree with audiofeil and peterayer´s observa ...   Tubegroover

06-17-11: Martykl
Does anyone seriously think that Tyson,Neville, and Barbra provide "irrefutable" evidence that there's NO (positive) correlation between body size and certain characteristics of a person's voice (pitch/power)?

It is certainly anecdotal evidence against a positive correlation, while ...say... the long, historical parade of "plus sized" professional sopranos is anecdotal evidence of a positive correlation (as to power, at least).

I can't say with any certainty, but I'd suspect from my own anecdotal experience that a statistical analysis would bear out John's point. (That there is a positive correlation.) I'd also guess that John's reasoning is probably correct - chest volume, certain muscle mass, and vocal chord length (probably among a whole bunch of other things) are probably highly correlated with pitch and/or power. Those physical characteristics, themselves, are also likely to be highly (tho not perfectly) correlated with body size - accounting both for the correlation AND for the exceptions noted above.

That is just a guess. The real point is that no one has posted any "irrefutable" evidence to this thread one way or the other.

I can say with certainly that any positive correlation (if it exists) is not perfect. I can also say with certainty that Bill's assertion is not "irrefutable". It is an overstatement. (surprise.)

Marty

BTW, I also agree that, in all likelihood, none of this has anything to do with the OP's original point.

Martykl  (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


06-17-11   Big joe turner (6'2"/300 lbs.): http://www.youtube.com ...   Jdoris

06-17-11   With respect to the discussion of voice reproduction, i thin ...   Almarg

06-17-11   John, "don't singers and guitars both have bodies?&quo ...   Martykl

06-17-11   One comment about speakers portraying "the size" o ...   Maril555

06-17-11   As a singer, i am now learning to perform test tones in case ...   Wolf_garcia

06-17-11   To the op: i was at the goodwin's demo. it was a wonderful ...   Peterayer

06-17-11   Professional singers when unamplified and in large halls wil ...   Rtn1

06-17-11   Having triggered what seems to have been a very interesting ...   Folkfreak

06-17-11   Whow think ill get 2 pairs.   Ebm

06-18-11   Hmmm, interesting point about voice and scale of singers. un ...   Suteetat

06-30-11   Finally i got to hear q3. however, the speakers only arrived ...   Suteetat

06-30-11   Magico does have a weird issue with these new models seeming ...   Wolf_garcia

06-30-11   I think the q3 retails for $34,000, substantially less than ...   Peterayer

06-30-11   Yes, q3 cost more than the v3 but the improve in performance ...   Suteetat

07-01-11   All the old speakers are suddenly no good hello lets wake up ...   Ebm

07-01-11   I was referring to the q5 vs. the m5 price (oops)...and for ...   Wolf_garcia

07-01-11   Ebm, i am not sure what you are upset about? i assume that i ...   Suteetat

07-01-11   Nothing like a good room and good setup to make a good syste ...   Mapman

07-01-11   I agree q3 must sound great i have no place to hear it in ny ...   Ebm

07-01-11   I humbly submit that i think ebm was being sarcastic in his ...   Peterayer


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