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B&W 805D2 or Magico Q1?

Has anyone compared these two speakers? with all of the over-the-top reviews for the B&W's and the reputation held by Magico for their pursuit of a new paradigm of perfectionism i am left wondering if there is any real competition or should i just trust the numbers, i.e. $24,950 vs $5,000...? i am not trying to start a fight here either, but theoretically what more can "anyone" do with a woofer and a tweeter with a single crossover and a rock-solid cabinet?
just as an aside, $5K used to buy you a (new) state-of-the-art FULL-RANGE B&W speaker system that could play at LIVE SPL's. of course they couldn't compete with Wison's or Sonus Fabers for resolving fine detail, but umteem improvements later we (supposedly) have a whole new ball game out there.

French_fries (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

01-15-12

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01-16-12 I expect you'd find the cost price of the crossover componen ... Defride

01-16-12 I think you would have to really like the sound of the q1 mo ... Sarcher30

01-16-12 If you are going to spend 25k on a speaker, why not just get ... St01

01-17-12 There's no argument that the q1 speakers are expensive, and ... French_fries

01-17-12 We need to factor in the resistance to termites and other wo ... Wolf_garcia

01-17-12 "i think i got it"--- like in the movie with rex h ... French_fries

01-17-12 If your loaded and want a second system but only have a smal ... Sarcher30

01-17-12 Imo,your post makes no sense.you want to compare the q1 whic ... Missioncoonery

01-17-12 I have never been convinced by the big models of b&w but ... ... Clavil

01-17-12 I've been thinking of these models too but i'm not sure whic ... Bjesien

01-17-12 I think you better stick with headphones in that dump. Sarcher30

01-18-12 ?? missioncoonery incorrectly describes the b&w speakers as ... French_fries

01-18-12 French_fries..if ya love the b&w sooo much..buy em and be do ... Missioncoonery

01-18-12 This forum is intended to foster intelligent discussion, but ... French_fries

01-18-12 French fry...exactly!!.your post makes no sense.your trying ... Missioncoonery

01-18-12 The difference between a subaru forester (a great car, btw) ... Chayro

01-18-12 Missioncoonery, since you got to listen to both in the same ... Sarcher30

01-18-12 I own the magico mini ii. though i haven't heard the q1 yet ... Peterayer

01-19-12 Dear difficult m-coonery, i asked for opinions regarding ... French_fries

01-19-12 Well, at least you've learned there's very little of value h ... Chayro

01-19-12 French_fries, don't take missioncoomery's comments seriously ... Jdec

01-20-12 Jdec ..and proud of it!!! Missioncoonery

01-20-12 Good small speakers i have heard lately: magico q1 joseph ... Magnumpi205

01-20-12 Missionloonery, wow, you must have sat up all nite thinking ... Mr_m

01-20-12 Magmumpi205, that is a nice list of speakers. do you care ... Peterayer

01-21-12 Peter, you can add the studio electric monitors to that list ... Magnumpi205

01-21-12 Magnumpi, thanks for the information. is you list written i ... Peterayer

01-22-12 Peter, in order of preference. the fritz rev 5s really were ... Magnumpi205

01-22-12 I have to take missioncoonery side here. just to put things ... Nvp

01-22-12 French_fries, magnamupi205 answered your original question w ... Peterayer

01-26-12 Im now reading most of the b&w line is made in china,lol...o ... Missioncoonery

01-26-12 missioncoonery i had no idea the 805d was made in china. ... Budt

01-27-12 The 800 diamond series is made in uk. Mark_nz

01-29-12: Mpit
Comparing B&W to Magico or Wilson is just plain dumb. B&W is the speaker equivalent to junk food. Tempting to look at but empty calories. Sorry but sometimes the truth hurts. B&W's look good but when compared to other speakers in the same price range they suck hind tit.
Mpit (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

01-29-12 the day i audition the new magico q series i also listened ... Missioncoonery

01-30-12 Funny...and beware this could be a commercial. back a few ye ... Lrsky

02-03-12 Mpit: you are absolutely right! i don't care how they buy th ... Nirodha35

02-03-12 805 diamonds were the finest bookshelves i ever heard. they ... Antonkk

07-29-12 I have the 805 nautilus and recently owned the sf cremona au ... Michaelkingdom

08-04-12 Do not want to offend anyone. just read whole post before ju ... Eelii08

08-04-12 eelii08 - " do not want to offend anyone" whenev ... Usermanual

08-04-12 You ve got to love this place! i dont own the cr1 so why w ... Eelii08

08-05-12 Same applies to the r1 vs. the much better, and cheaper mode ... Usermanual

08-05-12 I agree 100% with eelii08, the b&w 800 diamond are a very go ... Nvp

08-05-12 Usermanual, i have never heard tad systems sounding bad (unl ... Nvp

08-05-12 Have you listened to other speakers for your own evaluation? ... Stringreen

08-05-12 Thanks a lot nvp. it has been over a year of listening to m ... Eelii08

08-05-12 Nvp- never said they were bad and indeed they do well at s ... Usermanual

08-05-12 Nvp, no there is not an older version of the cr1. there was ... Eelii08

08-05-12 Very cool, it seems that the three of us, i.e. me, usermanua ... Nvp

08-05-12 I just started a post for tad speakers owners. we can take i ... Eelii08

08-05-12 Manual, looking at your posts, are you a magico dealer, asso ... Eelii08

08-05-12 I heard both the tad cr1 and r1 at rocky mountain in 2010 wi ... Peterayer

08-05-12 Eelii08 - sound to me like you are offended. next time befor ... Usermanual

08-05-12 Peterayer - "manual's opinion of the tad speakers is cl ... Usermanual

08-05-12 Manual, see, until your last post i was not. your opinion ab ... Eelii08

08-08-12 I like b&w speakers. my 801's (as well as the 802's) were am ... French_fries

08-08-12 French_fries, i did not like the fact that you started a thr ... Eelii08

08-09-12 I forgot to mention the time i auditioned the matrix-800 spe ... French_fries

08-09-12 Eelii08 - i thought i am the one who should get a life. you ... Usermanual

08-09-12 Some people want to do battle and others like to talk about ... French_fries

08-09-12 French_fries - it is just semantics. passive-aggressive styl ... Usermanual

08-09-12 Could not agree more french_fries. does b&w have new driver ... Eelii08

08-10-12 Mr. eellii08- i was merely speculating about a tower-style s ... French_fries

08-22-12 Both great speakers but you are comparing apples and oranges ... Fossda

08-24-12 I read a review by what hifi magazine of the b&w 805ds and a ... Jazmini