I heard Magico’s in two separate demo rooms at Axpona this year. One room was “meh” and the other sounded quite nice. There are so many variables here...every component in the chain as well as the room and most importantly the source /recording quality of the music.
To pass judgment, you probably need to go back with source material you know well and listen with the speakers in various positions with different amps. If the speakers are too new the driver suspensions may also not be broken in.
i heard those Egglestons a previous poster mentioned as well and they were very nice. I liked them better than Magico’s, but a quick listen at a big show with a single song is hardly enough to pass a fair judgment.
My favorites at Axpona were Sonus Faber, GoldenEar, Wilson Audio, Ryan, Eggleston and Daedalus. The Ryan’s are the best bookshelf size speaker I’ve heard, the sonus were the best cost-no-object, and the GoldenEar T-Refs were amazing - especially for their price. They bested all but the Sonus and Wilson’s in my opinion.
To pass judgment, you probably need to go back with source material you know well and listen with the speakers in various positions with different amps. If the speakers are too new the driver suspensions may also not be broken in.
i heard those Egglestons a previous poster mentioned as well and they were very nice. I liked them better than Magico’s, but a quick listen at a big show with a single song is hardly enough to pass a fair judgment.
My favorites at Axpona were Sonus Faber, GoldenEar, Wilson Audio, Ryan, Eggleston and Daedalus. The Ryan’s are the best bookshelf size speaker I’ve heard, the sonus were the best cost-no-object, and the GoldenEar T-Refs were amazing - especially for their price. They bested all but the Sonus and Wilson’s in my opinion.