Auditioned Magico A3 - VERY DARK...
Haters will be haters 😉 Dark/bright, fat/lean, colored/dry, etc… So many conflicting reports, some still don’t get it, these are the most transparent transducers around. What you hear is what’s playing through them, the good and/or the bad. Audiophiles are so used to speakers coloration that once it is gone they don’t quite know what to make of it. The A3 is a remarkable achievement in its price point, it requires some serious “unawareness” not to acknowledge that. |
Fleschler, Most of the speakers you like are grossly colored. Of course, we heard them all and seen some of their measurements. They are not very good, objectively, and in my case, subjectively. Perhaps you and your friends have been at it too long and can no longer discern between natural sound and just “sound” as you call it. FWIW, many of RR titles were mastered on Magico loudspeakers (by Paul Stubblebine and Prof Keith Johnson). Rick Rubin also uses them for his work, not to mention many manufacturers that relay on Magico to hear what they are doing. Harbeth claim to fame is its “pleasant” coloration; Alan Shaw even talks about it. You can look at JA measurements of any Harbeth and just cringe; I can’t imagine any mastering engineer will use these to judge his work. |
@fleschler The number one audio system at shows for the past three years has been his Ultra 11s as written up in Absolute Sound, Stereophile, Enjoy the Music, Positive Feedback and others, not Magicos.... Sure, none of these outfits ever gave rave reviews to Magico, never… Not even these from the last 2 big shows; Munich and Axpona: http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/the-2018-munich-high-end-show-loudspeakers-under-20k/ http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/munich-high-end-show-2018-electronics-15k-and-up/ http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/munich-high-end-jv-on-loudspeakers-20k-and-up/ http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/the-2018-munich-high-end-show/ http://www.enjoythemusic.com/AXPONA_2018/Weaver/page1.htm https://positive-feedback.com/show-reports/axpona-2018-end-of-the-road-snow-on-the-horizon/ https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2018/05/05/axpona-2018-the-magico-a3-debut/ https://www.stereophile.com/content/sunday-morning-axpona-john https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2016/05/09/axpona2016-magico-s5-rolling-thunder-cat-and-tape-disrupt-... https://audio-head.com/scott-walker-audio-magico-and-synergistic-research-axpona-2018/ https://positive-feedback.com/show-reports/day-2-axpona-2018/ And that was only from the first 2 pages of Google search… Any other stories to tell us? Are you really interested in how the A3 sound? You already told us how you feel about the brand and those who like it, and you had no problem twisting the facts doing so. I don’t expect a fair assessment from you on anything regarding Magico, you don’t have to like it, but insulting those who do, on a Magico thread is weak (no wonder you needed help from your friends, wife, some mastering guys from the 50’s, etc). Hope you have a good rest of your Sunday, listening to whatever it is you fancy. I know I will ;) |
