I've only heard the Magico at a show. It sounded okay, and then I saw the price. YIKES!
I know it is not quite a monitor, but for a small speaker, I think the Gryphon Cantata is quite nice sounding. But it too is way up there in price.
Still, as good as small speakers sound, they just cannot deliver the weight and proper scale to orchestral music like the big boys. I am impressed with many of them, but they still remind me of the saying about dancing bears.
I know it is not quite a monitor, but for a small speaker, I think the Gryphon Cantata is quite nice sounding. But it too is way up there in price.
Still, as good as small speakers sound, they just cannot deliver the weight and proper scale to orchestral music like the big boys. I am impressed with many of them, but they still remind me of the saying about dancing bears.