Keithr,
How does the Magico`s presentation/perspective differ from your Zu DEF IV speaker given the very different design approach?
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S7horton,
You are correct, the comments of audiooracle are very strange and make little sense. Mreapoe100 is obviously happy with his Magicos and there`s no reason he must justify his purchase by auditioning a certain number of 'chosen' speakers for comparison. There may be other speakers that sound as good or maybe even better,who cares. The point is these speakers please him and allow him to enjoy his music. What`s better than that? How many pairs of speakers should one audition to be considered appropriate?some feel the need for a long careful drawn out process. Others hear something they really like that moves them and just go for it.Either way is okay, it just depends on the individual.
Mreapoe100 I`m happy for you.
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I disagree with the notion that hifi shows are useless for comparison and evaluation of audio components(why would companies invest the time,effort and expense?). It is`nt realistic to buy/borrow every piece of equitment(especially speakers) to hear them in your own system for the vast majority.
Why does he need to compare to Wilson,KEF or any other selected brands to validate his preference? Who made them the standard? I`ve heard excellent sound in various rooms at shows,some get it right and others don`t. These systems are selected and set up by rhose who presumably know them best.Certainly the enviroment is`nt ideal, but for most people this is the only practical way to hear many components up close.
At RMAF 2011 the Concert Fidelity/Silicon Arts-Kaiser Kawero room was fantastic!Enough rooms had good sound to make the point that it`s achievable and not a ready made excuse for poor sound(I realize there are exceptions).
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Mreapoe100,
You and your dealer have obviously developed a strong relationship of trust and loyalty,congratulations.
You own no one an explanation for your choices.
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Keithr,
Thank you for your impressions.I`d prefer the big VAC rather than the Soulution also. Based on your expressed taste it does`nt seem a mega size/power solid state amplifier is what you`d settle down with ultimately.
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Hifimaniac ,I heard the Magical with both of the electronics you mentioned.With VAC the sound is pretty decent.WIth Constellation it was just uninvolving and amusical. |
I found the TAD room/system(with Concert Fidelity/Silicon Arts) more appealing than the Magico at this year`s CES.Rooms I found even better were the Octave-Dynaudio,Acoustic Zen-Triode Corp,Siltech(class A SS amp)-Crystal(glass enclosure speaker).The highlight for me was Absolare Passion-Rockport Altair, sublime music reproduction in that room.
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Knghifi,
I don`t know if your mind is made up yet on certain speaker brands.I heard many speakers at CES that retail for 40K and up that were outperformed(under these show conditions) by the Acoustic Zen Crescendo speaker. The music it made driven by the Triode CORP. amplifier was some of the'very best' I heard.Natural-organic,transparent,open and quite dynamic. It was most involving and convincing.It fill their room with beautiful sound.
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Hnghifi,
The Avantga rde will open doors to the world of superb low power amps as an option.
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I heard the Magico S5 driven effortless by the Absolare Passion PSET 845 mono blocks for several long listening sessions at CES 2014(including the preperation of the room prior to the opening day). Absolare used this same pairing atRMAF 2013 sucessfully, no apparent problems with that speaker's load. I've always enjoyed the VAC REN 300b push pull amplifiers(thought Kevin Cater actually designed this series of amps for Kevin Hayes).
Charles, |
Meant Kevin Carter not Cater, |
Thanks Al,
Over the years I've heard different versions of this story but I have no reason to doubt the Kevin Hayes version.Either way it was and remains an excellent amplifier.
Charles, |
Hello Bruce,
Yes I'm aware of the Absolare power rating and the Magico S5 challenging load impedance, but hearing trumps nunbers on paper. If youn ever have the time , read the numerous show reports of that combination. Certainly the S5 would presumably do well with higher power amplifiers . I used this example as a real life demonstration of how specifications don't reveal the entire picture (though they are a good starting point guide).
The "quality" of transformers and power supply aren't reflected when reading specifications or purely judging by measurements. Another example, my friend Jwm has the Rockport Atairs. He has the Absolare amplifiers and his long time VAC Phi 300.1 mono blocks (excellent PP amplifiers). He found the Absolare clearly better than his Phi 300.1 in his opinion (I agree). Of course it's subjective (and always will be ). Audio is really a mixture of science/engineering and art.
Charles, |
