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magico, wilson audio, focal. your opinion pls

Been auditioned many speakers past 12 months, even more for last couple weeks. I have listened to many brands like b&w, focal, paradigm, martin logan, kef, jbl, polk, and more... It comes down to 3 brands and model that I LOVE how it sounds and within my range. Besides focal, I haven't heard wilson audio and magico until 2 weeks ago (maybe they are too highend for me when I started the research).

Wilson Audio dealer claims that its speaker is the King in the ultimate high end speaker market, hands down. What is your opinion?

I have heard good thing about Magico and Focal as well.

I found these deal and what do you think is the best deal for the performance and how well each brand and model will hold their value?

Wilson Audio Sasha 2. Brand New @ $18.000
Focal Mastreo Utopia III. Demo @ $19,000
Magico S5. Demo @ $24,000

Your opinion please?
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knghifi
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10-17-14: Melbguy1
@Gpgr4blu, ok let's consider the facts; a/ the night I heard the Alexias was a special promotional night for an Audio forum which meant a lot to the business, so no time/expense was spared setting up their rooms & gear, b/ the most senior Salesman in the business with 24 years experience personally set up this system & demonstrated it on the night, c/ the Alexias were set up in their main treated listening room with their best (top range) ARC amps and front end & d/ I confirmed the Alexias had over 500hrs on them at the time. If you still blame the guy who set up the system or room, I think that only proves how critical and unpredictable these speakers are. The fact that I much preferred a pair of 802d's in their 2nd listening room and could actually sit down and listen without fatigue sais a lot.
It's possible you will never like Wilson no matter how's configured? So you don't buy Wilson. It's just a matter of personal preference!
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