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What is your experience with Magico A3 or A5 speakers and the company as a whole?

Just auditioned a pair of Magico A3 and A5 speakers to replace my 20 year old B&W 802D (1st gen diamond).

Does anyone have any experience with either of these speakers since they are not cheap.

Also, not familiar with Magico as a company. Are they reputable, how is their customer service if you have an issue, etc. My electronics are PSaudio, and their customer service is 2nd to none.

Also, how safe is it to have a Beryllium tweeted in my home. I heard that if it breaks it is very dangerous to inhale any dust particles. For instance, Focal Sopra 3 put a metal cage around their Beryllium tweeter to keep probing fingers away from it. But the Magico speaker, it is unprotected. Heck, even the speaker does not come with a dust cover.

Please, any thoughts......and suggestions

 

 

onehorsepony
jfrost27
98 posts
 

You might like the Legacy Audio Aeris in the M5 price range. Not only do they sound awesome, they are beautiful too. 
In the A3 price range, the Focus XD. 

dayglow
2,433 posts
 

The current Magico A5 is a significant upgrade from the A3. Magico, please update the A Series and make them more amplifier friendly!

zlone
1,325 posts
 

I suggest that you expand your search, especially given the price range you are considering. My only experience with Magico is AXPONA, but I have left the room each time wondering what people see in these speakers. They sound dry to me.

Rockport and QLN are excellent suggestions. These sound natural and will deliver the bass response you seek. I would highly recommend attending a show, AXPONA is just around the corner. While not ideal for focused auditions, you will get to sample a large array of speakers, and you will come away with some favorites that you can pursue for in depth auditions.

mark200mph
835 posts
 

I do like my aries they are nice . Beryllium is designed to push cone distortion past 20 kHz so they don't distort in audible range. This is why high end manufactures use them. I like them and have a whole set of tektons ulfbrich with be. They are only dangerous if you break them.i have not broken one yet and neither have the grandkids. The suggestion about ps audio fr series is fantastic.i took the tour talked to Chris and Paul about the design. They have a trade in program making the fr 30 20k. I power mine with 1kw mono and flip it with the bhk 600. Fantastic base mid and high.the ribbons are made out of teonix with the modulus sp just below beryllium.go listen to them.the reason manufactures use amt,ribbons is momentum is mass x velocity and the diaphragm is light fast ,responsive.my magico q7 like all magico require alot of watts to perform in my opinion and they sound great. Go to listen to the speakers to decide what is your personal taste.happy listening.

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bimmerlover
155 posts
 

I would like to add Revel to the list of alternatives mentioned. Their Performa F328Be speakers are great and, compared to e.g., Magicos, very affordable.

The F328Be:s will cost about 50% as much as the A5:s.

 

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