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| Magico vs the world You know your Dodge Challenger Hellcat Redeye will do 0-60 in 3.4 seconds but will you admire its spectacular build compared to an Aston Martin that does it in 5.4 seconds? If you could pick one to use then give back in 3 years at no cost to you w... | |
| Is my room size going to be a problem for speakers? My room is 11x14 and I have a pair of Magicos S3MK2 and 2 12 inch subs and I love the sound. I have it set up for near field listening. Soundstage and sound quality is as good as I ever could imagine. | |
| 1973 Graduated college in 1973. Got great job, bought a red Datsun 260Z! Upgraded my speakers from Corals to Bozaks, got a Citation II preamp and an HK amp, AKai reel to reel, Linn Sondek TT. Yep Life was good! And girls galore! | |
| VAC 160i SE vs Audio Research GSi75 I home demoed ARC and VAC. ARC sounded more solid state and VAC more old school tube like. I much preferred the VAC sound which is what convinced me to move from a Diablo 300 over to tubes. I have Vac paired with a Lumin, a Chord Dave Dac and Mag... | |
| Gryphon Diablo 300 Has Arrived: First Impressions. I home demoed both Diablos 300 and 120. The 120 seemed sweeter and just as “live” and detailed sounding in my small 11x14 ft room. But at just $3-$4K difference in price it made more sense to get the 300. For a large room it’s a no brainer though.... | |
| Cary CAD-120S MkII vs VAC Signature 200 iQ I love my Vac 200iq Amp. It replaced a Diablo-300.It has more than enough power for my 87 dB Magicos. I had avoided tubes because of the maintenance issues reason why I got the Diablo-300. But after home demoing side by side with Vac equipment I r... | |
| Kent English Having interacted multiple times with both I must say they are a pleasure to deal with. | |
| Magico S5 Speaker - SET UP ADVICE PLEASE - Tow-In - Etc. Congrats on your new speakers! I absolutely love my S3Mk2s as I’m sure your will your S5Mk2s | |
| Chord Dave Actually In my audition of the M-scaler with my Dave I was undecided. The m-scaler presentation to my ears was a little too smooth and lost a little of the dynamics. But that was in my present system with tube amp and preamp which I had gone to fr... | |
| VAC + Wilson Audio Get the Vac 200iq. Nothing goes better with a Vac Preamp than a Vac amp.They were designed for each other. My Magico S3Mks are connected to the 2-4 ohm posts and sound delicious. | |
| VAC + Wilson Audio Get the Vac 200iq. Nothing goes better with a Vac Preamp than a Vac amp.They were designed for each other. My Magico S3Mks are connected to the 2-4 ohm posts and sound delicious. | |
| Bryston 4B3 vs Mac MC462 vs Pass Labs X250.8, OR... GRYPHON Diablo 300? My Diablo 300 was barebones as I only use digital streaming from a LUMIN U1 to a Chord Dave Dac via AES/ebu.....then to the Diablo. It worked splendidly.Inna ......in my present system I have the LUMIN U1 to the Chord Dave to a Vac Renaissance Mk5... | |
| Bryston 4B3 vs Mac MC462 vs Pass Labs X250.8, OR... GRYPHON Diablo 300? I home demoed both the Diablo 120 and 300 before I purchased the 300.The Diablo 120 imho at medium to low volumes sounded as good if not better than the 300. But as a value taking price versus power the 300 won me over.The Diablo 120 has a special... | |
| Upgrade? Luxman M-900u and C-900u from Pass X250.8 - Simaudio Evolution P-8 Do yourself a favor....save some bucks........buy a Vac 200iq and a nice preamp.The synergy between Magicos and Vac is destination sound. My search ended when I paired my S3MK2 with them. | |
| Highest BUILD quality tube amps? Vac! Made in Florida USA........great guys , great service, hand wired, continuous auto biasing extracting the optimum performance from tubes at all times.i love mine! |