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In Reply to: RE: Elac Debut B6s arriving here Wednesday. posted by Bodhi on November 04, 2015 at 02:09:27
Could you compare a pair with the Magico and tell us what exactly are the differences driven by your source?
Cheers
Bill
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Bill, I haven't heard your specific Elac speakers so I can't comment on their sound. But the cheapest small Magico speaker is the S1 which has an US mspr of $12,600, but can be had 2nd hand for aroudnd $6.5k. The S1's build quality is excellent of course, and the drivers use the same materials as the S5's, however I was never completely happy with the sound of this speaker; in particular the bass & sound staging. The S1's are also very inefficient (86db into a 4ohm load). I just think the concept doesn't work well. As a complete package, I rate the Magico Mini II's higher on both sound and aesthetics. They're great speakers if you can find them 2nd hand.In the same form factor (as S1), the YG Carmel 2 is a much better speaker. It's build quality & especially sound are on another level, as their $24,300US price tag suggests.
The best sounding compact Magico speaker is the Q1 which is $39kUS & sounds sublime with the right upstream gear. The Q1 is an easy recommendation in small spaces, but you need deep pockets. To be honest, even though i'm a Magico fan, i'd first look at a pair of Joseph Audio Pulsars, 2nd hand Sonus Faber Guarneri Homages, Penaudio Cenya Signatures, Proac D two & Harbeth C7ES-3. You could also throw in the Reference 3a MM de Capo BE's & Kef LS50's as well. Harbeths btw have great synergy with Leben. Jeff Day has written a lot about that gear for 6 moons.
Vitus SCD025MkII, SIA025, Oppo BPD-103AU, Magico S5's, Taoc ASR racks + SCB-RS50g, Stillpoints Ultra 6's/Mini's/LPI's, Furutech GTX-D(G), Gigawatt PC-3 SE Evo, Jorma Prime pc's + xlr's/Statement sc's/Unity pc, Siltech Classic Anniversary rcas + HDMI
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WOW, what a wonderful post. Thanks.
I feel very good you have mentioned some of my favorite speakers, ie; Joseph Audio Pulsar, Harbeth 7, De Capo. I am yet to listen to YG Acoustics Carmel but I get the feeling it is a great speaker. I dont like the KEF 50 as I find the sound a little metalic.
As regards Majico, I only wanted to know about the difference between a top speaker and a Andrew Jones designed top budget speaker. To measure the difference between the Haves and the Havenots.
Best Regards
Bill
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