New Magico speaker..........The S1
 

More info coming.

Magico Technology

waiting for US MSRP.
Looking for something to replace faithful Thiel CS1.6
to use with Moon 650D+Moon600i.
Toga

There is now a press release from Magico. Price is $12,600/pair.

Saw them at the CA Audio show....they're small...

I'd rather buy Dyn Confidence C1 Sigs and save 5 large.

How do you know that?? You most certainly did not see/hear them at the CA Audio show, because they are not available yet :icon_thumbsdown:

He probably saw Q1 at CA show. IMHO Q1 is much, much better speaker then any version of Dynaudio Confidence 1. At least for my ears...
BTW, S1 dimensions are 43" x 8.5" x 9.75",weight is 95lbs.

Info from press release:

Featuring a uniquely contoured cabinet drawing design cues from the MINI and M6, the S1 utilizes the world’s first monocoque 3/8″ thick, 12” diameter extruded aluminum loudspeaker enclosure, minimizing diffraction effects, internal resonance, and damping requirements. At only 9 inches deep and available in an array of Magico’s new M-COAT® paint blends,
the S1 will fit effortlessly into any listening environment, making it the most versatile and accessible Magico product to date.

The floor-standing, two-way, S1 incorporates an entirely new 7” Magico Nano-Tec® Midbass driver with the same beryllium tweeter featured in the S5, making it capable of astonishing output.
The S1’s new 7” Midbass dual-neodymium underhung motor system with pure titanium voice coil-former is powerfully efficient and low in distortion.

Specifications

Driver Complement: 1 X 1” MB30 Tweeter, 1 X 7” M390 Mid-Woofer
Sensitivity: 86dB
Impedance: 4 Ohms
Frequency Response: 32 Hz – 50 kHz
Recommended Minimum Power: 50 Watts
Dimensions: 43″ H x 8.5″ D x 9.75″ W (109 cm x 22 cm x 25 cm)
Weight: 95 lbs. (43 kg.)

Pricing and Availability

The US Retail Price of the Magico S1 will start at $12,600/pair.
Delivery will begin in Q4 2012.

I have no idea what the Confidence 1 sounds like, but I did hear the Q1 at last years RMAF and was totally underwhelmed by the speaker. I am not saying it was bad and it could have been the room but there were many better sounding speakers that weekend.

I asked to have some "normal" music played and they suggested I come back Sunday morning and they would play some female vocals. I did, they did, still not an very involving speaker. In general I like aluminum speakers such as YG, Krell and thought I would like the Q5 and Q1. Not yet.

Jim

Sorry, my bad, it was the Q1's I saw at CAS.

Sorry if I caused anyone's blood pressure to go up.

Wasn't what I would call overwhelmed with what I heard in the Magio Q1 room either, and it was driven with all that SOTA Constellation gear. The YG room, OTOH, sounded fab.