Amps that make Magico sing...
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I start the ball rolling at my side with the soulution new 711, 701 and the 530. I have also hear the VAC 300 and 450 with good result.
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Prefer it even to old mono 700s for its sheer musicality and refinement ~ Not heard the 701s yet. My vote from what I've heard with Magicos would be : 1- FM Acoustics 115 + 266 (Q3, Q7) 2- CH Precision M1 + C1 + PS (Q5) 3- Soulution 711 + 720 (Q7) (*in order of preference) Yes, heard few years back with VAC 300 as well older Renaissance + pre, which were also superb matching for those looking for tube partnering (M6). |
Constellation is the first one I heard that made Magico's sound like a upper tier product. I had previously heard them with Spectral, BaLabo, VTL, Bel Canto Black, and Electrocompaniet and they were always blah. I will probably hear them with Soulution in the next couple of weeks and I am guessing they will do the trick too.
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Also had an opportunity to hear the Magico S3 with the Absolare tube monos for several hours at a dealer's shop - a truly magical combo (pun intended). I expect to be able to listen to the 711, Dartzeel stereo, CH Precision A1 monos and the Absolare monos with the Magico Q7s in my listening room by sometime in October. Will report back then. And Jeff Fritz (Soundstage Ultra) declared the Gryphon Mephisto as the perfect match for the Magico Q7s. I haven't personally heard Magicos paired with tube amps other than the S3 with the Absolares, but Myles Astor and Robert Hartley reported very positive results with the Conrad Johnson ART monos with the S5s, and the Absolare monos with the Q7, respectively. Has anyone else heard tube amps that have made Magicos sing? |
S5 with ARC ref 250's
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on a complete different price level as equipment mentioned in posts above, Accuphase E-600 makes my V3's sing. So I imagine that it will also drive the S5 without any problems.
Magico's like amplifiers that can provide current (at low impedances), The E-600 will do 2 Ohm without any problems, even 1 Ohm load's are ok for music signals. (V3's are dipping to a 2,5 Ohm load at certain frequencies) |
Well, I don't know because I have never heard the combo, but Jeff Fritz seems to report positively on a Devialet 120 & his Q7's, which seems both an unlikely and slightly absurd combination.
SoundStage! Ultra | SoundStageUltra.com (UltraAudio.com) | Devialet, SAM, and the Changing of the High-End Guard Who would have thought? |
I love ths sound of the S5 driven by the ASR Emitter II amp. The Vitus RI-100 also drove my S5 excellently, although I would slightly prefer the ASR if I were forced to choose.
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Incredible! And for $6,995 retail! I need to reread the "opinion"; but at first pass, I couldn't find any mention of a downside or any wavering in Fritz's praise either in the article or between the lines. Given the cost of admission, hard not to try it and see for yourself. |
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