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The Magicos sound magical with 15 ips tape.
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Myles Astor, Senior Editor., Positive-Feedback.com, Goldmund Telos 300 amplifier, Goldmund Mimesis 37S Nextgen preamplifier, Doshi EVO phono and tape stages; Zellaton Plural EVO speakers; VPI Vanquish Turntable, VPI 12-inch Fat Boy gimbal arm and SAT LM-12 arm; Lyra Atlas SL Lambda, Fuuga mk.2, vdh Colibri Master Signature cartridges; Technics 1506/FM heads; Various cables including TA, MIT, Kubala-Sosna, Skogrand, Viero L3 Equilibrio speaker cables, Audience, SRA Craz 3 rack, Isobase and OHIO Class XL+2.1 platforms. |
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My most recent experience being one single wrong fuse (highly regarded audiophile ones btw.), disrupted the whole system (skewed the tonal balance, akin to mild v-slope applied on eQ). Many grating listening sessions and sleepless nights waiting for it to supposedly break, peace only returned after the original was re-inserted. This is only but one example, there are myriad of others. So I'd only pass judgement on speakers/equipments which I own or had long term exposure to ~ yet, then again are still subjective opinions. Man, this hobby is complicated, more so for an ocd like me. |
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I disagree. Few sources sound bad today. There are some great ones but anyone who is playing in the Magico sandbox isn't pairing it with a $99 CD player.
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I think the higher the level, the more the match becomes important.
Here in Holland there are only a few persons who have the experience to create an amazing natural sound. Just to be clear: I'm not one of them, I can only listen. My reviewer-friend is one of them, but he can't always help me. Why not? He is always playing so loud that one almost has to protect his ears. And he wants to hear the music more into the face. Like you are sitting very close to the musicians. Wat a problems we have all Some of you have great equipment. Are there only millionairs here? |
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Are you saying all sources sound the same?
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Myles Astor, Senior Editor., Positive-Feedback.com, Goldmund Telos 300 amplifier, Goldmund Mimesis 37S Nextgen preamplifier, Doshi EVO phono and tape stages; Zellaton Plural EVO speakers; VPI Vanquish Turntable, VPI 12-inch Fat Boy gimbal arm and SAT LM-12 arm; Lyra Atlas SL Lambda, Fuuga mk.2, vdh Colibri Master Signature cartridges; Technics 1506/FM heads; Various cables including TA, MIT, Kubala-Sosna, Skogrand, Viero L3 Equilibrio speaker cables, Audience, SRA Craz 3 rack, Isobase and OHIO Class XL+2.1 platforms. |
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it must be S-series, all the screws are visible, Q series have the curved baffle and the units are mounted from the backside of the baffle.
Thinking about it, it amazes me that Magico will introduce a speaker larger than the S5 in their entry series. The price must be getting very close to the Q series (Q3)
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So far the damage is a new Phono Pre, and the pre amp and DAC are up next.... |
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Just to amplify this, the Transguard TG3 80 makes a much bigger improvement than I thought it would - it adds quite a bit of detail while making the mids and highs sound smoother and more natural. The tweeters really do appreciate the "rubbish removal".
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Myles
No. I am saying that in general there are really no bad sources. There are no garbage in. |
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The Magicos are particularly sensitive to any harshness or glare in the high frequencies - any digital sources with this tendency can be considered bad matches for them IMO.
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