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Magico speakers too clinical and fatiguing?

A while back I was very enthusiastic about these speakers. They look nice and supposedly supposed to sound very nice. I’ve heard them a few times and the level of precision and accuracy is very good. But is there too much science going on to create the speakers that makes them at times a little uncomfortable to listen to for more than a few minutes.

Are modern age speakers going nuts with all the science?

emergingsoul
rlb61
789 posts
 

I find all of the Magico series to be way too clinical for me. I have Joseph Audio Pulsars, and they sound terrific. You may wish to demo them, if possible.

knotscott
927 posts
 

The upstream components are a huge factor in the resulting sound.  One of the best systems I’ve ever heard had Magico S5MkII mated with Convergent electronics.  There are lots of variables, but their sound can be superb.

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stereo5
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@kennymacc +1 on the A5.  They truly sound amazing and I believe many could live with them long term.  

sounds_real_audio
1,013 posts
 

Very much so.

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jayctoy
4,077 posts
 

Every time I hear them at axpona on the ground floor near the market  they sound very good. I think they use synergistic cables and esoteric gear.

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