Magico speakers too clinical and fatiguing?

Magico speakers too clinical and fatiguing?

No, I’ve demoed Magico at a few audio shows. It’s transparent of the other components up the audio chain. Strange that the OP would suggest clinical and fatiguing when Magico recognized at a top speaker company along with Wilson and MBL.

Are modern age speakers going nuts with all the science?

No - this is “high-end” audio where innovation for better sonics are the norm. That’s why many products are much more expensive than box store gear.

I’ve been to Magico headquarters/factory, it’s a major design manufacturing business with CNC machines, heavy computer modeling, etc - significant overhead that much be covered by sales in our niche market. That’s what drives the price up.

Less innovation is does not lead to lower priced components, nor change the fact you still can purchase less expensive lower tech products anyway

The OP hasn’t demoed the lastest Magico offerings, yet calls it “clinical and fatiguing” - this thread seems that the underlying intent is to simply be griping about perceived unaffordable high prices 

Definitely don't want to put big speakers in a small room. 

Erik_squires just touched on an important point with the use of tubes preamps will make a positive improvement for these particular speakers Further I don't think there is another component that will have as big an impact in your system than the preamp itself. 

@jond 

I don't think - although I can't know for sure - that the sound you heard was colored by CAT electronics to the extent of sounding 'chocolate-y' , unless someone was playing around with tubes.

I owned CAT electronics for many years, and colorations in the system you heard is not an inherent trait of the CAT 'house sound.' Their sound is closer to exactly 'neutral' not "yin" or "yang," although between the two, it would tilt towards Yang (infinitesimally bleached out).

I wonder what else in the system might have produced that. The front end, or the cabling, perhaps?

I've heard 17+ Magico speakers from Q, A and S series over the years.  The Q were the worst.  Their smaller speakers (monitors) sounded tiny (orchestra stuffed in a box with 300 watt/side monoblock SS amps).  

I prefer the Rockports, Legacy, Acora Acoustics and especially Von Schweikerts.  The VS speakers used are a bargain for sound.  Their latest Endeavor with a pair of V-12XS SHOCKWAVE subs for around $32K new will outdo many $100K speakers, especially in dispersion.