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My findings on Magico V2.....what now?

Hi guys, I've finally managed to make a 250km trip to audition the Magico V2. The V2's were driven by Soulution 740 preamp and 710 power amp (each costing $40k and highly acclaimed by JV of TAS). The source used was a Soulution 745 disc player. So...the sound was G-R-E-A-T...but I sat there in the auditioning chair like a rock. To my surprise, I found myself unmoved and unstirred. By the 4th CD, I started to get bored. I felt almost none of the wonderful emotions I got when I auditioned the Avantgarde Uno G2 driven by Audio Note Meishu SET amp.

Should this experience be conclusive and enough for me to make my decision? Should I explore the V2 with other amps, say, the Pass XA100.5? As great as the Soulution combo is, they sounded sterile to me. And unfortunately the Magico dealer carries only a couple of brands for amps so I can't make any A/B comparison.
jtein
mariv26
29 posts
 
Jtein,

I do not think you should move on. Perhaps you are not experience enough, but I can’t tell you how many times I had to change/sell what “blew” me away at the dealer. How much frustration and disappointment was shed on trying to “tame” an Avantgard honkyness, or get over the horrible transition from the horns to the subs (Never happened). What “excite” you at a dealer, can get on your nerves very fast. Think about live music and how it sounds. It is subtle and natural, not necessarily “exciting”. Anyway, sound like you have some work to do…
jtein OP
36 posts
 
I sure have a lot of work to do....probably even more than you guys in the US. Because each dealer in my country carries only 3 or 4 makes so it's virtually impossible for me to audition electronics and speakers head-to-head. For example, now I want to listen to Thiel CS3.7, I'll have to visit a different dealer from the Magico dealer, which means I'll have to listen to the Thiel with a different set of electronics. Should I want to audition some Sonus Faber speakers, it's yet another dealer with yet another set of electronics. It's as good as buying blind. What the heck!
pinkus
144 posts
 
Mariv, live music is not "exciting" ? Next you will be telling us that live sex (as opposed to the internet variety) is not "exciting".
mariv26
29 posts
 
Pinkus,
Read again what I wrote. If you wish to be literal, be my guest.
argyro
438 posts
 
Mariv26, exellent points!

Usually what has the WOW factor at a dealer demo, is NOT what we can live with in the long term.
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