The problem with Magicos


Magicos are very expensive, solidly built and heavy however there is one problem which the speaker engineers didnt think of when it came to designing the speakers. The woofers in a Magico generate sound from both the front and the back. The problem is that the sound from the back is obviously contained inside that big solid enclosure and after it has reflected around the box, it becomes NOISE. So now you have generated NOISE inside the box which has to be dealt with. The only way to get rid of that nasty noise is to cut a hole using a drill into the back of the cabinet. The hole will need to be big enough to vent the noise. The noise will then need to be vented somewhere far away from the listening environment as you dont want to be hearing that while the music is playing. 

The reason Magico speakers are not universally liked is because they are NOISY. They have a lot of distortion coming out of them because all that box noise comes straight out the front of the midwoofers along with the music unbeknown to the listener. Some listeners will not tolerate this while others may not even realize its there because their ears aren't very good. Hence Magicos, have their fair share of detractors.

All the best and do not be cheated.
Kenjit
kenjit
You have just discovered the reason for ported speakers, venting the noise.  Congratulations.

ports only work for bass. You are talking about bass frequencies. I am talking about mid frequencies, which do cause noise inside the cabinet. The amount of energy inside that box is the same as the amount of energy in your room. Clearly a bit of polyester wont absorb much of it.
YEah, but since most of the energy is int he bass, once you have a port, all the noise is gone.
Erik, I will gladly come round and drill a hole in your SNR1 so that you can hear for yourself just how much dirty NOISE there is inside that box of yours! and every other box for that matter