Stereophile claims about Magico

I must admit that the review of the new KEF Monitor speaker,in this last issue of Stereophile has caught my eye/ear!
This looks like a superb design.Not unlike the "coming" TAD three way Minimonitor!

Some really interesting small enclosure designs around the "audio corner",and the furure looks good.

From my experience(which means nothing,btw)the less enclosure present,the more natural the "presentation"!

Those with smaller rooms can rejoice,as new technology IS a good thing!!

Best.

These are not claims these are among the best speakers out there period MINI AND V3 are ground breaking designs and sound that way because of this. If you go to live classical concerts at top shelf halls you would know this.!!

Sirspeedy, from my recent reading of Stereophile reviews take them all with a grain or several grains of salt. They don't seem to review much that they don't like a lot. The hyperbole freely flows. Last month they reviewed the Ravel Salon IIs and said something along the lines of "this is the best, most natural sounding speaker I've ever listened to." Come on. How can every new high-end piece be the best they've ever listened to? But they say that about a lot of stuff they review. There are plenty of amps, CDPs, etc, that if you go back and read the review, it's the best ever within some category. I wouldn't buy anything until it had been out a while because a lot of the stuff becomes flavor of the month then starts showing up used and a substantial discount because it wasn't all they cracked it up to be.

Very well said Wireless200.

It is quite obvious that whatever piece of gear Stereophile happens to be reviewing at the time is "the best sounding" “ground breaking” “must have” piece of gear available. Meanwhile some of the reviewers have 10 year-old pieces of gear in their systems. I recently listened to a friend’s rig consisting of nearly 10-year old Krell Class A Series Components and Wilson Audio W/P 6 Speakers, and it sounded awesome, and contrary to what Stereophile would have you believe, the new Systems, that I have recently heard (at this level), do not make it sound broken.

Stereophile Magazine is plainly and simply paid (through advertising dollars) to try to convince their readership that last year’s (or last issue’s) model is crap and that whatever you are listening to at Home is garbage, and that you are doing yourself a grave disservice unless you run-out and buy this newly-reviewed piece of gear. Nearly every review that I have read in this Magazine gives an absolutely glowing review, proclaiming “the best of the best” status on nearly everything they plug-in. This is not objective journalism, or consumer reporting, “it is advertising”.

I’m sure that Consumer Reports Magazine would find that at least half of Stereophile’s reviewed gear is over-priced garbage (most notably the equipment that frequently fails during the review, or shows up broken).

The Magazine does however have some interesting and well written show reviews, industry news and opinions, and strangely enough, their music reviews are actual reviews and not endorsements, but when they get their hands on a piece of electronic gear look-out, hear comes the not-so-subtle sales pitch…

It's not fair to single out Stereophile in this regard, TAS, 6moons, all of them are guilty of promoting the latest as the greatest. Many Audiogoners as well. Consumer Reports? Zero credibility when it comes to audio equipment.