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Magico Mini II vs. Magico V2 comparison

Hello,

I am looking for new speakers for my system.

After auditioning many famous brands I found the Magico V2 to be simply outstanding in my system. This is the best speaker I have tried in my own listening room. The second speaker I was comparably impressed were old Guarneri Hommages. Other speakers I have tried did not impressed me or simply played bad.

The room is 20’ long and 13’ width. The amplifier is 60W Jadis JA-80.

For my room I prefer monitor speakers than floorstanding. Doeas anybody compared directly side by side Magico V2 and Magico Mini II? I am especially interested in bass preformane. Is Mini II has less bass than V2 it will not suits my taste. The bass of the V2 is just enough for my room.

If somebody compared new Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento with Magico Mini II I will be also grateful for opinion.
milimetr
ebm
9,311 posts
 
Mini 2 better midrange needs more than 60W to drine i have Rowland 8t 300w ch into MINI room is like yours. If you want better imaging and a speaker that disappears MINI 2 is it more bass V2 both great MINI 2 is the best small monitor.
peterayer
1,382 posts
 
I have heard both the V2 and the Mini 2. They were in different systems but at the same dealership. The Mini 2/Nagra/VPI system did nothing for me. Detail and dynamics were lacking and I felt no involvement with the music. The V2/Spectal/SME/MIT system, on the other hand,was incredibly musical and involving. In fact, it was the best dealer demo I've ever heard. This leads me to conclude that both speakers are extremely transparent and revealing and highly dependent on the matching with the rest of the system. The V2 did seem to have deeper and fuller bass and the new tweeter allowed the speaker to be tilted directly at the listener which I find helps to lessen the effects of the room. The V2 at 60% of the cost of the Mini 2 is an incredible speaker. The Mini 2 is probably also superb, but the system in which I heard it did not help it at all.
bvdiman
491 posts
 
Hi Milimetr,
If your preference (as stated) are monitor speakers, then no doubt the Mini2 is it. In a room your size, given sufficient quality juice, I believe they will play full-range enough. I would suggest a 'minimum' of 200watts+ of quality tube power, or 400watts+/4ohms of SS muscle.

However, with any Magico current line, I'm afraid your current amp will not be quite up to task. I had driven Mini2s with the Jadis JA200 for several months and was at times left wanting--they are really power hungry! And as with all great transparent transducers, are also very sensitive to the quality of gears preceding them. That said, V2 as is the V3 is a 'slightly' easier drive. How high is your ceiling?
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