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
To the original Poster...Milimetr---

Back to the excellent Mini's or the V-2 for a moment...

These are very fine speakers,but they are very sensitive/responsive to room placement(a good thing).I had a hand in setting up a Mini system,so I know it well.I doubt anyone will not state that these work best by giving them a good amount of room to breathe.

Unfortunately,in the set up I had a hand in,the particular owner was handcuffed with a terrible,and very crowded room.Not to mention a life partner who was so angst driven,and loaded with "anger issues",that "he" could not so much as move the speakers "one inch",without having to do it on the sneak....A recipe for disaster,sadly!

Anyway,this set up measured very poorly,when an experienced audio friend ran a sweep on it.It was off by almost ten db at 60-80 hz....Unfortunatley,there were more problems,as the room had so much clutter,that the speaker was a shell of how I had heard it even at a show condition...where it was superbly driven by VAC tubes.In this home set up though,the soundstage was non existant.

My point being be very careful with these speakers,as they are literally a microscope on the rest of the system.They happen to be "that good"!It is nice to get one's money's worth,so be careful,which I'm sure you are qualified to do-:)

I assume the V-2 would certainly add more bass,and the need for a redundant sub would not be an issue.It is not an issue with the Mini either(as that speaker can sound superb)but make sure to give either of these speakers what they "deserve".

Good luck
OBVISOUSLY SIR SPEEDY HAS A PERSONNAL VENDETTA AGAINST ME AND MY WIFE. THIS HAS NO PLACE IN AUDIOGON. IT IS CHILDISH. THIS SHOULD BE A PROFESSIONAL FORUM! I love my system but i love live classical music more.
Trust me folks,it would not behoove EBM to "go there".He has already lost the respect of our entire friends group on the matter!

I'll leave it at that,but my posts have a "damn good reason" behind them....Still,all in all I admit it does not belong on Audiogon and am sorry for being stupid enough to drop down to that level....A level a particular poster knows well.
Sir speedy is the guy who got positive feedback from at least 12 members and left none for them!!!
For crying out loud, can we please talk about Magico speakers instead of one another?

Milimetr - I'm surprised to learn the Jadis has enough power.

How important is damping factor for an amp to find happiness with the V2, V3, Mini II ? Seems most of the SS amps reported to work well come in w/ a damping factor above 100 and Watts at 150 or more.