Magico Mini II vs. Magico V2 comparison

" but putting him down because his system is not expensive enough is hitting 'below-the-belt'."

And calling us, those who have bought the Magico's, on so called a Magico thread, fools is OK? I am not putting Dave _B down because his system is not expensive, I am putting him down because of his moronic comments on sound reproduction. I also, do not see how Magico is pushing any price envelope on their products. Building really good speakers is expensive. That issue has been beaten to death in these pages. Most here have no real expertise to assess the value of these products, other than how they think it sounds. How "they" think it sound is irrelevant. Case in point Dave _B. The Maggies do nothing for me. I would rather have a $1500 PSB then the Maggies 3.6. Does anyone care? I can also explain objectively why it is. Everyone should care, but some will not bother. Do you think that people like Dave_B, that are trying to " squeeze " a piano via a "box" will get it?

Maggie 20.1s and Magico Minis were in two of the best dealer systems I have heard in recent years. So were PSB Synchrony and mbl 111. Each sounded different with different primary strengths and I considered each to deliver top notch sound. They also cover a huge price range. Go figure!

Which would I chose assuming budget were no issue? It would probably depend on my mood that particular day.

It's no wonder concert attendance is at an all time low considering the lack of perspective on these threads. Does everyone have ADD? I listened to the Magico lineup and it sounds just fine. Not worth the price, but fine enough. The sheer fact that you can't even appreciate a Magnepan for what it does speaks volumes. The "fools" comment was directed at the A'Gon members at large, regarding the fact that Magenpan has changed their crossover on the 3.6R and no one even cocks an ear. I am very much aware of many top tier offerings and would at least be provoked enough to ask what the new crossover was about within the context of a comparative discourse, such as has occured here. I am also fully aware of the excessive compulsive build manifest in the Magico speakers. My point was elementary simple..it's still a box and a really expensive one. Talk about not being original, jeez! By the way, your communication skills are less than average, Dhaan. I'm not the one trying to squeeze a piano through a box...you are my friend.

I am not a fan of box designs in general, but there are certainly many very good ones out there for modest cost (the PSBs I mentioned being one of my recent favs that come to mind). These had my toe tapping for whatever reason perhaps the most of anything I have heard in recent years, so there is something to be said for that.

I suppose I also expect that very expensive designs do something different and innovative to take things to an even higher level somehow in general to justify the cost.

Having said that, the Magico Minis do seem to at least be the nth degree in monitor design to help justify the nth degree of cost, so there is something to be said for that.

I generally tend to like most box-style monitors better than most similar floorstanders, but that's just me.

Dave- there is no right and wrong. we get it, you like planars. other of us don't. but harping on people that they are wrong is really poor taste.

and the Magicos may be the best speaker i've ever heard--and that includes stats and planars. are they at a lofty price range? sure, but they do deliver the goods.

value is in the eye of the beholder.