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Revel Salon 2’s (used) or new Magico A-3 (new) ??

Have recently heard the Salon 2’s and think they are incredible. (I owned the Salon 1’s previously
and now own Golden Ear Triton Reference)
i love the Refs, and they can be considered keepers for sure, but think I may like the Salon 2’s
more, but of coarse did not hear them in my house. 
I have heard them twice now, and was super impressed (as was my wife the last time) and think
i May make the plunge.

My budget for this last speaker purchase will be ~$11k ish, give or take. So having said that, the other speaker on my radar is the new to be released Magico A-3, but don’t think I can have a pair in my hands for another 3-4 months.

Has anyone heard the new Magico at Axpona, that has experience with he Salon 2’s?

I’m solid on Salon 2 if I can find the right deal (have seen them going for $9k now) I may grab
a pair. I have a local pair lined up for $11k. 

So, wanted to take a brief poll and see if anyone has the experience with the two pair in question.

Thanks in advance!


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mofojo
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I’ve heard Salon 2s and Some Magicos. Further up the Magico line. Not sure which one and prefered the Salons. Both were really good. I would think the line Revel still sells would beat the bottom of the line Magicos. Just bring a heavy duty amp! 
The Personas I heard we’re really good! 
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steve59
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I left the spikes at the place I bought them and haven't been in a rush to pick them up because i'm having so much fun moving them around! I never had a speaker pair that made such an impact with movement. my Salon1's sounded so good with hegel that I got the best I could afford the H360 and happily since i'm running out of money (for hifi) the salon2's also sound great with it. Bright compared to the Mark Levinson 536 but still musical and uncolored. my only acc''s are kimber 4tc and a supra power cord, i have some nordost rca cable for my cd player but all i do is stream tidal anymore or use the built in dac with a coax out from my player.
ohlala
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Oglala Oglala,

Thanks! Which exact model # did you get?

Hi, in that case you are asking me I own JBL 4367s. Cousins of the Revels, despite their obvious design differences they sound a lot like the ultimas. I heard today for the first time at the Lone Star Audio Fest the Magico A3. The setup was seemingly fine (the bass was not a problem), but I did not appreciate them above the many other box speaker in the $10k price point. Granted this was an initial impression at a show. 
sciencecop
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... I did not appreciate them above the many other box speaker in the $10k price point"

Some do, even against more expensive models:
https://www.soundstageglobal.com/index.php/product-debuts/magico-a3-december-2017/739-magico-a3-loud...

Sounded much better then the competition at AXPONA  
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biggarthomas
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Spikes are essential with the Salons. When I set mine up, I didn’t have the time to spike them. One week later, when I added the spikes, I couldn’t believe the difference - particularly to the articulation of low frequencies. The spikes now sit on those circular indented things - I don’t hear a significant difference between the indented things and the spikes running through a carpet to the wood floor below. 
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