Magico - a new Mini?

MAGICO MINI 2 musical wonderful still great and it has aluminum front back and stand.

Emailists, I'm in Chicago so not sure if that will work for you. If you would like to come over, or anybody else for that matter, I only request a bottle of Macallan 12 or older before entry. Also, my wife has to give me permission... I'm using the Stenheim with an older Goldmund system but with the high sensitivity and impedance, I've been playing around with 15-20 wpc and amazed. I think your OTL amps would love these and I'd invite others to come by (in Chicago area) with low powered amps to see what's possible. If anybody is interested just send me an email directly to set it up. But if you're in NYC, best bet is to contact the dealer. As per my friend's request, I'll be starting a new thread soon and posting pics of my system. Hope to actually meet some of you lunatics!

Our responses here can serve as good feedback to Magico. Perhaps they will make a V1 version of the Mini to accommodate those of us would prefer the wood look.

Newton,
That is an interesting proposal, but I think Magico is committed to phasing out the wood. It is too expensive and unstable a material. I would have loved to see a Mini III with the new tweeter and a modified crossover in the same cabinet. Or an all aluminum Q1 with proportions like the Mini II, just with flat sides and the same stand in all black aluminum with rectangular top and bottom plates, curved in front to match the baffle. In other words, a massive mini Q1 with the curved baffle and inset drivers of the Q3/5 but retaining the scale of the original Mini without the horizontal curves. The Q1 just seems too small. But the sonics may be tremendous. Time will tell.

I heard the Q3s at CES and was stunned. Excellent speakers in every way. I've heard a variety of Magicos at shows over the years, and these were the most impressive given the price. A vast improvement over the V3s, which I think are great speakers.

The Mini Qs were in a side room, not playing, and they're not as visually appealing as the Mini IIs but I'm sure they will sound much better.

I own Dynaudio C1s, which I love, but the Magico Q3s are in a completely different league.