Magico - a new Mini?

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.

MAGICO MINI 2 WILL ALWAYS BE A CLASSIC now matter what they come out with.

Why is a wood enclosure inherently an "unstable material"? I wouldn't take it boating in my 12' yacht, but if I keep it indoors it should be fine, ne c'est pas? i cannot afford the Mini II's, but they certainly are aesthetically pleasing, but the photos of the Q1's are certainly visually unappealing. Must consider WAF too, you know.

Lapaix very good point.Thanks

Lapaix,
This is all hearsay, and is mostly conjecture on my part, but I heard from a fellow Magico Mini II owner who was told by a dealer that Wolf had a quality control issue with the Birch ply enclosures. The top veneer cracks at the inside corners where it meets the aluminum baffle. I have seen this on two Mini's and apparently the dealer had to send back both of his demo pairs for this repair. Mine are fine, and I haven't heard of that happening to others, but Wolf is such a perfectionist, that I can believe something like that would drive him crazy. The horizontal layers also move with temperature changes. I've noticed this on my pair here in the Northeast and I'm sure this happens to all solid wood speakers, MDF less so. I also heard that the wood enclosures are made in Europe at great expense. The aluminum moves also, but less so and I think the costs are lower as it is all made in house now.

I agree with you on the Q1. I love the looks of the other aluminum/wood Magico speakers.