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Better than Magico and Wilson audio?

Couldn't you just outdo a Magico by making a cabinet out of brick, stuffing a bit of fibreglass in there and putting your accutons on the front? This would also cost a fraction of the cost of a Magico.

Do people enjoy wasting their money or do people care more about the appearance of a speaker than the way it sounds? 

Why pay so much more when you can have it for far less? 
kenjit
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bdp24
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@celo, you’re giving him far too much credit. He’s not that clever.

Angry? Naw, amused the same way I am when I see a dog chasing it’s tail.

Which "idea"? Your "invention" of the infinite baffle, or to make an enclosure out of bricks? Since I thought of combining the two (an idea you didn't seem to follow), if you go into business and sell an infinite baffle made of bricks, I want my cut.

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patrickdowns
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Every time I see a ridiculous post like this on Audiogon I don’t even have to look to see who the author is. A least he's consistent ... consistently absurd!
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mtdining
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The only reason I clicked on this is that Magico and Wilson are not remotely in the same league. I cancelled my Absolute Trash subscription because the foist Magico on people who presumably can't listen for themselves. Aluminum is probably the worst possible material to make a speaker cabinet from. It is impossible to damp. Anyways, I heard the XVXs yesterday. They are stunningly good! as with each Wilson speaker, there are improvements over the WAMMs - the best speakers in the world. They have newer capacitor designs, possible since acquiring Relcaps. They have a newer midrange driver. paired with a Vivaldi stack, Boulder Pre and power amp and of course Transparent cables, the speakers truly did not exist. Piano sounded as close to real as I have ever heard, and low organ notes were earthshaking!
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