Magico vs the world

Yeah those GE speakers are so good that you can put them haphazardly anywhere in the room and achieve excellent sound. One right next to your chair and the other somewhere in front of you (location not important)............

     I happened to hear a demo at a local dealer of the Magic A3s being driven by a Mark Levinson 5805 integrated with hi-res digital files as a source.       I noticed the glass smooth midrange and treble mentioned by Eric, not as powerful but I thought better and more natural bass than the SF Strads and excellent imaging with a wide and deep soundstage illusion.
     I’m a big Magnepan fan and thought the A3s sounded very close to as smooth as my 3.7is on the midrange, treble and imaging.  Those were their most surprising qualities to me.

Tim

@ozzy62,

Just what are you talking about?

Last time I heard an A3 they sounded bottom heavy in a Spinal Tap'ing way, but it might have been the rest of the system.  Moving up the Magico line, I'd detour to the Vivid path.

Appearance is part of build quality. Outside of how they sound, Magico designs their speakers to stylishly fit into a rooms decor in a restrained manner as possible for something that size. To my mind many, if not most, other floor standing speakers are designed as individual self contained pieces of commercial art. Unless you happen to have the same style of room furnishings they usually stick out. Magico’s are designed to complement a rooms’s setting, as well as sound great which is the main thing.

Some of best sounding speakers really clash with many home environments, and it’s no wonder our spouses are appalled by us having them in our homes. These same ones might look fine in a strand alone setting or in a commercial modern art museum setting, but not too many other pre-existing locations like our living rooms. Magico’s look has to have added to their sales appeal as they’s fit into many a home decor. Appearance wise I've not found any other line I've liked any better that sounded as good as Magicos. 

How's that for a different take.

Mike