Magico M9 The new 'norm' in speakers

@daveyf, these extreme speaker designs seem to prove you can go too far in the quest for ultra high resolution. If you are in this hobby to enjoy music of all sorts you’re looking in the wrong direction. The aim for highest resolution turns into an extremily complex balancing act, which can be very easily disturbed. This explains the endless serial upgrading, audio nervosa and other audio related mental states. It’s a dead end, unless you enjoy sitting in front of a million dollar system and two dozen recordings that sound really good. Of course I’m exaggerating, but you get the idea.

In my view this forum should be about building a system that sounds most convincing to you with all types of music you enjoy. Nobody seems to perceive sound exactly the same, so there’s no objective reference to start with. This approach comes down to system synergy tailored to your personal taste, which is one of the fun parts of being an audiophile.

It shouldn’t be about ’whatsbest’, which usually comes down to ’whatsmostexpensive’. In that universe 750k speakers are probably perceived as a new ’norm’. To me it’s just another level of lunacy. But there’s a rich sucker born every day (not minute, I’ll give you that), so there’ll be plenty of demand for these things.

@edgewear  I think that a speaker and a system that is ultra revealing is in fact a major plus. While this system will sound horrible on a lot of poorly recored music, it will also sound amazing on well recorded pieces. Therefore, I believe that one should not be looking to dumb down the system, as you seem to be implying, but instead should be looking to get the best recordings--and encourage the release of these recordings.  

@daveyf no, dump down the system is not what I'm implying. But I am suggesting that reaching for ultimate resolution can interfere with the enjoyment of the music. I look for the best recordings (or pressings) like any audiophile, but at the end of the day the quality of the music itself and/or the performance is most important to me.

Let's face it, there is so much great music in rather mediocre sound quality you will have to make a choice. Build a system that enables you to enjoy most of the music out there, or focus on building a system that will make the very best recordings sound even better. There's no right or wrong here and your idea of the pursuit of happiness will determine that choice, along with the ability and willingness to pay for it all.

Welcome to the 15" woofers club Magico!

I heard the Wilson WAMM's years ago. I never heard a degree of separation of orchestral instruments like I did that day on a DDD recording- nothing special. This was a $95,000 system (4 pieces).
So it "gave me an idea" of what David Wilson was striving for. 
So what is Magico doing these days? My guess is moving a LOT of air in this present-stage-of-engineering with the most inert box you can build. I used to admire pictures of the Q7!- so what do I know? Can you put a Very Good Recording on that system and re-create the sound of that concert hall in Vienna? I don't know, but let Magico do what they want to do. Wilson also will continue to upgrade their speakers, as will many manufacturers in Denmark, Holland, France, the U.K., and so on. Who knows but someday China may produce the best hi-fi company in the world. Luckily I can think back and remember the 1st time I heard Watt-Puppies 3/2's completely disappear in the room. Later I didn't buy the speakers, but I bought the CD!  It's a fun hobby, so buy what you want "after" you buy the groceries, pay the rent, etc. It took me many years to get the system I presently have, like climbing stairs one step at a time.