Magico A3 vs. Wilson SabrinaX

The only problem with magico is there ugly metal boxes, and for the price they monitor audio platinum are much better that MPD tweeter will kick the a-- out of that beryllium tweeter it’s so much more natural and real sounding the beryllium tweeter is a little bright and edgy. And the monitor audio Platinum also look a million times better.

Wilsons look like great speakers. Magicos are great speakers. Wilsons sound great at first, sound great for some music, but always leave me thinking there is something wrong. Magico speakers just do their thing. No muss, no fuss. Ya, I expect some would find them boring at first, but they don't do anything wrong and that I can work with.

@urbie that is why there is more than one speaker manufacturer. I like the way Magicos look. Not so much the Wilsons. I like the coated beryllium tweeter on my A3s. I’ve never heard or seen Monitor Audio speakers in person though. But it is also related to your streamer, DAC and amp. The speaker should put out what you feed it. Some speakers do this better than others. Some inject some “color” in the process. In my experience, Magicos do not do that. But all this is a matter of taste. Not everyone needs to agree on which speakers is better or kicks a--. It’s personal preference. Enjoy your Monitor Audios and I will enjoy my Magicos.

Tracky,

You have picked the two "Most Undesirable" brands from an appearance point of view.
Also the two I find the hardest to get excited about.
Although I did just hear the Alexas (or was it Alexandras)?  with Spectral and dCS gear. It was flawless. 
Still waiting to hear the magic in Magicos.

Are those two the final countdown?

When I demoed the Magico A3s, for a long period in a good room with good amplification, one of the main off-putting aspects to me was a lack of dynamic life.  They were the epitome of the audiophile speaker that disappears, has excellent tone and detail, but just did that sort of leaving the musicians "sitting there" behind the speakers in a 3D way but without the sense of dynamic excitement.


I came home and played the same tracks on my Thiel 2.7s, which are lower sensitivity and hooked up to lower powered amps than the Magico were, and the sound that was flat on the Magicos leapt to dynamic life on the Thiels.   



FWIW...which isn't too much as it's only one guy's experience.