Magico A3 vs. Wilson SabrinaX

@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. 

I listened today to the Totem Metal 2 - very nice speaker. Also to the Sonus Faber NOva V: Impressive, but most likely need to be well out of back wall.
I would think that the Totem Metal V2 are comparable to the SabrinaX to a degree - Anyone with a similar experience for these 2 speakers?

The notion of impedance is something I have a hard time to understand. In my mind, a lower impedance means a higher output (more dynamics): Am I getting that completely wrong?In other words, If I have a 6 ohm speaker, sensitivity at 91db, then I assume that a 4 ohm with a sensitivity of 88db should be fine to run with the same amp (here a XA25 that you all know). I’m not a sound engineer for sure!!
As a result, I believe that I could run the Wilsons SabrinaX without too much trouble, for instance. Thoughts, guidance?