Magico A3 price increases 50%+

I think the point that high end audio prices for some brands have been dramatically increasing vastly faster than inflation is a good one. It alienates people in the hobby. 

I have been building and modifying speakers as a hobby (well sort of) since the mid eighties.  One thing I have learned is not everything works like you think it might.  About a year ago I purchased a pair of the top of the line Mundorf supreme silver gold oil capacitors  to use in a tweeter circuit for a Dynaudio Esotar tweeter to replace some Hovland's thinking that they would be an upgrade, not to mention some of the negative articles on the Hovland caps issues; not wrapped tight which can cause them to (sing?).  Well it didn't work.  The soundstage if you will kind of collapsed compared to what I previously had.  After researching the issue, talking to various capacitor companies and designers, I realized that the problem had to do with a design issue in the Mundorf's.  A few things actually.  One designer from Sonic Caps that I left a message, called me back and sort of explained what was going on with my tweeter circuit and suggested putting the Hovland's back and told me quite frankly that his best products would be a lateral move.  I love that kind of honesty.  I still haven't made the change and am still thinking of putting something new in their just for the hell of it but you know ,I had better performance before I plunked down three hundred plus dollars on a pair of caps which turned out to be inferior.  An example of where spending more, got me less.  But then, if it ain't broke.  Anyone need a used pair of Caps?

@audioman58

for-they are hidden ,and MFG are always trying to save $$ they try to get respectable audio response without added expense

You don’t make much sense, Magico is not hiding these parts, obviously you know what they are, right? Garage speaker builders like to brag about that kinda of stuff, since XO parts are more or less the only one they can easily change. Let us know when you actually do the deed, good luck!

Henry201 your garage builder -no comment ,  my point is 
having owned a Audio store and being involved personally 
with many  mods it  is just my opinion and knowledge base over 20 years  that the-speaker can be 
much better with a Xover upgrade ,nothing more . I am most certainly not stuck on Magico .I am currently involved with
a Marten upgrade that use exceptional Accuton drivers .
There are  many excellent Loudspeakers out there ,nothing more 
to be said.

@audioman58

that the-speaker can be much better with a Xover upgrade

Not necessarily, see above vitussl101 case in point. I think that it’s an arrogant, misleading statement. I am sure that most, if not all designers spend a very long time deciding what goes into their products. There are many things to consider, and some parts “goodness” can be a liability. If one buys a speaker because he likes the way it sounds, one should let it be. The chances it can be improved are slim, and probably lower than the chances of degrading the overall sound.