Magico Q7 . . . wow

Usermanual, I agree with your assessment. I own the Mini II and have heard the V2, M5 and Q3 sound extremely good in demonstrations. I liked the Q3 so much that I would trade them for my Minis if I could afford them and they could fit in my room. I did not care as much for the V3 and Q5, but those were in unfamiliar settings.

The Q7 just seems unattainable and very difficult to hear. It would be fun though.

I've heard some of the other speakers mentioned in this thread and they all have merits. I am sure their owners enjoy them.

"Both Wilson and Evolution are very impressive products, but both are heavily "voiced" and have very little to do with the "Fidelity" part of the phrase "High-Fidelity"."

To be fair, so is Magico.
Just one example. Taking a beryllium tweeter and placing it in the center of a 10"-15" wide Aluminum baffle. (Width depending on Q5 or Q7) will absolutely have tons of hard diffraction distortion. This is a simple law of physics. And the gentle contour of said baffle is not nearly enough to compensate for this.
In other words, Magico is "voiced" as well, in order to compensate for this.
I have extensive experience with both Wilson and Magico and neither one is of greater "Fidelity" than the other across a large spectrum of music. Just different flavors.

For what it's worth, I usually prefer Magico between the major players. (heavy emphasis on usually.) But ultimately none of them are of any greater absolute Fidelity.

But as Stringreen said, what do I know? LOL.

hifimaniac,
strange, I have also a pair of evolution acoustics MM3... but I love Magico speakers. Nearly bought a pair before buying my MM3. I heard the Q7 at CES. I will buy a pair (waiting for my dedicated room to be built), and keep the MM3 for a different house. Both are great speaker, and it is true that MM2/MM3 is an excellent value for money.

How boring. One more "Best in Show":
http://www.avshowrooms.com/Salon_Son___Image.html