Magico Q7 . . . wow

Audiofreak, you are arguing in circle here. You kept saying that Magico is way over price. So I mentioned some speakers from company that you like such as Wilson Benesch, Dynaudio which are roughly half the price of my Q3. If Q3 is truely overprice, I would expect both of these speakers to be competitive or at least give Q3 a good run for the money. Sorry, they are not even close. They are certainly excellent at their price point but in no way are they a $40,000 speaker killer! The performance of Q3 certainly justified the difference in price here.
Sonus that I mentioned cost a few thousands less than Q3 and certainly anybody who consider Q3 should take a listen to Sonus as well. So yes, I compare apple to apple as well as trying to prove your ridiculous claim as well.

Believe it or not, sometimes people with money also have ears, have brain and can actually make a logical and reasonable choice just as well as people with less money.
Again, if you prefer those speakers, that's fine but no need for a snide comment for people who can afford and choose whatever they like that are out of your range.

Actually, at less than half the price, they DO give the Magico a run for the money.

You say "It's not even close"... really? The price of the Q3 (or any Magico for that matter) is NOWHERE NEAR justified - it is ridulous actually. And when you are discussing one speaker that cost 3X the other, you are not comparing apples to apples.... you are comparing apples to washing machines.

It is not an issue of "affording them" either, if I had $5m in the bank I would never buy them, because they do not sound good and I do not feel the need to tell all my friends and neighbors that "I have a pair of speakers that cost $20k.

I always loved hearing the stories from my audio dealer when hot shot loaded yuppies would come in, drive up in their BMWs (that were in the shop half the time) and just say "Give me the best of whatever you have... I do not care how much it is, I do not need to listen to it". They just wanted to be able to tell everyone that they have a pair of speakers that cost $20k or $40k, etc.

When my audio buddy and I sat and listened to the Sonus Faber Strads and then the Magico towers at roughly half the price, it was not even close, really. It was sad actually, to think that Magico was asking $88k for this speaker that just had its ass handed to it for about half the price.

That was rather funny.

I noticed recently that a used pair of magico minis were going here for the same price as a pair of avantgarde trios. Just found that interesting.

A good thing I don't have BMW. God forbid I should become an audio yuppie!