Magico A5 or Sonus faber SERAFINO TRADITION or Harbeth 40.3 XD

Not knowing which part of the world you live in there's a big difference in what you get for your money 

I suspect you're in America so Magico is probably best bang for buck .

In Europe you could almost bring the sonus faber Aida home for the same amount as the A5 

That said, it's your ears and money so don't take anybody else's advice over your own experience. 

At that price range, have a listen to ATC and Dynaudio if you have the opportunity. 

Happy hunting. 

I recently purchased a pair of Magico A5 speakers, used with a McIntosh MC312 and C52. All I can say is; best sounding speakers I have ever heard in a domestic situation, by far. You name it; dynamic range, LF/HF extension, spatial presentation, lfe like sound etc., they perform flawlessly. To top it all, IMHO they look beautiful and much to my surprise, my wife agrees. Could not be happier with my last (?) choice of high end speakers.

Hi,

if you where looking for the Harbeth, you should put on your list the spendor Classic 100, they are really great speaker and very well spoken.

Both speakers (Mágico and Sonus) are great speakers. Speed is one of the things you get with the Magico, and for my taste I like very fast speakers, so I would go with the Mágico.

Great choices, Spendor and KEF Reference/Blade are also worth a look...

FWIW Sonus Faber is a wolly owned subsidiary of McIntosh Group which also owns McIntosh Labs. McIntosh labs procuces all of the McIntosh audio products. I have heard that the McIntosh speakers are made buy Sonus Faber or at least the high end models.