Opportunity to buy Demo Magico M2?

@ronboco, Sadly I don’t think I will be travelling to hear the Rockports anytime soon.  However, they are on my bucket list to listen to.  I love Boston and when the time comes I will stop by Goodwin’s to audition the Avior ii’s with the Diablo 300.

It all comes down to tonal balance really.  Yes, I want performance in soundstage, imaging, transparency, air, dynamics, engagement, but my tonal preferences comes way ahead in priority.  If the balance isn’t right for me, then all of these other attributes don’t matter.

What I’m going to get in the 802 D2’s, I expect from reading other’s comparisons, is that balance I adore with an improvement in all those other areas over my current speakers, even if more recent models do those “other” things better (they do).  I’m happy with my decision.

I might reallocate some savings to upgrading my Audioquest Diamond USB cables, which recently I’ve become less enamoured with, when I’ve found that certain generic USB cords sound better in my system…

I’m sure you are going to love the 802s. I heard the 800 d3 at listen up and they sounded really good. Congratulations! 
 

Ron 

@nyev Magico A5 after your B&Ws is a totally different sound and I expected you would not be a fan and like the Wilsons better (I owned B&Ws and liked their sound a lot and appreciated how engaging they were).

One important note about Wilson speakers - the placement is critical (same with other speakers you might argue but with the Wilsons it is a bit more so) . They’re not forgiving of untreated / very lively rooms and or less than optimal placement. You need to work to get them to sound the way you like but good news is it is possible. What you mentioned, thinness in mid bass, that could be if they’re spread a bit too far apart. Moving them closer together would put a bit more meat around the bone there. They’re detailed and very revealing but not harsh. It takes time but once you dial them in they’ll reward you with amazing sound.
Your alternative choice is pretty solid though. Good luck and enjoy the journey!

just a technical note on the "burning" of speakers - it's not just the speakers themselves, but also the components of the crossovers. I built the speakers myself with relatively uncompromising crossoverss, including Jantzen WAX coil huge reels, the sound stabilized after about 4 months of intense playing.

I find this to be an insanely self indulgent status question.

You don’t like them, but you are willing to fool around with 10s of thousands of $$$s over them?

Give me a break.