Magico - Wide vs. Narrow
Hi Everyone,
I'm not looking to buy, but I am a big fan of wide baffle speakers. I realized recently that Magico had a history of making wide baffle speakers (like the M5) which they seem to have gone away from in the current generations.
I'm curious if any fans have had a chance to hear both and if they have a preference, or impression especially in regards to being able to hear the recording space and imaging.
Thanks!
Erik
The big baffle is a two dimensional horn… complete with coloration and distortion… you can test this at home with a square of cardboard, cut a hole and speak thru it w observer or recorder… compare… To the OP the Magico you speak of used renown Scanspeak ring radiator… sort of a large two dimensional moving baffle… ha. my preference, expressed as $ and emotional investment are for minimum baffle designs.. TAD and Vandersteen… my Apogee keep me quasi… honest.. |
@audition__audio a very astute observation…. especially the lossy cabinet and drivers with non pistonic behavior…. |
Duke may be onto something. Snell A/III was wide, but also attempted to get close to hemispherical. The SF Stradivari isn’t just wide but it’s curved as well. Another wide baffle speaker with curves would also be the mid-tweeter towers on the Infinity Reference Standards. The wings on the IRS were pure facade with nothing behind them. |
