mapman
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| California Audio Labs Icon Mk II; NOT POWERBOSS I had one (std issue) from ~ 1992-2005. It sounded fine for its day, but I did not find it hard to replace after it crapped out for the second time after I had it shipped out and repaired by an "expert" ~ 2 years earlier. I'm not sure I'd trust th... | |
| Maggie versus Magico Neway317,The baseball analogy for the Magicos was a toss up between the Sox and Yankees based on the cost of delivering a quality product. Unfortunately (for NYers), the SOx have been more successful of late so I had to go with them. Nothing perso... | |
| Maggie versus Magico Jaybo.Thanks. The Ohms are keepers for sure! I feel comfortable stating that they are definitely at least in the same league as the best speakers that I've been able to lay my ears on over the years, which is the best I can hope for with a limited... | |
| Maggie versus Magico By the way, when I say above that the tube gear added a nice warmth to the violas that helped distinguish them from the violins, I mean that in a very positive sense in that I thought this rendering to be very positive and natural and not an artif... | |
| Maggie versus Magico The price for Magicos is way up there!I think part of what I was hearing that I liked was the tube gear used. It provided (added?) a nice warmth to the strings, particularly viola, I believe, that help distinguish them from the violins.I always li... | |
| Maggie versus Magico Jaybo,Can I assume you have actually heard the Magicos recently?My impression from auditioning them is that they are very good indeed and hard to fault, but that there are other similar options out there, some of which I already own, that might ma... | |
| Stereophile claims about Magico Asked to hear a really good tube system at SBS in NYC this past weekend. Magico Mini II with DCS Puccini CD, VTL TL G15 pre, VAC 300 PHI amp were auditioned and caught my ear.Also read the recent Stereophile article."Revolutionary" is perhaps a bi... | |
| B&W 800d's or MAGICO V3's? I by chance heard some symphonic stuff on a pair of the smaller Magicos stand mounts in NYC this past weekend with a top notch CDP and some very high end tube amplification (>120W/ch) and Nordost wires. It was definitely a sound I could live wi... | |
| speakers for classical music Vienna Acoustics are very attractive options to B&W for classical.Linkwitz design is an intriguing option as well and have heard some good things about them, but never actually heard them. | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please Don't know anything about Kudos, Devore and AVI, so I cannot comment. | |
| B&W 800d's or MAGICO V3's? Koegz,Really, I think you are just looking for a more open and transparent full range sound. Sonus Strads certainly fit the bill, but I'm not sure you necessarily have to spend that much to get what you're looking for. I would think twice or three... | |
| B&W 800d's or MAGICO V3's? "Magico speakers are really something special. They don't sound like conventional box speakers, more like dipole ESL or planars, with the dynamics of a good box speaker. They take advantge of both worlds."Never heard Magicos but from this descript... | |
| Table/Cartridge price ratio The MCs I'm thinking of starting in the $250 price range are the Denons (hard to find) and Sumiko Blue Point line. MAybe Grados but never heard their MCs. Other than these, yes, audiofeil, you are correct, you will probably have to spend more for... | |
| Moody Blues "Question of bal." CD or SACD vs Vinyl Regarding sound stage, I can proudly say that 80% of any stereo recording I play, regardless of source, including all Moodies recordings, has a sound stage from wall to wall, about 20' across with my Ohm 5's, even though the speaks are positioned ... | |
| Moody Blues "Question of bal." CD or SACD vs Vinyl I would say the arrangements on Question of Balance are the simplest and most conventional of the classic 7 albums. As such, this album will probably sound good on more systems of various quality than the other 6. The CD remaster of this particula... |