New Magico M7 speakers

[Pearljam5000]

Soon to be released

 

[Purité Audio]

Hmm aluminium!
Keith

 

[MKR]

Just seeing Keith’s post, we crossed in the mail … funny how we both latched onto the “aluminum” goofiness

I have always had respect for Magico in the sense that there is solid engineering behind their designs, one of the few in HEA crazytown, and my listening impressions and measurements I have seen support this. But their pricing is of course just bonkers. Might help if they stopped with the aluminum (and fully unnecessary) enclosure nonsense. Not saying it doesn’t help with resonances, but you can achieve same with much less expensive materials. But, of course, this silliness appeals to the HEA folks with more money than sense.

 

[MAB]

Hmm aluminium!
Keith

Or a Baltic Birch cabinet and a front baffle made out of machined MDF that has been textured and painted to look like aluminum. No way to hear the difference.

 

[Purité Audio]

Someone here would be extremely disappointed if they weren’t aluminium!
Keith

 

[Purité Audio]

Or a Baltic Birch cabinet and a front baffle made out of machined MDF that has been textured and painted to look like aluminum. No way to hear the difference.

Once PJ has felt them we will know.
Keith

 

[MKR]

Or a Baltic Birch cabinet and a front baffle made out of machined MDF that has been textured and painted to look like aluminum. No way to hear the difference.

Bingo

 

[Pearljam5000]

Speculate price : around $300K

 

[Pearljam5000]

Hmm aluminium!
Keith

Aluminum is the minimum at this price range
MDF just doesn't cut it

 

[MAB]

Aluminum is the minimum at this price range
MDF just doesn't cut it

Speculate price : around $300K

For $300k, needs to be transparent aluminum:

 

[Bridges]

Just seeing Keith’s post, we crossed in the mail … funny how we both latched onto the “aluminum” goofiness

I have always had respect for Magico in the sense that there is solid engineering behind their designs, one of the few in HEA crazytown, and my listening impressions and measurements I have seen support this. But their pricing is of course just bonkers. Might help if they stopped with the aluminum (and fully unnecessary) enclosure nonsense. Not saying it doesn’t help with resonances, but you can achieve same with much less expensive materials. But, of course, this silliness appeals to the HEA folks with more money than sense.

There is a Swiss firm who make their speaker in aluminiun casing and manage to keep prices realistic

 

[Purité Audio]

Steinheim ?
Their ‘reference’ is only £20k.
I mean £200k so yes pretty reasonable compared to Magic0
Keith

 

[Pearljam5000]

Steinheim ?
Their ‘reference’ is only £20k.
I mean £200k so yes pretty reasonable compared to Magic0
Keith

Is the M7 the speaker you said would make the 8381 look like a toy ?

 

[dogmamann]

Steinheim ?
Their ‘reference’ is only £20k.
I mean £200k so yes pretty reasonable compared to Magic0
Keith

Without measurements “reference” is just a name. Only measurements can tell if it’s really reference.

 

[MKR]

Steinheim also decently engineered, though they don’t measure as well as Magico. And yup, also aluminum. As to pricing, still silly overpriced. But they are made in Switzerland, not the lowest cost manufacturing zone, so that doesn’t help.

 

[Purité Audio]

Is the M7 the speaker you said would make the 8381 look like a toy ?

No I am talking a large number of 18” woofers.
Keith

 

[Sokel]

No I am talking a large number of 18” woofers.
Keith

Now,that's interesting

 

[MAB]

No I am talking a large number of 18” woofers.
Keith

That's terrifying!
I can't wait.

 

[fpitas]

Just seeing Keith’s post, we crossed in the mail … funny how we both latched onto the “aluminum” goofiness

I have always had respect for Magico in the sense that there is solid engineering behind their designs, one of the few in HEA crazytown, and my listening impressions and measurements I have seen support this. But their pricing is of course just bonkers. Might help if they stopped with the aluminum (and fully unnecessary) enclosure nonsense. Not saying it doesn’t help with resonances, but you can achieve same with much less expensive materials. But, of course, this silliness appeals to the HEA folks with more money than sense.

I agree with all that, but I'm still glad that they are making high end speakers that are technically excellent. This is one of the few cases where, if somebody could easily spare the money, I couldn't fault them for buying Magicos.

 

[dogmamann]

Steinheim also decently engineered, though they don’t measure as well as Magico. And yup, also aluminum. As to pricing, still silly overpriced. But they are made in Switzerland, not the lowest cost manufacturing zone, so that doesn’t help.

I think Piega makes their speakers out of aluminum too. But they measure bad