Magico M3 arrived today

[Elberoth]

Sooo happy !



























I have put them in our familiy room connected to Naim UnityQute 2 for burn in. The plan is to move them to my listening room in 7-10 days.

[Mike]

Wow!!!! Congrats Adam! That's awesome news! World class speakers! Enjoy them in good health.


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[Elberoth]

Wow!!!! Congrats Adam! That's awesome news! World class speakers! Enjoy them in good health.
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You and Bob are the most guilty here ! (Don't worry, will not tell my wife )

[Mike]

What about Eric (Cincy)?


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[Kuoppis]

Congrats, great choice!


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[Alpinist]

Congratulations Adam, your M3's look gorgeous!!! They were worth the wait. I hope they bring you tons of enjoyment.

Best,
Ken

[still-one]

Congratulations Adam. The M3 are fine speakers. Will they be powered by the MSB amps after their initial break-in period? I have heard other Magico products powered by MSB at a local dealer and it was a pretty good combo.

[socfan12]

Woohoo!!! Congrats, Adam! Can't wait to hear how they compare to your old S5Mk2s!

[Heavy G]

Congrats! Can't wait to hear your impressions.

[mep]

Awesome! I hope you really love them and they bring you many years of enjoyment.

[Melbguy1]

Wow!!!! Congrats Adam! That's awesome news! World class speakers! Enjoy them in good health.


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+ 1. Congratulations Adam, awesome speakers!! I'm sure these will be keepers. Looking forward to your first impressions, especially in comparison to your old S5 Mk2's.

[BlueFox]

+ 1. Congratulations Adam, awesome speakers!! I'm sure these will be keepers. Looking forward to your first impressions, especially in comparison to your old S5 Mk2's.

Agree. Too bad they only come in one color. Otherwise I would pick up a pair.

[nicoludio]

+ 1. Congratulations Adam, awesome speakers!! I'm sure these will be keepers. Looking forward to your first impressions, especially in comparison to your old S5 Mk2's.

+1

Congratulations! All the hard work has paid off.

[kzhtoo]

Congrats! Now, time for Qsub?

[Joe P]

Congrats! Now, time for Qsub?

If Adam didn't need a sub with his S5s, why would he need one with the M3s?

[Paul]

Congrats! Now, time for Qsub?

Adam. Congrats. The Qsub will complete the sounds. Yahoo.


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[Paul]

If Adam didn't need a sub with his S5s, why would he need one with the M3s?

It's not about the bass it's just little magic touch to the last extension


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[Anatta]

A pair of Gryphon Colloseum monos would be a very nice visual match to these M3s.

[Joe P]

It's not about the bass it's just little magic touch to the last extension


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If that's the case, why aren't you using subs?

[kzhtoo]

If Adam didn't need a sub with his S5s, why would he need one with the M3s?

If you had been to Magico's demo on Qsub on, off and on again with M3, you wouldn't ask this.

[XV-1]

Congrats. Looks very nice. In a another universe looks wise compared to the S series.

[bart]

Congrats Adam.
The pinnacle of loudspeaker manufacturing in your house.
You can be proud.
Enjoy them!

[Kuoppis]

Congrats. Looks very nice. In a another universe looks wise compared to the S series.

We all expect them to be more than good. After some time it would be great to get your view about whether they are just better than the S5 mk2 or whether they are in another universe - and if so, why they are.

Most important thing is of course that you enjoy them, so no priority on this enquiry .


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[Ritmo]

Congratulations Adam! The M3s look stunning.

[Cincy2]

Be prepared to be amazed. They are phenomenal right out of the box but I hear incremental improvements in mine almost daily. Truly a great engineering and aesthetic accomplishment for Magico. Hope you like them.

Eric

[bobwah]

A beautiful looking speaker. The best looking Magico ever in my book. I am partial to carbon fibre though..
Im sure you'll have a blast with them. Congrats!

[Rhapsody]

You and Bob are the most guilty here ! (Don't worry, will not tell my wife )

Congrats again Adam, I'm honored to have been involved with your decision....enjoy!

[Melbguy1]

[the professor]

Congrats!!!!

[MDP]

Congrats and enjoy!!

[madfloyd]

Prepare to have mind blown. If it were me, I'd have them in my main system right from the get-go and enjoy the break-in ride. It only happens once.

Congrats, Adam.

[Elberoth]

Thanks guys !

I think I'm gonna put them in my listening room next week. I need to ask someone to come over and help me out - getting the speakers out of the crates was suprisingly easy (I did it alone using the ramp that is built-in into the crates - a very clever design !), but substituting the casters with the M-Pods is a different story. The speakers are suprisingly heavy - they weight 145kg vs 86kg for the S5 - almost twice the weight for what is a more compact speaker. Certainly lots of aluminum and CF went into manufacturing of this speaker.

Many have asked about the subs. I'm not sure I'm gonna need them. My room is rather small at 14x19. It also has concrete floors and half of the walls (the other half is made from 3 layers of reinforced plasterboard totaling 1.5 inch) so I have a minimum bass leakage compared to most american rooms. I will probably try them anyway once the speakers settle, since the REL distributor is a good friend of mine, so why not

[Elberoth]

What about Eric (Cincy)?

This whole forum is like a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous ... only in reverse. You guys make me spend more and more ... and more

I love you guys and this hobby.

[madfloyd]

Thanks guys !

I think I'm gonna put them in my listening room next week. I need to ask someone to come over and help me out - getting the speakers out of the crates was suprisingly easy (I did it alone using the ramp that is built-in into the crates - a very clever design !), but substituting the casters with the M-Pods is a different story. The speakers are suprisingly heavy - they weight 145kg vs 86kg for the S5 - almost twice the weight for what is a more compact speaker. Certainly lots of aluminum and CF went into manufacturing of this speaker.

Many have asked about the subs. I'm not sure I'm gonna need them. My room is rather small at 14x19. It also has concrete floors and half of the walls (the other half is made from 3 layers of reinforced plasterboard totaling 1.5 inch) so I have a minimum bass leakage compared to most american rooms. I will probably try them anyway once the speakers settle, since the REL distributor is a good friend of mine, so why not

When I heard the M3s at Magico's HQ and at Mike's store, I never felt like they needed subs.

[Elberoth]

It is not that they need subs ... more like they can further improve the experience. But that can be said about almost any speaker. People are been using subs even with the big Wilsons X-2 / XLF.

[madfloyd]

It is not that they need subs ... more like they can further improve the experience. But that can be said about almost any speaker. People are been using subs even with the big Wilsons X-2 / XLF.

I don't disagree. I'm just agreeing with your statement that you don't need them.

I have a pair of REL G2s that I use once in a while, but it's much easier to muck up the sound that it is to enhance it (at least in my experience).

[Tan]

Congrats! I am using a Qsub15 with my MPros and my room is only 4,8 m x 4,6 (15 x 14 feet) but it opens to my kitchen about the same size. The Qusb integrates so smothly. It sure is addictiv

[a.wayne]

What is your -3db point with and without the Sub ....

[a.wayne]

It is not that they need subs ... more like they can further improve the experience. But that can be said about almost any speaker. People are been using subs even with the big Wilsons X-2 / XLF.

Yes ,

Thats is correct , because most speakers when pulled out into the room wont reach very low , when they are placed for best imaging and sonics.

Separate subs allows you to fill in ...

[Elberoth]

The M3 are fine speakers. Will they be powered by the MSB amps after their initial break-in period? I have heard other Magico products powered by MSB at a local dealer and it was a pretty good combo.

Yes, at least for the time beeing. By audio budget is busted, ha ha.

Those are seriously good amps. Way underrated IMO. Especially the M202 mons that I have, that can be had for like $6-8k used. I have compared them to several amps, like Momentums or Vitus SM-011 monos - yes those were better, but not hugly better. I have actually prefered my MSB to Vitus SM-011 when the later was run in Class AB. It was only after I switched them to pure Class A mode the Vitus monos pulled slightly ahead.

I was actually contemplating upgrading the amps first to sth like Vitus SM-011 or SM-102 monos, but after speaking with some people that had experience with Vitus, MSB and Magcio, they all said that S5 mk 2 > M3 will bring me more benefit.

Now that I have the M3s, I can start the amp search

[SoundRebels]

Thanks guys !

I think I'm gonna put them in my listening room next week. I need to ask someone to come over and help me out - getting the speakers out of the crates was suprisingly easy (I did it alone using the ramp that is built-in into the crates - a very clever design !), but substituting the casters with the M-Pods is a different story. The speakers are suprisingly heavy - they weight 145kg vs 86kg for the S5 - almost twice the weight for what is a more compact speaker. Certainly lots of aluminum and CF went into manufacturing of this speaker.

(...)

Just call ;-)

[Elberoth]

You bet I will !

[a.wayne]

Now that I have the M3s, I can start the amp search

What amps made your short list .... ?

[Elberoth]

I do not have one. I'm trying to be open minded. The three amps I would like to try first are:

- Vitus SM-011 and SM-103
- D'Agostiono Momentum

[XV-1]

We all expect them to be more than good. After some time it would be great to get your view about whether they are just better than the S5 mk2 or whether they are in another universe - and if so, why they are.

Most important thing is of course that you enjoy them, so no priority on this enquiry .



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I don't own Magico. As I said, I was commenting only on how they look vs the S series

[Jim Smith]

I have heard the M3s with D'Agostino and it was a very nice match.

Not heard the Vitus with them, though.

[nonesup]

Congratulations, they look very nice

[a.wayne]

I do not have one. I'm trying to be open minded. The three amps I would like to try first are:

- Vitus SM-011 and SM-103
- D'Agostiono Momentum

Thats a good start , all great amplifiers and I'm a fan of the DAG momentum , would also suggest taking a look at the AVM Ovation MA8.2 Monobloc's...

[Mike]

Adam, can you get the infamous Gryphon?

[Elberoth]

Unfortunately - there is no Gryphon distributon in Poland. Besides, that would violate audiophile rule #1: don't borrow stuff, you cannot afford to buy

In the meantime, the M3s are burning in nicely in my living room system: