Magico A5 2021 Stereophile Loudspeaker and Component of the Year

[Calvin]

Magico A5 won both the:

Stereophile 2021 Loudspeaker of the Year

Stereophile 2021 Component of the Year

This is the second year in a row that Magico has taken Loudspeaker of the Year. The A5 won by 10 points over its closest contender. Impressive.

As to Component of the Year, Stereophile states, "The most important thing is that it's a very good speaker. But it's also a great product..." The A5 won by 4 points over its closest contender. A solid win!

Congrats to Magico for continuing to develop speakers that let the music play on in excellence.

 

[Mike]

No surprise (to me). The A5 continues to knock down the competition and some big players too. The comments regarding points and the other contenders was quite revealing in and of itself. Give the A5’s some solid electronics and they will really sing.

Maybe Magico will make a miniature A5 to commemorate these prestigious awards. Similar to what they did with the S7 for dealers to show the intricate details of the insides. We use the S7 model all the time to show to customers the build of a Magico. It’s sitting right by the front door and is quite a conversation piece.


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[KeithR]

remember when the Magico fanboys thought there was a Stereophile conspiracy theory? fun times.

what was more interesting to me was that the XVX clearly had push back by a number of reviewers on price - are we (finally) reaching the limits.

 

[Henry303]

I don’t know about the conspiracy theory, but I do know that for years there was hardly any Magico coverage in SP, while TAS couldn't stop talking about it.

 

[Delija]

Count the number of pages with Magico commercials in SP these days

 

[Mikado463]

Count the number of pages with Magico commercials in SP these days

LOL, I suspect JGH is rolling over with a laugh or two right now .......

 

[Henry303]

Count the number of pages with Magico commercials in SP these days

I just did. The number is ONE. Just like many more companies

 

[Delija]

Yes, you are right.
But it's on the second page of every issue, so you can't miss it
And A5 is shown on this page almost every time this year.

 

[Henry303]

Yes, you are right.
But it's on the second page, so I can't miss it
And A5 was shown on that page almost every time this year.

With good reason, you should go and listen to it.

 

[Delija]

Of course. I'll grab my first chance. Unfortunately, there is no local dealer.
But, it's not a speaker for me and my room. It's ugly as hell :what:

M3 is something completely different...

 

[Mikado463]

I agree with the ugliness but it does produce some beautiful music ! what can I say, looks are subjective, I like red heads !

 

[a.wayne]

Looking at that finalist list for loudspeakers in SP makes it pretty obvious why JA ran and hid below his test bench , what a joker smoker list ..!!!




Regards

 

[Mike]

Looking at that finalist list for loudspeakers in SP makes it pretty obvious why JA ran and hid below his test bench , what a joker smoker list ..!!!




Regards

Meaning?


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[kzhtoo]

Of course. I'll grab my first chance. Unfortunately, there is no local dealer.
But, it's not a speaker for me and my room. It's ugly as hell :what:

M3 is something completely different...

“Ugly as hell” compared to this? Really?

 

[Mikado463]

“Ugly as hell” compared to this? Really?

for sure, again, looks are subjective !

 

[GSOphile]

Looking at that finalist list for loudspeakers in SP makes it pretty obvious why JA ran and hid below his test bench , what a joker smoker list ..!!!




Regards

If I remember correctly, the candidates are limited to what they've reviewed over the last 12 months.

 

[Henry303]

for sure, again, looks are subjective !

If you are into Ikea type beauty

But seriously, the beauty of the A series is in its build quality and simplicity. And then there is the sound, but who cares about that :disbelief:

 

[a.wayne]

Meaning?


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The list of candidates makes no utter sense Mike it never has, imagine if the Kef won it against the guy running a full page inside front cover ad ..


likely or very unlikely ..?


Then there’s the ferrari priced WA model , bested by an A5 for product of the year, really ..!

Imagine if you will , instead of the big WA it was the mighty M9 losing out to a 25K WA product,


Its crockery at its best ....!!!




Regards

 

[nc42acc]

Stereophile is a joke and has been for awhile. Terrible to think someone buying a system based on their Class A ratings, surely that would turn someone off to this hobby and industry. Just my opinion as we all have one.

 

[a.wayne]

Actually not ,

if you stick to their bench testing reviews and stay away from the opinionated Stuff, they are very good , not to mention the wealth of info in their data base and Fremers reviews ..!

Still one of , if not the best going ..!!!



Regards