Magico M2

There is an excellent used pair of Q3s available on Audiogon right now. Perhaps not as good as the M2 or M3, but they are far less expensive and remain an extremely capable speaker.
 
And there is an excellent used pair of Q3 available on eBay right now, and cheaper than either pair on Audiogon.
 
brodricj said:
And there is an excellent used pair of Q3 available on eBay right now, and cheaper than either pair on Audiogon.
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That looks like the pair from Australia. It was also posted on Audiogon. The other pair is in Cyprus. I have a friend who is looking for a pair but wants to buy from the USA. It's interesting that there are two pairs of M3s for sale already at about the same price as a pair of M2s.

Also interesting is that the S5 mk2 is selling for about the same as a Q3.
 
PeterA said:
That looks like the pair from Australia. It was also posted on Audiogon. The other pair is in Cyprus. I have a friend who is looking for a pair but wants to buy from the USA. It's interesting that there are two pairs of M3s for sale already at about the same price as a pair of M2s.

Also interesting is that the S5 mk2 is selling for about the same as a Q3.
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Having sold and bought hi-end gear across 6 continents (no audiophiles from Antarctica so far) I really can't understand this.

Pay the seller from Australia to ship the speakers to Magico (should be around $1500-2000). Let Magico check out the speakers and confirm delivery. Wire the rest of the funds to the seller from Australia, let Magico ship the speakers to you.

Problem solved. You just bought the cheapest pair of Q3, with a clean bill of health from Magico.
 
Elberoth said:
Having sold and bought hi-end gear across 6 continents (no audiophiles from Antarctica so far) I really can't understand this.

Pay the seller from Australia to ship the speakers to Magico (should be around $1500-2000). Let Magico check out the speakers and confirm delivery. Wire the rest of the funds to the seller from Australia, let Magico ship the speakers to you.

Problem solved. You just bought the cheapest pair of Q3, with a clean bill of health from Magico.
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Yes, that makes perfect sense to me. Those shipping charges will cut into the seller's price or add to the buyer's cost. I bought my pair of Q3s from a local friend, but the speakers were being checked out by Magico and were shipped to me from the factory, and a great price. Everyone was happy.
 
The Q3 on eBay Australia listing price includes International shipping. And they don't need to be shipped to Magico for testing, there is an authorized rep in Australia who will test them prior to shipping and provide an inspection report to prospective buyer.
 
nile49 said:
Does Magico charge anything to verify the operation of their speakers?
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I would be surprised if they didn't. That is at least 4h job to get them out of the crates, measure/listen, clean them, put the new foil and crate them back.
 
Elberoth said:
I would be surprised if they didn't. That is at least 4h job to get them out of the crates, measure/listen, clean them, put the new foil and crate them back.
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I agree. Mine was packed up to look like new. I was impressed. That anodized finish is incredible and I can see why it is an upcharge.
 
brodricj said:
Anodized on Q3 was standard finish.
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Thanks for the correction. I didn't know that and must have assumed it based on some of the other Magico speakers which are offered with different finishes. Do you know if the Q3 was ever offered in something other than black anodized? I think I saw an image of a brown/bronze Q3 once but that may have been an S5.
 
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This new M2 is a good looking speaker. Look forward to hearing at AXPONA in April.
 
PeterA said:
That looks like the pair from Australia. It was also posted on Audiogon. The other pair is in Cyprus. I have a friend who is looking for a pair but wants to buy from the USA. It's interesting that there are two pairs of M3s for sale already at about the same price as a pair of M2s.

Also interesting is that the S5 mk2 is selling for about the same as a Q3.
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How do you think it compares performance wise for the same price as the S5Mk2?
 
Ritmo said:
This new M2 is a good looking speaker. Look forward to hearing at AXPONA in April.
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I think it's fantastic looking. I'll have to wait for Goodwin's to get a pair. Should I ever decide to go UP the range with Magico, at least I'll be able to sell my A3's (which I've not even taken delivery of yet!).
 
owldiscourse said:
How do you think it compares performance wise for the same price as the S5Mk2?
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the s5mk2 will hit harder on the low end, but certainly no boom. overall, it will be the more forgiving of the two speakers with very little lost in terms of speed and resolution and this should give you more variety in terms of types of music and recordings. the diamond coated be tweeter on the m series and mk2 series is just superb whereas i thought the original be tweeter got a bit hot on recordings that weren't perfect.

if you're really into small scale acoustic i think the q3 wins. that's not to say that it can't play other genres, just that it does really really well on this - i would imagine similarly on classical and stuff too.

i read a while back that the "s" in the s series stands for "soul" - not something from magico officially but just something a dealer mentioned that i thought was accurate
 
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