Magico M2

Regardless of how they are made, Magico has an outstanding record of delivering improved sound at various price points over time. As their products have evolved, they have shown that they are not wedded to a single enclosure technology.
 
The Lord knows I tried!........I put earplugs and muffs and cranked them to 11 with led Zep and then ....gasp .....techno and rap. Still as tight as a...........uhh.....my wallet haha
Guess I have no excuse to upgrade....other than looks. My recent hearing frequency tests
show that it would be a waste anyway and I just won’t get new eyeglasses.
There, upgraiditis attack quelled!
Still hoping for Santa Mikelous to come thru though!
 
Dguitarnut said:
The Lord knows I tried!........I put earplugs and muffs and cranked them to 11 with led Zep and then ....gasp .....techno and rap. Still as tight as a...........uhh.....my wallet haha
Guess I have no excuse to upgrade....other than looks. My recent hearing frequency tests
show that it would be a waste anyway and I just won’t get new eyeglasses.
There, upgraiditis attack quelled!
Still hoping for Santa Mikelous to come thru though!
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Larry, back up your sleigh, and let’s load them up! M2’s for Christmas at uncle Larry’s.

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I read this thread today. Very interesting. M2 sounds like an outstanding speaker.

Mike hopefully - if the docs release me - after mid-Feb we will be able to get together and give the M2s a listen - the M3s as well (which is still the way I'm leaning, but ...).
 
Calvin said:
I read this thread today. Very interesting. M2 sounds like an outstanding speaker.

Mike hopefully - if the docs release me - after mid-Feb we will be able to get together and give the M2s a listen - the M3s as well (which is still the way I'm leaning, but ...).
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Sounds good. The M2’s are fabulous, so are the M3’s.
 
I’m looking for any first hand owner experience for M2. Opinions after living with the speakers are very valuable to me. I know I keep changing my impression of a speaker during weeks/ months that follow.

Also, wondering if M2 plays bigger than S3II? S3’s are slightly taller with slightly larger bass drivers (7” vs. 8”), but M2 cabinet is much deeper (17.5” vs. 12”). For comparison, M3 depth is 19”.
 
Khin, in a sentence: I don’t think so.

I was recently interested in them to a level that I got an offer. But reading Martin Collom’s review in Hifi Critic was quite eye opening.

In a nutshell, mids and highs are reproduced very nicely, but they’re a bit anemic in the bass region. Good bass down to 35 Hz (are we talking about a stand mount, or what?), below that not so much. Plus he said that he faced tremendous difficulties finding a good setup - to an extent he states that on the front page. He also felt a Naim 555 setup was inadequate power-wise. Are we really talking about a 60K floor-stander?

Got the re-print and can make a scan for you if you PM me.


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I've run 3 amps with my M2s. D'agostino M400 monos, a Gryphon Diablo 300 and a Naim NAP500.

All three have had NO problem taking the M2s into extremely loud conditions. Each never have had the sound of being strained.

Not exactly sure what you mean by bigger. The M2s certainly disappear better and give a wider soundstage.
 
the professor said:
I've run 3 amps with my M2s. D'agostino M400 monos, a Gryphon Diablo 300 and a Naim NAP500.

All three have had NO problem taking the M2s into extremely loud conditions. Each never have had the sound of being strained.

Not exactly sure what you mean by bigger. The M2s certainly disappear better and give a wider soundstage.
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Hi Jock,

Three different amps, wow! Which one is your favorite on the M2’s?

Ken
 
the professor said:
I've run 3 amps with my M2s. D'agostino M400 monos, a Gryphon Diablo 300 and a Naim NAP500.

All three have had NO problem taking the M2s into extremely loud conditions. Each never have had the sound of being strained.

Not exactly sure what you mean by bigger. The M2s certainly disappear better and give a wider soundstage.
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Bigger maybe a confusing word here. I don’t think Magico intended to make M2 that way - plays bigger and louder than S3. That’s what M3 is for. But for my application and music I listen to, I do need M2 to be at least on par with S3 in the bass department. My room is 14 x 20, so in general, I don’t think M2 would have any issue pressurizing it.
 
The Naim. But Naim is such a system and not just an amp, so it's not just the amp that has to be compared as long as it drives the speaker well - which it does excellently.

Alpinist said:
Hi Jock,

Three different amps, wow! Which one is your favorite on the M2’s?

Ken
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I will add. The first Naim amp I listened to the M2's was the NAP250 and it sounded pretty good at low to mid volume levels. BUT, at loud volumes it definitely had issues and became screechy. Knowing the difference between the 250 and 500 from previous experience I had no doubt the 500 would be ok so I went ahead and ordered it.
 
kzhtoo said:
But for my application and music I listen to, I do need M2 to be at least on par with S3 in the bass department.
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I think saying the bass output of the M2 is on par with the S3 MkII is a fair statement, having both in the same room here. The quality is different.
 
NekoAudio said:
I think saying the bass output of the M2 is on par with the S3 MkII is a fair statement, having both in the same room here. The quality is different.
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Bass quality I assume M2 is better? Thanks for the feedback, it’s very helpful.
 
The articulation and finesse of the M2 bass would be better than S3mk2, no question about that. As for the weight of bass for both speaker, let me just say "QSUB" :D
 
brodricj said:
The articulation and finesse of the M2 bass would be better than S3mk2, no question about that. As for the weight of bass for both speaker, let me just say "QSUB" :D
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Maybe I should get QSUB first [emoji51]
 
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