Magico M3 arrived today

Elberoth said:
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.

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Just call ;-)
 
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
 
Kuoppis said:
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 [emoji3].



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

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I have compared the Mephisto to Luxman m900u (on TAD CR1), the Colosseum to the Burmester 956 (on Kef Blades and Gryphon Pantheon speakers), and heard the Antileon Evo Sig on its own with Dynaudio Temptations.

I think Vitus has the better tone, density, that class A liquidity and fluidity, while Gryphon has more speed, detail, and jump. Annapolis Raider had both and chose the Gryphon, Audioblazer on WBF chose Vitus after having both.

I have never directly compared the D’Ags but they remain the best amps I heard the Alexandria X2S2s with. So I think Adam’s shortlist is excellent.

So my top SS amps if I had the money would be D’Ags and Vitus, followed by Symphonic Line Kraft (rare in the used market, class A 3400 – 400w), and Luxman m900u (cheapest good amp if you cannot afford the higher priced amps). Loved the Berning Quads but not sure how well they drive tougher loads.

IME the Kraft showed a much higher delta to Burmester 911 (on Magico S5 and B&W 802 D3) than the Colosseum did to the 956. It had all the attributes of class liquidity and fluidity with speed and bass. Problem is availability and distribution
 
Elberoth said:
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:

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Nice!! When will you move them to your main room?
 
Next week as I'm just boarding a plane and flying to Prague to visit their HiFi Show.
 
I have heard the 511 monos at Munich High-end 2016 and ... I liked the combination (much to my suprise). They are a bit more than I would like to spend (at least in mono configuration), but maybe a single stereo piece would work in my 14x19 listening room ... who knows. I will have to find out.
 
Elberoth said:
I have heard the 511 monos at Munich High-end 2016 and ... I liked the combination (much to my suprise). They are a bit more than I would like to spend (at least in mono configuration), but maybe a single stereo piece would work in my 14x19 listening room ... who knows. I will have to find out.
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They seem to have a huge amount of power reserve, so it could work. In stereo configuration it is competitively priced, compared to a Momentum Stereo, but I don't know if they are at the same level.
I'm now demoing a Nagra Classic Int with my S1MkII and they are not behind my current setup of GS150 + Ref 5SE, being less than half the price, so sometimes less is more.
 
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