Tony007
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When everything is off like a/c, fridge, etc my room is 32db and it seems really quiet when listening to the syst. But gosh damn, that 23 db must be insane!!!
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When everything is off like a/c, fridge, etc my room is 32db and it seems really quiet when listening to the syst. But gosh damn, that 23 db must be insane!!!
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Wow!
That's amazing!
The room, after all, is the most significant component in an audio system.
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Alon explained the importance of achieving this amazing low noise floor for him for voicing speakers.
The one thing you learn is that Magico never cuts corners on anything. They measure, listen, verify, repeat.
We got to compare stock components which many companies use vs Magico parts (drivers, crossover, parts within the crossover, etc). Suffice it to say, it was shocking differences. Like comparing parts of a Ferrari Formula One car to a Kia. For example, Magico uses Neodymium magnets on many of its drivers whereas some competitors use ferrite magnet drivers exclusively. Picking up (or trying to pick up) Neodymium magnet driver was shocking compared to a Parts Express stock ferrite magnet driver was night and day. And when you examine the parts that go into the Graphene Nanotech drivers and just how exclusive (and expensive) these are and you compare vs the break up point of competitor/stock drivers you see how Magico is really pushing the leading edge - continually.
Magico is usually looking to Aerospace and Defense type products for pushing the R&D and material envelopes. I mean, they are literally using products that were designed for submarines! So cool!
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Do you know whether the low noise floor was achieved through special construction or purely with room treatments or a combination of construction and treatment ?
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All of the above, including 5 inch thick walls, special treatment inside the walls, attention to ceiling and floor, etc. it's a room within a room.
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Mike, thanks for the report. But the edge of the baffle is certainly a strait line and very visible in the photographs. With all the attention to curves, I wonder why the three outrigger supports to the footers don't have curved edges. The bottom plate is curved, supposedly for acoustic reasons. Otherwise, I agree, it is gorgeous looking from the photos.
I have been to the Magico listening room. It is indeed incredible, and the folks are very friendly. It must be a great place to work.
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Hmmm...I don't see what you're saying when I look now and when you see them in person, the baffle is also ever so slightly curved (concave?) and this is what they told us. In fact, special (expensive) machinery was required.
As for the outrigger feet, they do have curved edges at the tips. Maybe it's not super clear in the pics. That's the first thing I noticed is how the pictures don't do the feet justice.
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For reference purposes.
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If you look at the edges of the carbon fiber side panel, are not the front and back edges straight lines? Yes, the top and bottom edges are curved when viewed off axis because the side panel is curved. What about the side and bottom edges of the front baffle, or the the side edges of the rear metal plate where the different materials meet?
Though I agree, if viewed as a solid object and ignoring the seams, there are no straight edges. It is very impressive and quite a beautiful design.
Though I agree, if viewed as a solid object and ignoring the seams, there are no straight edges. It is very impressive and quite a beautiful design.
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Dont you mean audio porn purposes?
For reference purposes.
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Thanks. Great insights, especially for those of us who've never been there.
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No they are curved ever so slightly in a concave manner. All curved. Gorgeous. When you see it in person you won't believe it.
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Hi Mike,
I agree that every surface on the M6 appears to have an outward sloping curve to it. I believe that is convex, not concave, which is an inward sloping curve.
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Ken
Tony007
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Sides of M6 are convex and front baffle is slightly concave.
This is surely going to make it difficult to align the speakers evenly.
This is surely going to make it difficult to align the speakers evenly.
Same with the M Pro. It's hard to find a flat surface against which to place the laser pointer for equal alignment. I put a straight edge along the inside outrigger/footers to establish a flat surface and then put my laser pointer along the straight edge to match toe in for each speaker at a friend's house. It helped tremendously. One could also make up a jig over the top to establish a reference point. I wonder if anyone has discussed this toe in matching issue with Magico.
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I know it's a bit early, but interest in the M-Project was strong early out.
Anyone here considering M6?
Anyone here considering M6?
What is the projected price? $175K or something? How many speakers are out there in that price range?
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The massive M6 backplate with the rough cut complete, ready for the finish pass in the machine.
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Wow, that is massive. Very interesting photo, thanks Mike. Are the two long edges curved creating either a convex or concave backplate? It is hard to tell from the photo. The photo makes it look wider in the middle and narrower at the top and bottom, but that may just be camera lens distortion. I don't know if I will ever see one of these in the flesh, so to speak, unless my friend upgrades his M Pro.