The Ultimate Loudspeaker!!!

F1nut
F1nut Posts: 50,746
edited February 2006 in Speakers
Move over SDA's, I've found a new love.

http://www.6moons.com/industryfeatures/magico/magico.html

There is also a review in the March issue of TAS.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited February 2006
    For a cool 1/4 million dollars, I would think that I could have improved on the asthetics somewhat. It looks like they scabbed on a huge horn mounted on top of a dual Corian bathroom sink countertop. :D

    I'm not really into uber expensive gear, but I did hear some B&W 800s on Thursday afternoon that tripped my switch, Jesse. Enough so that I may be in the market for a pair of their offerings for my next upgrade.
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    2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited February 2006
    I would be scared to listen to a horn of that size. I like keeping my hearing.

    I also agree they are some ugly **** speakers. A nice something cabnet of some sorts would have helped.

    But dispite all that, if they truely sound awesome, one could get past the looks.

    Dan
    Dan
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,413
    edited February 2006
    had a pair, sold them do to WAF :D
    Dodd - Battery Preamp
    Monarchy Audio SE100 Delux - mono power amps
    Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player
    ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B
    DIY Stereo Subwoofer towers w/(4) 12 drivers each
    Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp
    Outlaw ICBM - crossover
    Beringher BFD - sub eq

    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

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  • crossroadazn
    crossroadazn Posts: 69
    edited February 2006
    Look likes someone has them up side down :D and the woofer look likes the tweeter to horn size ratio :p
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited February 2006
    That's SICK man. I think they look dead sexy.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited February 2006
    Neat.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • StopherJJ1980
    StopherJJ1980 Posts: 267
    edited February 2006
    They would be right at home in the bat cave :)
    -Stopher
    Tempe, AZ

    Setup:
    Polk RTi8 Mains
    Polk CSi5 Center
    Polk FXi3's Surround
    Cerwin Vega HTS10 Subwoofer
    Yamaha HTR-5740 AVR

    Upstairs R50/R15/CS1 5.1 setup w Pioneer AVR
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  • *Seby*-Polk-
    *Seby*-Polk- Posts: 375
    edited February 2006
    I Prefeer my cheap speakers used for my PC (JS Speakers) !!!! :D:D:D
    My current new system (step by step :D)

    A/V Receiver: YAMAHA RX-V657
    DVD Player: YAMAHA DVD-S657
    Main Towers: polkaudio® Monitor 50
    Wiring: NeoTecH KS1007 OFC High Definition Speaker Cable ( 2 x 2.64 mm² )
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited February 2006
    Well, somebody is going to have some. What's the review read like?
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited February 2006
    Those are in my bedroom HT............. :D
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,586
    edited February 2006
    *Speechless*
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited February 2006
    Why does it seem that the more expensive speakers equates with MASSIVELY FUGLY!!!
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited February 2006
    Fugly? From the side maybe...

    But from the front, where I'd be, nice...
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,214
    edited February 2006
    Their look certainly makes a statement. Anyone who knows nothing at all about audio would look at those and think those are serious speakers. Certainly the Lamborghini of loud speakers (love it hate it kinda looks). I'd take 'em if I could build a really nice "art deco" room around them, they'd be right at home then. ;)

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited February 2006
    If you didn't read the linked article on Alon and his Magico Mini's, it's worth it.

    Besides the mini's, which look interesting in their own right, it includes pics of the Ultimate in development. A couple pics give a sense of scale to them. Looks like about 8-1/2 feet tall...
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • gregure
    gregure Posts: 871
    edited February 2006
    It looks like a "futuristic" speaker that someone from the 1950's would have dreamed up as what we would be using in the next century. Weird.
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    Mitsubishi 30" LCD LT-3020 (for sale**)
    Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Concert Grand (Rosewood)-Mains (with Audioquest Mont Blanc cables)
    CSi5-Center (for sale**)
    FXi3-surrounds (for sale**)
    Martin Logan Depth-Sub
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited February 2006
    229 large and they can't throw in an effin crossover??? WTF?!?!?!
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    Upstairs 2 Channel Rig -
    Prometheus Ref. TVC passive pre, SAE A-205 Amp, Wiim pro streamer and Topping E50 DAC, California Audio Labs DX1 CD player, Von Schweikert VR3.5 speakers.

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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited February 2006
    Hardcore. Not for everyone.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,746
    edited February 2006
    I find the comments about the looks interesting. I mean who cares how they look, don't you wonder how they sound?
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,746
    edited February 2006
    Here's the TAS review and how they sounded to Robert Harley, lucky ****.

    http://www.magico.net/MAGICO_Ultimate.pdf

    From the review,
    "The most striking aspect of the Ultimate’s sound
    was a palpability and immediacy that went far
    beyond anything I’ve previously heard in reproduced
    music. The illusion of the instrument actually in the listening
    room was so tangible it was spooky. This wasn’t
    an incremental advance in realism; it was a giant
    leap. Although apparent on every instrument and
    every disc, it was particularly stunning on voice. The
    sense of realism was so palpable that hearing vocals
    through the system produced an almost eerie feeling
    that another human presence had suddenly
    appeared in the room. Surprisingly, every piece of
    music I played created the impression of hearing real
    instruments rather than a facsimile of them."
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited February 2006
    Gee, I wonder how they sound...
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • DiscoMike
    DiscoMike Posts: 114
    edited February 2006
    I wonder if the speaker really does exist. I am impressed by the looks, but the pics are computer generated.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited February 2006
    I'm getting my chair...
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • mldennison
    mldennison Posts: 307
    edited February 2006
    F1nut wrote:
    I find the comments about the looks interesting. I mean who cares how they look, don't you wonder how they sound?

    for that much cash, they better sound better AND look better than anything else out there :eek:

    but i guess you can never please everyone, so i guess my above statement is useless. :D
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited February 2006
    I'll wait and catch them on agon for $99K... :)
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,746
    edited February 2006
    Did you bother to read the articles?

    From the 6 Moons article, "Three pairs have already been built, two of which will be installed in the Bay Area, one in Los Angeles. The above is an actual photograph -- not a computer rendering -- of the finalized pair that's currently taking up pride of place in Alon's room to fine-tune crossover settings."
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • crazy
    crazy Posts: 443
    edited February 2006
    www.german-physiks.de

    Check these out ... they apparently sell for $250K - $350K.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,746
    edited February 2006
    Cool, I wonder what they sound like?
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited February 2006
    F1nut wrote:
    Cool, I wonder what they sound like?
    ROFL!! Thanks for setting the example, F1.

    I personally think they (the first ones) look great. I mean, that's just an awesome look. And $10,000 drivers? I'd love to hear 'em, too.

    Oh, and 5 Benchmark DACs? Per speaker? That's some high end stuff, there!
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    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited February 2006
    Trippy. From that review I can only imagine how amazing they would sound... Hopefully one day I'll get to hear some gear of that level.
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