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    Magico M7 2023

    Then paper? Hell yeah
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    Magico M7 2023

    No chance.
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    Magico M7 2023

    Duelunds caps, WOW!
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    Wilson Audio drivers

    YOu Your words. Why not keep the Alexia if that is what you prefer? It's rhetorical, I am good ;)
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    Wilson Audio drivers

    Totally subjective. I am surprised you like the A5; typically, Magico and Wilson are at the opposite people's tastes. I had the Alexia 2 in my system for couple of weeks. Lets just say that I do not share your observations.
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    Wilson Audio drivers

    Are they both set up the same? There is a huge difference, both in bass and midrange (and tweeter obviously). Particularly in micro dynamics, overall resolution and compression at high SPL (on tweet). If you are not hearing that, you may have not optimized your A5 setup.
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    Frequency response is everything!?...

    Please do, I am interested.
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    Frequency response is everything!?...

    That does not work for sure. The DSP bass part would be time delayed. The speakers will never sound "right." If DSP, then it is DSP on all drivers.
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    Chronosonic XVX.

    Underwhelming, even for YT... Thanks for posting.
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    Chronosonic XVX.

    LOL, can't argue with that, you should have been a politician.
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    Chronosonic XVX.

    Sorry, I don't think you understand the concept of time-coherent speaker. You obviously didn't even read the link I sent (Hint; its not a review :rolleyes: ). Anyway, have it your way, this is a waste of time.
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    Chronosonic XVX.

    Oh it is clearly a ‘’marketing fluff”. Please read: https://www.stereophile.com/features/100/index.html JA explains what is a time-coherent loudspeaker. his conclusion: " Fig.11 shows a good step response produced by a time-coherent, three-way loudspeaker, with the outputs of the three...
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    Chronosonic XVX.

    None of these big speakers are time aligned (if you follow the scientific/acoustic definition of what is “time alignment”). In fact, unless digitally, actively driven, it would be extremely difficult, with lots of compromises involved to achieve (6db per octave slopes, diffraction, etc)
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    Magico A5?

    250 hours to stabilize. Playing at listening SPL, not just low-level FM or pink noise. I also use Purist Audio burn in cd, at a moderate to high level (carefully - not too high), when I can. It seems to speed things up.
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    Blade 2 Product of the year by Stereophile

    Took you 17 months to come up with that?
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    Magico A5?

    New S series drives are supposed to be even better. Exciting!
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    Magico A5?

    All good, thank you!
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    Magico A5?

    I guess you are the only one who listens before buying. The rest of us are idiots. So there you have it. You should listen to the A5 and find out for yourself.
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    Magico A5?

    Apparently, Magico sold over 1000 pairs. Someone must have liked them...
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    Magico A5?

    Indeed! To me, all the Sopras (2 and 3) sound splashy and bloated, just like described in the report. I would add that Ayre would not be my first choice of amplification.
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    Magico A5?

    Here is a comparison between the Sopra and the A3. https://www.soundstageglobal.com/index.php/product-debuts/magico-a3-december-2017/739-magico-a3-loudspeaker-the-sound Regardless, the A5, imo, are substantially better than the A3.
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    The Law of Diminishing Returns is BS! A Video on the Magico M9 (TAS)

    What would be considered an "exotic tweeter", and as such why would they work better in a speaker like the M9? And a Ferrari is just four wheels and an engine. Already happened, it's called the A5. It looks like the new S3 is also benefiting for the R&D done on the M9. Will see...
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    Wilson Audio Chronosonic XVX First Impressions

    Was not my intent, I am looking for real information on the subject. As JA said, there are only a handful of loudspeakers he ever measured that can claim time coherency. All small, but Dunlevy, which is long gone. Such a buzz word, yet not much support for any claims made.
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    Wilson Audio Chronosonic XVX First Impressions

    Care to share more? Name of brands, measurements, etc.?
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    Wilson Audio Chronosonic XVX First Impressions

    And which big passive loudspeakers you know are time coherent? And if your answer is none, how would you know it "matters a lot"?
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    Wilson Audio Chronosonic XVX First Impressions

    Let us know... I doubt any of these big speakers are actually time aligned. No matter the claims.
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    Wilson Audio Chronosonic XVX First Impressions

    Sorry, I am not following. How is the bass tower time aligned if it is not a 1st order XO?
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    Wilson Audio Chronosonic XVX First Impressions

    Interesting. Are you saying that your subs are crossed at 6 dB per octave slop (1st order)? That would mean that they would be quite audible throughout the midrange. Unusual.
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    New Magico Speaker ??? 12-12-22

    Just comparing the old Q5 or Q3 prices to the new S3, one can argue that Magico's value proposition is consistently increasing. I am looking forward to hearing the new S3.
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    New Magico Speaker ??? 12-12-22

    Especially when it comes to Magico, it seems to push all the right buttons ;)

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