Magico M7 2023
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Lloyd, I have no doubt it will be priced close to the XVX.
As we know, in high end, the retail cost really doesn't relate to how much it costs to manufacture.
I can appreciate how making speaker cones out of exotic materials can help justify exotic prices, but does such improve the sound quality equivalently? I suspect those who have spent the equivalent of a starter home on a pair of these will say yes, but what about those of you who haven’t but have heard them? Personally, after heading down that path to a far more limited degree (Thrax Lyra’s with magnesium cones), I have gone totally old school with a used pair of Altec A7’s (paper cones) costing, after all my modifications, around £5000.00 and my LP playback rig has never sounded better.
Hi end speakers give you the last 1%
That obviously costs a lot
most of the speakers discussed on this thread I would need 99.99 percent more from
That 1% improvement, if real, only those in the top 1% in wealth terms can buy. I suppose buying these helps one believe they are a member of that 1% (whether or not the speakers actually are 1% better than the rest).
Well I'm on What'sthebestforum
$350K speakers here are considered low end
I probably can't even afford the crates M7 comes in
I just enjoy obsessing
Welcome to the world of overpriced high end.
Wilson sell a really cool jack that allows one to easily lift huge heavy speakers so you can remove the wheels and put on spikes.
They charge $1100 direct, so no dealer margin, just creme for Wilson, where you can buy without the Wilson badge for $239
Wilson Audio Flat Jack
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Welcome to the world of overpriced high end.
Wilson sell a really cool jack that allows one to easily lift huge heavy speakers so you can remove the wheels and put on spikes.
They charge $1100 direct, so no dealer margin, just creme for Wilson, where you can buy without the Wilson badge for $239
Wilson Audio Flat Jack
I found the same one or very similar for my extremely heavy turntable. It cost even less. I found it on Amazon. It works wonders. There is nothing like a great tool.
lots of them on this thread paying up for speakers
Some may never like the M7, inherently, or because of the amps needed to drive them. For that money, some might suggest an Altec or Diatone with a sublime SET. Now you are getting into tastes and goals.
The question is , can you really get the same SOTA performance of these ultra hi end speakers in speakers that cost $50K or less(for example ).
It depends on what you mean my SOTA performance. Some simply do not like the presentation of the M9 or WAMM/XVX. Others do. There are alternatives. Cost does not guarantee state of the art performance. The M7 may or may not deliver it to some listeners. They will likely require certain types of amps to drive them properly, and that may be a deal killer. I have no idea, but you imply some kind of standard, and I am not so sure.
If you remove cost and simply ask people what they would want to live with, I suspect answers would vary greatly.
In my opinion that says a lot about Wilson Audio and how they view their customers. I guess the idea is that the Wilson badge makes it $861 special.Welcome to the world of overpriced high end.
Wilson sell a really cool jack that allows one to easily lift huge heavy speakers so you can remove the wheels and put on spikes.
They charge $1100 direct, so no dealer margin, just creme for Wilson, where you can buy without the Wilson badge for $239
Wilson Audio Flat Jack
