Magico Ultimate III

[morricab]

Who of you has heard this beheamoth? I heard it a couple of times in Munich and it was of course quite impressive in some ways; however, they were using Pass amps (not idea for horns, IMO) and I felt tonality was not that great...at that time. Has anyone heard them in a private setting (there are probably only 5-6 worldwide I guess)? It is using what are generally considered SOTA compression drivers etc. and it kind of also depends on how the active xover is being done, so it is not a simple system to draw conclusions on. Still, very interesting in many ways...thoughts!

What I find most interesting is that a dedicated box maker went whole hog on a horn system as their SOTA statement.

 

[bonzo75]

Who of you has heard this beheamoth? I heard it a couple of times in Munich and it was of course quite impressive in some ways; however, they were using Pass amps (not idea for horns, IMO) and I felt tonality was not that great...at that time. Has anyone heard them in a private setting (there are probably only 5-6 worldwide I guess)? It is using what are generally considered SOTA compression drivers etc. and it kind of also depends on how the active xover is being done, so it is not a simple system to draw conclusions on. Still, very interesting in many ways...thoughts!

What I find most interesting is that a dedicated box maker went whole hog on a horn system as their SOTA statement.

I thought it was there only one year. I did hear it then, the demo was boring. There was a queue, and once you got in, they controlled a 30 min demo with audiophile tracks. Anyone who can judge on that has golden ears

 

[morricab]

I thought it was there only one year. I did hear it then, the demo was boring. There was a queue, and once you got in, they controlled a 30 min demo with audiophile tracks. Anyone who can judge on that has golden ears

I thought it was there twice but no matter. Yes, it was a controlled demo but you could still tell a lot and I would not say it was boring sounding.

 

[bonzo75]

For me most controlled demos at shows are boring.

 

[morricab]

For me most controlled demos at shows are boring.

Controlled or not is irrelevant...only whether or not the music interesting or revealing, which can easily be true for a controlled demo.

 

[JackD201]

If I'm not mistaken the Ultimate I came before the Mini I. It was the former that brought Alon/Magico to wide attention through a visit by RH to the home of the owner who commissioned them.

There was a member here named Stereo who purchased a pair but vanished from the site before he had them set up.

 

[microstrip]

If I'm not mistaken the Ultimate I came before the Mini I. It was the former that brought Alon/Magico to wide attention through a visit by RH to the home of the owner who commissioned them.

There was a member here named Stereo who purchased a pair but vanished from the site before he had them set up.

Yes, we had a nice past thread on them https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/magico-ultimate-3.11523/

Stereo vanished in the last but one page!