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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Howard, are you a veggie or did you just fancy some veggie food tonight?

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    Regarding the original posting in this thread I noticed that Magico is now imported by Absolute Sounds.
    The Magico V3 s will be interesting because they are claimed to reproduce the sound of a violin more accurately than any other speaker.
    Hans

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    Is it just me or does the word 'Magico' counjer up images of a food blender for anyone else?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shian7 View Post
    Is it just me or does the word 'Magico' counjer up images of a food blender for anyone else?
    Sounds like a really shady electronics company making MP3 players to me.

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    ...or a budget brand of kitchen cleaning liquid.

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    I suggest 'Tragico' is more appropriate!

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    I believe Magico are imported by Absolute sounds
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    Real high end sound with musicality not hifi

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    Indeed they are, which means of course incurring Ricardo's infamous 'inventive pricing structure': think of a number and double it!

    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

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    I'm trembling to think what the recent rise in the value of the dollar has done to AS prices...
    Hans

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    review in this months hifi plus £24900 for the V3
    if u want to be really scared here is the price for the top of the range speakers
    Magico Ultimate w/passive crossover & active bass module. $329,000/pair
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