California Audio Show 2011 - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

Big Daddy · 07-22-2011, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by RocShemp

The Daleks have evolved into speakers?!

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Originally Posted by drummerboy_2002

Na, that's just a lamp. The Dalek is hiding a few pics down.

Don't make fun of the MBL speakers.

Their sound was among the best at the show. I liked them so much that I may get a third mortgage and buy them. I haven't decided which model I want. They are considered to be bargain speakers and only cost in the $50,000 to $100,000 range.

Big Daddy · 07-24-2011, 04:27 AM

Magico Speakers consistently sound among the best speakers in audio shows. There are three main reasons for this.

The use of extremely high quality drivers.
Perhaps the best cabinet construction and unbelievable internal bracing.

Magico1.jpg

Magico2.jpg
The use of crossovers with high quality components. The speakers had the largest crossovers that I had ever seen. They were as big as some bookshelf speakers.

prerich · 07-24-2011, 06:04 PM

Major question....are the magic speakers as good as look?
Question two...did you hear the Lumen White speakers at all? Excellent pics by the way!

Big Daddy · 07-25-2011, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by prerich

Major question....are the magic speakers as good as look?
Question two...did you hear the Lumen White speakers at all? Excellent pics by the way!

I pretty much listened to most of the speakers there. Unfortunately, there were so many rooms that I don't quite remember which speaker was in each room. Overall, all rooms had excellent sound and I wouldn't mind owning any of the systems.

The Magico speakers had several rooms and consistently had the best sound in the show. I went to another show a couple of months ago in Newport Beach, CA and Magico speakers had excellent sound. What surprised me the most was that their bookshelf speakers had unbelievably good sound with excellent bass. I asked them if they were hiding a subwoofer in the room.

The sad part is that they cost $24,000 a pair.

HedgeHog · 07-25-2011, 07:40 PM

Thx for the pix, BigD!

Did you get a chance to go to the Bluelight Audio room? I'm curious as to how good those Evolution Acoustics mmMicroOne actually sound in person.

Cheers.

-H

Big Daddy · 07-26-2011, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by HedgeHog

Thx for the pix, BigD!

Did you get a chance to go to the Bluelight Audio room? I'm curious as to how good those Evolution Acoustics mmMicroOne actually sound in person.

Cheers.

-H

Evolution Acoustics certainly makes great looking speakers. Unfortunately, I did not get a chance to listen to them. If I go to another audio show, I will definitely look for them.

07-24-2011, 04:27 AM	#22
Big Daddy Moderator Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Southern California Home Theater Gallery:79 Blu-ray collection:122 Trading Score:1	Magico Speakers consistently sound among the best speakers in audio shows. There are three main reasons for this. The use of extremely high quality drivers. Perhaps the best cabinet construction and unbelievable internal bracing. Magico1.jpg Magico2.jpg The use of crossovers with high quality components. The speakers had the largest crossovers that I had ever seen. They were as big as some bookshelf speakers. HT Room: Panasonic PT-AE8000, Epson 1080UB Proj., Mitsubishi 65" Diamond Series HD TV, Yamaha-RX-A3010 Rec., CinePro 6-Ch. Amp. (350 W/Ch, 8 Ohm), Proton D1200 Amp., Behringer EP4000 & EPX3000 Amps., Oppo BDP-83, Sony BDP-S790, Audio Technica Tuntable, Mitsubishi S-VHS, 2 Def. Tech. Super Towers w 15" subs, 1 Def. Tech. Center & 1 Martin-Logan Center, 2 Def. Tech. Surr. & 2 PSB Surr., 2 Cadence Presence, 2 Bose 901 Rears, 2 Modified HSU 12" Subs, 1 ED DIY 12" Sub, 1 ED DIY 15" Sub, Velodyne SMS-1 Subwoofer Equalizer, DirecTV HD, Monster HTS 5000 & APC H15 Power Conditioners. Two-Channel Room: XiangSheng Tube Preamp., Carver TFM-45 Amp. (375 W/Ch), Behringer EPX4000 Amp., Onkyo CD player, Denon Turntable, Yamaha Tuner, 2 Vintage Polk RTA-15TL Speakers, 2 LCY 100 Super Tweeters, 2 DIY Folded Horn Super Towers with 15" Sub., 1 Modified AA HD-SUB12 Family Room: Mitsubishi 73" Diamond Series TV, Yamaha DSP-A3090 Rec., DirecTV HD-DVR, PS3, Zvox Speaker, 1 DIY 12" Sub.

07-24-2011, 06:04 PM	#23
prerich Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Home Theater Gallery:41 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	Question to BD Major question....are the magic speakers as good as look? Question two...did you hear the Lumen White speakers at all? Excellent pics by the way! Klipsch Cornwall L/R, Klipsch Heresy center, Definitive Technology BP2's (x4) rear, Wharfedale sw380 Subs (x2),Atlantic Technologh PBM 352 THX subs (x2), 2-8 inch transmission line Subs (rear), Yamaha power Amps mx830 (x2), Adcom 5503 3 channel power amp, Behringer EP4000 Power amp, BD HTPC with Asus Essence ST + H6, Da-lite 16:9 106" Screen, BenQ 3D Projector, Phillips 42 inch HDTV.

07-25-2011, 07:40 PM	#25
HedgeHog Active Member Member since:May 2009 Location:Richmond, BC Blu-ray collection:307	Thx for the pix, BigD! Did you get a chance to go to the Bluelight Audio room? I'm curious as to how good those Evolution Acoustics mmMicroOne actually sound in person. Cheers. -H TV: Pioneer Kuro Elite PRO-151FD / BD: Oppo BDP-95 / PVR: Motorola DCT-3614 Pre/Pro: Classe Audio SSP-800 / Amps: Classe Audio CA-M400 (x2) + CA-5200 Front: B & W 802Di / Center: B & W HTM2Di / Surround: B & W CCM818 / Sub: JL Audio Fathom F113 Rack: SolidTech Rack of Silence Reference 3 and Reference 4 / Power Conditioning: RGPC Substation 240v + 1200Custom Cables: White Zombie Audio 0.0 XLR Interconnects / Clear Day Dbl Shotgun Speaker Cables w/ WBT Locking Banana / LessLoss DFPC Original

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