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 Post by sub on Oct 20, 2020 21:48:42 GMT 12
Anyone here have the ready cash to buy this - apparently a bargain!
www.trademe.co.nz/electronics-photography/home-audio/speakers-and-stands/floor-speakers/listing-2824352891.htm 
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Post by andrewp on Oct 21, 2020 6:27:08 GMT 12
Im going to buy them myself but I just have to get my 2020 Porsche GT2 polished, the helicopter needs new carpets and my Synesso espresso machine needs updating but apart from those minor details Im all in as they are clearly a bargain...
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 Post by Owen Y on Oct 23, 2020 16:22:27 GMT 12
" It has the combination of a seeming point source imaging, electrostatic-like clarity and openness, and dynamic loudspeaker energy and scale. In other words, the best of all possible worlds from about 35Hz on up. "
(HI_FI+ - Mar 2017 - £99,998 per pair) " If your stereo lives in a smallish to medium-sized room..., and you have a piñata full of dineros, and you hanker for the best (the most accurate, the most lifelike, the most enjoyable) sound money can buy, the Magico M3 would be at the top of my very short list of contenders. " (THE ABSOLUTE SOUND - Jun 2018 - US$75,000 per pair (optional MPod 3-point stand, US$9600)) DarkLantern blog - darklanternforowen.wordpress.com
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Post by cartridgeguyonline on Oct 23, 2020 17:50:31 GMT 12
I dont think my room is big enough.
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Post by Citroen on Oct 23, 2020 17:51:37 GMT 12
I think my room may be a perfect fit!
Cliff
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Post by peter0c on Oct 23, 2020 22:57:52 GMT 12
I was thinking of the en suite.
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Post by Owen Y on Oct 24, 2020 10:08:48 GMT 12
A while back, I heard the MAGICO S5 loudspeakers (currently NZ$83k) at Audio Reference Co. in Akld & they were indeed very good.
However, the occasion was the debuting of a NZ-made TT final prototype using a complete system & room that were all unfamiliar to me, so no proper judgements could be made. However, what's really interesting about the MAGICOs is their approach to trying to eliminate distortion / colourations - we know that speakers have the highest distortion by far, of any music system component. eg. The construction, using carbon-fibre 'monocoque' cabinet (in the case of these M3s) or CNC-machined or extruded aluminium, with a screwed-together internal metal lattice-work, is an extreme philosophy - (See video below.) You've got to admire the dedication to an idea/s & deployment of modern technologies. Not to mention the new river technology. DarkLantern blog - darklanternforowen.wordpress.com
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Post by andrewp on Oct 24, 2020 16:44:12 GMT 12
I cant believe you guys have eyes on my new speakers..!! I told you all I was going to buy them after I had the helicopter and Porsche sorted..
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Post by colinf on Oct 24, 2020 19:44:53 GMT 12
So why have the helicopter and Porsche suddenly become a priority? If the helicopter needs attention it must have been languishing in the paddock with the horses and thus not really needed. Porsches are reliable and don’t need much attention, and you can’t drive them all the time like a nice set of speakers. I feel your priorities are upside down.
AMR-iFi R&D
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 Post by michaelw on Oct 26, 2020 12:23:09 GMT 12
I know guys with GT2 RS and GT3 RS and they do drive them all the time.
Exceptions being when passengers and trailers are involved  Any updates on the NZ TT ?
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Post by andrewp on Oct 27, 2020 6:32:36 GMT 12
Ive decided the Magicos are a bit everyday.So Ive decided to purchase Vox Olympians instead as we need a new wireless and record player at the beach house
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Post by colinf on Oct 27, 2020 19:20:44 GMT 12
With the Olympian’s high efficiency they’d be a better match with the wireless’ external speaker out than the Magicos. But with their size requiring an extension to the beach house that encroaches on the driveway side, there might not be room enough for the GT2 any more.
AMR-iFi R&D
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Post by michaelw on Oct 28, 2020 9:24:39 GMT 12
GT2 over Magicos and Olympians
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Post by andrewp on Oct 28, 2020 14:00:09 GMT 12
Sorry did you mean one or the other Michael...What the heck is with that!...Dont remember saying I was getting rid of the GT2 to get the Olympians...
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Post by michaelw on Oct 29, 2020 10:42:31 GMT 12
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Post by andrewp on Oct 29, 2020 12:49:23 GMT 12
Damn..!! Isnt that the business!
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Post by colinf on Oct 29, 2020 19:28:14 GMT 12
That’s a pretty nice device, admittedly.😀
I once watched and winced as I drove around the main road east of Taupo. There were roadworks and the road surface was covered in sticky tar stones that your tyres pick up and throw onto the underside and sides of your car. We stopped later and had to pick them all off one by one. I winced that day as I spotted the Porsche car club arriving at that exact section. Their cars would probably be ruined as the shiny concours-condition procession proceeded. I wonder if anyone in the car club dare speaketh of that day again? AMR-iFi R&D
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Post by Owen Y on Oct 29, 2020 21:39:37 GMT 12
That's a horrible tale for Concours enthusiasts
DarkLantern blog - darklanternforowen.wordpress.com
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Post by michaelw on Oct 30, 2020 10:18:33 GMT 12
That happened to me when I drove my recently purchased Megane from Auckland back to Palm Nth.
It was truly a dark and stormy night. Heavy rain hitting the roof. At times could barely see the road but I could hear the sound of sticky stones bouncing off the underside of the car.  Nek day... 
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Post by andrewp on Oct 31, 2020 9:27:10 GMT 12
Love the colour Michael
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Post by michaelw on Oct 31, 2020 11:59:57 GMT 12
Thanks, it took an entire afternoon with various potions and lots of elbow grease to clean up the car.
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Post by andrewp on Oct 31, 2020 15:59:46 GMT 12
Does it have the letters R and S anywhere on the car...?
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Post by michaelw on Oct 31, 2020 17:43:06 GMT 12
Yes
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