Stereophile claims about Magico

I don't read it the way that you do. The full quote is "Revolutinizing speaker design. Alon Wolf's Magico V3." I don't take it to mean that the V3 is revolutionary; I take it to mean that the process of designing speakers that Wolf uses is revolutionary. That design aspect is covered rather thoroughly in the article on Wolf. In fact, if you look at the genesis of his horn speakers, it certainly seems like a different design process, more heavily dependent on computer modeling than is typical and the result seems unusual as well. I will leave it to others as to what consitutes a "revolution". And yes, these tag lines are meant to sell magazines.

And that, Avguygeorge, is to ENTERTAIN. If useful info pops out accidentally, great all the better.

Mileage sure varies. I think TAS has very little meat these days. They've gone in the direction of the lame Fi magazine that many of them were part of, and it's sad.

Or just another bold claim on mag cover to sell issues.
Johnk

Now you're getting warmer. :)

Stereophile is just like any other enthusiast magazine, it's purpose is to move product. Take it for what it's worth....audio porn. I subscribe to see photos and read physical descriptions of gear that I've never seen before, and/or cannot audition in person. I give very little weight to their sonic descriptions or their 'used car salesman' approach.
Let your own ears be the judge.

Cheers,
John