Agree with Polk432...
Too many speakers (and other gear), that is hidiously over-priced. Magico is one that comes to mind... unecessarily over-built and over-priced as a result. All the "guts" of that speaker IS NOT NEEDED to create good sound.
If you like them and are happy to pay $25k for a pair of "entry level" monitors, great. But for us "normal" people that have household incomes of $75-$125k, spending that much on a single component is just plain foolish.
There are excellent monitor speakers out there for $3k to $6k new and even less on Audiogon. If you think that Magico monitors sound $20k better, you may want to check you priorites - no matter how much money you have to piss away. I have heard Magico and was not impressed nearly enough to warrant those kind of prices.
Too many speakers (and other gear), that is hidiously over-priced. Magico is one that comes to mind... unecessarily over-built and over-priced as a result. All the "guts" of that speaker IS NOT NEEDED to create good sound.
If you like them and are happy to pay $25k for a pair of "entry level" monitors, great. But for us "normal" people that have household incomes of $75-$125k, spending that much on a single component is just plain foolish.
There are excellent monitor speakers out there for $3k to $6k new and even less on Audiogon. If you think that Magico monitors sound $20k better, you may want to check you priorites - no matter how much money you have to piss away. I have heard Magico and was not impressed nearly enough to warrant those kind of prices.