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Bloggers and YouTubers have tried this product—so we've summarized their strongest opinions below. Links to full reviews follow.
Product Strengths
- Exceptional level of detail at every frequency with every form of music
- Neutral timbre that is not affected by any reasonable level of dynamic contrasts from the deep bass to beyond any rational definition of human hearing
- Sealed enclosure is much less sensitive to room interaction in the frequencies below 200Hz than a ported enclosure, and far less sensitive to room interaction and listener position than a dipole
- Diamond-coated beryllium tweeter is genuine trickle-down technology, first to the S7 and—by the time of reading—in the new versions of other S loudspeakers
- S7 has an uncanny ability to play as well at polite listening levels as it does when played at full thrash and all points in between
Product Considerations
- Listening levels pushed too high may result in the ear becoming sensitive to upper-octave energy
- S7s do not go down to the absolute floor of the bass, although they do go far deeper at musically natural volumes in the real world than most speakers
- S7 is not forgiving; it won't "fix" recordings with problems by covering them up with a touch of warmth
- Each speaker weighs 300 pounds
- Actual products in production that use graphene are currently exceptionally rare, with just an extremely expensive toner for printing and the midrange units in Magico loudspeakers being the only commercial applications thus far
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- Vs Magico Q5: The Q5 is the more 'correct' loudspeaker in that it is extremely accurate and faithful to what was laid down in the studio, while the S7 has a bit more magic in its presentation
Takeaway: The Magico S7 is a reference-quality speaker that provides outstanding musical performance and is one of the best speakers ever. Listeners will enjoy listening for hours on end and come away smiling because the music is enjoyable.
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Manufacturer details
- Driver Complement: 1 x 1" (2.54cm) Diamond Coated Beryllium Dome Tweeter, 1 x 6" (15.24cm) Graphene Nano-Tec Cone Midrange, 3 x 10" (25.4cm) Bass Aluminum Cone
- Sensitivity: 89dB
- Impedance: 4 Ohms
- Frequency Response: 20 Hz - 50 kHz
- Recommended Power: 50-1000watts
- Dimensions: 53.72"H x 15.28"D x 17.48"W (136.4cm x 38.8cm x 44.5cm)
- Weight: 300 lbs. (136 kg)
Brand highlights
Taking a step back to look at reviewers' thoughts of the brand's entire lineup—not just this product—what stands out most is the following:
- Magico enclosures are primarily constructed of aluminum, using complex internal bracing to minimize resonances and provide a rigid mounting platform for the drivers.
- The brand utilizes graphene-enhanced Nano-Tec cones in their midranges and woofers for a superior stiffness-to-weight ratio, contributing to exceptional clarity and detail.
- Trickle-down technology from Magico's flagship M-Series informs the design of other models, making significant engineering accomplishments available at lower price points.
- The company is known for its seamless blending of drivers and exceptionally wide sweet spot relative to other dynamic loudspeakers.
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A-Series A5
- Positioning: A flagship model in the A-Series, designed for high performance with advanced technology.
- Description: Notable for its use of a 5-inch pure midrange driver and advanced Graphene Nano-Tech cones, offering exceptional stiffness-to-weight ratio. Compared to other models, it features a sealed aluminum enclosure similar to the Q-Series, providing enhanced resolution and dynamics. Ideal for those seeking high performance in medium to large rooms, it balances affordability with advanced technology.
S-Series S5
- Positioning: A premium model in the S-Series, offering advanced acoustic performance and design.
- Description: Stands out with its diamond-coated beryllium tweeter and Nano-Tec Gen 8 cone structure, providing superior midrange clarity and low distortion. It offers a larger cabinet and improved bass response compared to the A-Series, making it suitable for larger spaces and users willing to invest in higher build quality and acoustic sophistication.
M-Series M9
- Positioning: The ultimate flagship model in the M-Series, representing the pinnacle of loudspeaker design.
- Description: Features a unique carbon fiber and aluminum honeycomb core enclosure, offering exceptional structural stiffness and reduced weight. It surpasses other models with its advanced Nano-Tec cones and Beryllium-diamond tweeter, delivering extraordinary accuracy and dynamic range.
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For High End Munich 2024, Stenheim introduced its new Alumine Five platform for the Alumine Five models. This elegant aluminium plinth is machined from solid billet and achieves the same effect as the Reference Platform developed for the Reference series, increasing stability and making fine-tuning the set-up far simpler through increased adjustability of height and rake. These parameters are set via discrete allen bolts on top of the spikes, different sets of which can be selected to suit different floor types. Sound is also improved thanks to the superior vibration damping that the Alumine Five platform offers. The platform can be retrofitted to any Alumine Five
The Alumine Five LE is a limited edition of the all-new Alumine Five SX, creating the ultimate Alumine Five. Just 10 pairs are due to be made. Over and above the Five SX's impressive specifications, the Five LE model boasts some luxury cosmetic appointments. Only available in Full Black, its tweeter horn, side bars, platform details and spike covers are gilded in gold leaf. The top baffle is covered in leather with a gold embroidered Stenheim logo. The rear baffle is adorned with a Stenheim emblem. An optional three-part flight case is available.
Like all Stenheim speakers, the Alumine Five SX and Alumine Five LE are designed and hand-built to order in Switzerland. They are a 3-way design featuring crossovers engineered with the finest quality components from boutique suppliers such as Mundorf and Jantzen and are equipped with highly efficient custom-built drivers (94 dB) enabling a wide variety of amplification to be used. The Five SX and Five LE models are a further step in Stenheim's mission of providing the ultimate in loudspeaker performance for discerning music lovers, and top the Alumine range.
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Product Strengths
- High sensitivity and easy drivability
- Clean performance, neither sterile nor colorless
- Better at reproducing the spatial information on stereo recordings than the Altec
- Considerably smaller and thus easier to place—and to live with, in an aesthetic sense
Product Considerations
- Less colored than the Altec, with a less peaky lower treble
- Very heavy (231 lbs each), which makes installation difficult
- High price
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- The Altec loudspeakers were more colored than the Alumine, with a peaky lower treble
Takeaway: The Stenheim Alumine speakers offer a clean and detailed sound in a relatively compact size, while the Alumine Five offers even greater sensitivity in a floorstanding design. If high sensitivity, easy placement (Alumine), and a clean sound are valued, these speakers could be a good fit.
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Product Strengths
- Unique design where form follows function, resulting in a contemporary and sleek aesthetic
- Incredibly tight, impactful, articulate, and controlled bass response with impressive dynamic power and clarity
- Seamless integration of midrange and tweeter via the M-Array, creating a virtual point source for maximum imaging and soundstage
- Exceptional clarity, transparency, and detail retrieval across the entire frequency spectrum
- Soundstage is incredibly wide, deep, accurate, and immersive with instruments placed precisely in a three-dimensional field
Product Considerations
- Significant power from amplifiers is required to perform optimally, with recommendations ranging from 200 to 1600 watts RMS
- The Hyphn is a large and heavy speaker, needing a decent-sized room and strong flooring
- Sensitivity is rated at 86 dB, which is considered low and necessitates high-power amplification
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- Vs Sonus Faber: Hyphn has a far more forward-sounding presentation compared to the more relaxed and recessed soundstage of Sonus Faber
- Vs JBL Everest DD67000: Hyphn's bass is not as 'huge' as some monster high-end speakers like JBL's Everest, but it is tighter and more tuneful
Takeaway: Monitor Audio's Hyphn is a state-of-the-art loudspeaker with a unique design, delivering exceptional clarity, deep bass, and a wide soundstage. If unrestrained performance and a forward-looking aesthetic are desired, the Hyphn is worth considering for an immersive listening experience.
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Product Strengths
- Impressive midbass solidity
- Remarkable fidelity at lower volumes due to the alacrity of its drivers
- Comprehensive and dynamic sound signature with plenty of detail and clarity
- The newly developed tweeter allows for faster response and a frequency range that easily extends to 28,000Hz
- Features a modular design, offering flexibility with passive, iTron active, and all-in-one wireless streaming versions
Product Considerations
- Integrating the Spacehorn subwoofers requires careful alignment
- High-quality source components are needed to match its performance level
- Some reviewers found that the iTron amplification did not produce the requisite bloom and musicality for classical and jazz music
Takeaway: The Avantgarde Trio G3 speaker is a top-tier audio system known for its exceptional sound reproduction and flexibility with different configurations. If you appreciate high-quality audio performance and aesthetics and want a sound system that sounds exciting and sophisticated, it is an excellent option.
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Product Strengths
- An all-encompassing sound keeps listeners rooted to their seats
- A unique 360° sound wave design creates a natural balance of direct and reflected sounds
- A truly huge, yet meticulously crafted, soundscape is created
- Not physically evident in the aural landscape, offering a sound that seems to have no origin
- Integration of the woofer's and melon's outputs was far smoother than previous models
Product Considerations
- High-powered amplifiers capable of delivering ample amounts of current are required due to its insensitivity (around 80dB)
- Placement can be tricky, needing more space away from room boundaries than some rooms can provide
- The biggest problem has always been the audible lack of seamless integration between the bass box and the stack of omnis atop it
- A 'chesty, compressed, almost grainy midbass coloration' can be exhibited if placement and other factors are not optimized
Takeaway: The MBL Radialstrahler 101 E MkII loudspeaker offers a distinctive and immersive listening experience thanks to its unique omnidirectional design. It can fill the room with a natural and balanced sound, creating a captivating musical soundscape for the listener.
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Product Strengths
- Beautifully finished cabinet constructed from heavy metal, using four extruded aluminum panels
- Delivers a presentation that's vivid, refined, and compelling
- Low distortion and an absence of cabinet resonance allows the listener to hear deeper into the music
- Images like a point source, but has three-way midrange clarity and gut-punching bass
- Extremely transparent and uncolored, making it very responsive to changes in upstream components
Product Considerations
- May require careful system matching to avoid revealing flaws in the upstream components due to its high resolution
- Bass response below 30Hz may not be particularly satisfying
- Some reviewers noted that the grilles are sonically intrusive
- Heavyweight hifi typically requires assistance in its unboxing and installation, given the weight and the sheer size of the wooden packing crate in which it's delivered
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- Compared to the Magico S3 MKII—the new S3 has been completely revised and re-engineered, using techniques and technologies developed for the M9 flagship, with a 30% quieter enclosure
Takeaway:
The Magico S3 delivers a pure and detailed sound, making music feel vibrant and dynamic, without adding its own color. If you want to really hear what your music and audio equipment can do, the S3 is a great pick.
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Product Strengths
- Especially revealing, setting a benchmark for revealing the details in recordings
- Delivers dynamics, tonal balance, and harmonics of instruments, such as the piano, in a way that is very reminiscent of the real thing
- Able to reproduce low bass to upper treble with a minimal sense that some frequency bands are peaky, emphasized, or depressed
- Reduces loudspeaker error through comprehensive engineering efforts, including driver design, cabinet materials, and systems integration
Product Considerations
- Does not radically change the task list of major audio problems like bass in real rooms, the flaws of stereo, or digital distortions
- Will render some recordings harder to enjoy because those recordings are flawed
- Some listeners may prefer more tone shaping than what is offered, such as a bass boost or frequency response adjustments
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- Compared to other speakers, draws clearer distinctions between the engineering of different recordings
Takeaway: The Magico S5 (2024) minimizes coloration to provide a revealing and accurate sound, allowing listeners to focus on the recording and the music itself. It is a great choice for audiophiles who want to hear what is truly on the recording, offering a potentially transformative listening experience.
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Product Strengths
- Delivers an immersive experience and are incredibly musical
- Integration of the drivers create the feeling of one big full range speaker
- High resolution and low distortion without ever feeling harsh, and value tonal accuracy
- Effortless presentation comes from the low distortion and careful attention to maximizing phase coherence
- Seamless clarity offers a musical experience that is not only realistic, but non-fatiguing
Product Considerations
- The best cables and components are needed to get the most these speakers can deliver
- The highly revealing nature is further emphasized during the setup process, when it was time to attach the jumpers between the three sets of binding posts on the rear of the speakers
- The speaker lacked a certain warmth
Takeaway: The Hailey 3s create a massive soundfield with incredible coherence, which makes them a top-tier speaker. The speakers deliver engagement and musicality with the help of science without relinquishing what made YG Acoustics of the past special.
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Product Strengths
- High sensitivity and easy drivability
- Clean performance without being sterile or colorless
- Good at reproducing spatial information on stereo recordings
- Elegant look and smaller size makes it easier to place and live with
- Well-made PHL cone drivers
Product Considerations
- The Alumine Five is very heavy
- The Alumine Five is very expensive
Takeaway: The Alumine speakers are good quality speakers that have high sensitivity, are easy to drive, and can reproduce spatial information on stereo recordings well. They have an elegant look and will perform well in a home sound system.
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Product Strengths
- Exceptional build quality using aerospace-grade materials
- Revolutionary Lattice tweeter technology delivers phenomenal high-frequency extension without harshness
- Outstanding phase coherence (±5° relative phase)
- Impressive bass extension from a compact design, reaching down to 26 Hz
- Presents vocals with uncanny realism due to the 7.25' BilletCore mid-driver
Product Considerations
- Premium price point
- Requires high-quality amplification to shine their brightest
- 2.8-ohm minimum impedance may challenge some amplifiers
Takeaway: The YG Acoustics Vantage 3 speakers offer a masterclass in sonic excellence due to their innovative engineering and excellent build. These speakers will satisfy even the most demanding audiophile with their engaging sound and remarkable construction.
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