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Magico A1

Standmount speakers

£10,998

“ Within the limitations set by size and science, they deliver the piece with an astonishing amount of confidence”

The A1 are currently the most affordable speakers Magico makes. They are also the company’s only standmounters. But neither of these things stop these hefty compact boxes from offering a proper dose of what has made the brand so successful since its beginnings in 2004.

These Magico speakers don’t look particularly special compared with class rivals – visually they lack the warm charm of the Sonus Faber Electa Amator III while falling well short of the cheaper Bowers & Wilkins 805 D4 when it comes to looking all high-tech and modern. Still,

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