Magico Rebuilds A3 2027 Speakers With a 25000 Dollar Price

Magico has redesigned its A3 floorstanding loudspeakers for the 2027 model year, introducing new drivers, a reengineered aluminum enclosure and a revised crossover at a price of $25,000 per pair. The US high-end audio manufacturer retains the original model's three-way, four-driver configuration while incorporating engineering techniques developed for its flagship M9 speakers.

According to ecoustics, the new model replaces the original A3, which launched in 2017 at $9,800 per pair. What Hi-Fi? reported a UK retail price of £28,998 per pair, placing the updated speakers near the lower end of Magico's floorstanding range despite their substantial cost increase.

The redesign affects nearly every major acoustic component. Magico has also increased the weight from 110 pounds per speaker to 131 pounds, while published sensitivity has decreased from 88 dB to 87 dB. Both models retain a nominal impedance of 4 ohms and a recommended amplifier power range of 50 to 300 watts.

The updated enclosure uses aluminum panels with revised internal bracing, constrained-layer damping and model-specific footers. Magico also added radiused vertical edges and a newly machined base, with Black, Silver, Red and Blue finishes available.

The company used laser vibrometry to identify cabinet resonances and determine where additional bracing and damping would be most effective. Near-field scanning also helped map acoustic output, techniques previously employed during development of the flagship M9.

The midrange driver has changed from the original 6-inch Graphene Nano-Tec design to a new 5-inch unit. The two 7-inch woofers now feature aluminum-honeycomb cores between carbon-fiber skins, alongside pure titanium voice coils, copper shorting rings and redesigned motor systems.

A new 28mm pure-beryllium dome tweeter features revised diaphragm geometry, a neodymium motor and greater linear voice-coil travel. Although the original A3 also used a beryllium tweeter, the new version incorporates a redesigned driver and rear chamber.

Magico has also replaced the original crossover with a three-way design using an acoustical-target 24dB-per-octave Linkwitz-Riley slope. The network incorporates the company's Elliptical Symmetry Crossover techniques and components from German manufacturer Mundorf.

According to ecoustics, Magico says the crossover changes improve phase and frequency integration while controlling driver resonances and reducing intermodulation distortion. These benefits remain manufacturer claims pending independent measurements and listening assessments.

The published frequency response extends from 25 Hz to 50 kHz, compared with 26 Hz to 50 kHz for the original model. The new cabinet measures 43.11 inches tall, 9.25 inches wide and 11.02 inches deep, according to the specifications reported by ecoustics.

The $25,000 price also places the A3 2027 against established alternatives in the high-end floorstanding speaker market. Ecoustics identifies the Wilson Audio Sabrina V at $28,000 per pair and the Sonus faber Olympica III G3 at $24,000 per pair as competing options.

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