A masterpiece from Keith Johnson. I've tested against latest Berkeley Reference. Just the most analog DAC i've heard.

A good turntable.

A good tonearm

Ultra low output, ultra low resistance. Great value and preferred over mysoniclab and lyra.

Utterly transparent and measures as good as a solid state. Each input gets its own set of input tubes and allows to customize sound for each input. I find this to be CRITICAL. Months of testing got me amperex 7308 usa for my digital, and a telefunken e88cc for my analog. who knows why? all the more proof how important this is.

400 lbs of massive power ultra clean and ultra fast power. 3600 watts into 2ohm. It gives the Magico what i needs to really sing.

XLR's from preamp to amp

from dac to preamp

Silver cables from Joe Cohen

John Curl's finest.

Great power conditioner.

Dick Sequerra designed isolation transformer

To get super tight articulate bass, awesome dynamics, in a relatively small box, you need a 4 way, and a non ported non-resonant enclosure. The price you pay is in efficiency, and this is a hobby of trade-offs. Having lived with full range single drivers, electrostats, you name it, for me, this is the trade off that gives me most of what i want. The Karan's do the job and provide full dynamic expression. Q7's too big for me room, and M project is a 3 way. I might be with these for a long long time.