Floorstanding loudspeakers — Magico M9

The M9 is the flagship floorstanding loudspeaker from Magico, a manufacturer built entirely around modern materials, precision engineering and the credo of purity and authenticity of sound. Magico developed the M9 alongside its newly advanced 28mm beryllium dome tweeter - an even further refined evolution of the design already found across the brand's celebrated M-Series and trickled down into more accessible models like the S2.

Key specs that matter

Frequency response spans an exceptionally wide 18Hz to 50,000Hz, with sensitivity rated at 94dB into a 4 ohm load and power handling up to a substantial 2,000W. The tweeter is a 1-inch beryllium dome with diamond coating, delivering the extended, low-distortion treble beryllium diaphragms are prized for, while the signature driver array uses 6-inch x 2 midrange units and 2 x 15-inch woofers for genuinely authoritative low-frequency reproduction. Each speaker weighs a formidable 454kg, with the remote crossover box adding a further 18kg and its dedicated external power supply weighing 27kg - a genuinely substantial three-piece system per channel reflecting Magico's uncompromising engineering philosophy. The exquisite enclosure construction guarantees complete vibration suppression, drawing on the same monocoque, finite-element-analysed cabinet philosophy Magico applies across its M-Series, using multi-ply aluminium baffles with aerospace composite damping attached via tension rods to minimise cabinet diffraction and store virtually no resonant energy.

Sound and use context

Expect stunning sound quality with the accurate, distortion-free character Magico's engineering is specifically built to deliver - the brand's use of a remote crossover box, physically separated from the speaker cabinet itself, keeps crossover-induced vibration and electromagnetic interference away from the drivers, a genuinely rare architectural choice even among reference-tier loudspeakers.

Pairing

The remote crossover and dedicated external power supply mean careful placement planning is essential beyond simply positioning the speaker cabinets themselves, and the demanding 454kg-per-speaker weight calls for a genuinely reinforced floor and careful professional installation.

Alternatives

Magico's M7 sits below this flagship as a more compact, though still substantial, four-way alternative sharing much of the same driver and cabinet technology at 239kg per speaker, worth considering instead if the M9's absolute flagship scale and considerable investment exceed what a specific room and budget require.