The S1 is a sealed, two-way floorstander, with a cabinet made of solid aluminium that sits on heavy outriggers and armour-piercing spikes. From a passing acquaintance with Magico, it’s clear it’s part of the brand’s more approachable S-line in that it has curved side panels and can be supplied in a range of colours, including premium M-Coat gloss finishes (the Q-series products have adopted a ‘any colour you want, so long as it’s matt black’ Model T Ford approach to aesthetics). This also means the complex aluminium Meccano set spaceframe that holds every Q in place isn’t a feature.

The Magico way is one of absolute honesty and in a smaller loudspeaker that can be something not normally encountered. The loudspeaker has a legitimate lower frequency cut off point of around 32Hz. This is realistic and real-world sounding; so there’s none of the boom and bloom associated with most loudspeakers: no 80Hz flub designed to make a loudspeaker sound bigger than it really is; no ports to chuff along with the music, no cabinet resonance.