if i get some A2 mags, does what i buy matter much?

[Chistopher]

They are marketed towards people who think expensive = quality

[freefrog]

Why are they so expensive though? How are they different than the mags you can get from Addiction or Philly Luthier, for example?

I don't work for ThroBak and I'm not especially fond of their products, so I can't reply for them... :-)

And Addiction FX mags are totally fine IME: I often use these too.

That being said: it's not for nothing that I've vintage magnets here. They are crude compared to current industrial products and certainly not "better" than contemporary RC Chinese mags... but the sum of their specific imperfections contributes to a recognizable tone, talking strongly to my own aural memory of senior player. YMMV.

[ehdwuld]

I use the monkey something from Amazon
it's a magnet

The sometimes come unmagnetized
Look at the description