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Magico A3 vs S3 MKI

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I have been a long time lurker and wanted to get some help with a decision. 

For the past 3 months I have been auditioning speakers in the 10k-15 range (both used and new) and have largely decided upon A3. 

Source gear
1. Hegel H360
2. Music played via Tidal

I had gone into A3 Audition as a skeptic and was expecting it to be clinical/ analytical. However I was surprised
1. It felt music and laid back (in a good way). Kind of speaker that I could listen to for hours and not get fatigued
2. Really liked the texture of the bass
3. Vocals made me feel I was right in the room

While I didn’t like some of the R&B music I played through them (eg Amy Winehouse), overall this met more of my needs than 10+ other speakers I have listened to. 

I wanted to check if anyone has had a chance to compare them to S3 MKI. I am getting a barely used S3 for almost the same price. However it might not be possible to do a fully controlled comparison of the two. So I wanted to get views from those who have listened to both. 

At at this stage not trying to broaden the search and simply trying to pick between these two. 
vinoacoustics

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adameos
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Heard the S3 Mk1s. Just amazing. They put out so much dynamic room-filling sound that to my ears was very balanced and complete. There was a sense it was just all there..everything.  Imaging was rock solid with no sense of vagueness. The amp was an awesome Soulution and Cables were insanely expensive (and sexy looking) Synergistic Research Gallileo’s. All I know is that system truly rocked and is probably the best I’ve ever heard all round. Most of the songs I requested and we played never sounded nearly as good as I had heard before. 

if I could imagine any ‘improvement’ on the sound, it would be to bring the sound energy forward a bit more so I was right in the middle of the action so to speak. That said, for me, these are in rarified ‘truly awesome’ territory.

Also fortunate to here the A1 stand mounts at low listening levels. Lovely little speaker in that room. Way more low end than their moderate size would suggest. Imaging was superb even at that moderate db level. Complete disappearing act. Hard to hear sound emanating from the speakers even at 7ft - 9ft back.
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