Magico S5 vs Tannoy Westminster Royal SE

Usermanual and Melbguy,

I do not know what Mike (Mbovaird) did/said to light up a fuse under your collective a...s. Mike has admitted several times that he likes to swap gear. He just opined that he preferred the sound of Tannoy to Magico. One can always fall in love with a piece of gear and then find something that suits them better. Why is that so hard for you to digest? He did not make any derogatory comments about you. I do not see him advertizing his audio blog on this forum. You are the ones bringing it into the conversation.

Melbguy,

You said "and that tubes and diy gear beats $30 and $40k Vitus, Dartzeel etc, I lose interest and walk away. Its like cars..you can get a top engineer and modify a Subaru as much as you want..it will never be a Porsche. It will just be a very good Subaru"

This is not a valid comparison. Audio is for the most part a very subjective hobby. This is not like comparing cars where objective benchmarks can be used to quantify performance (0-60 mph time, braking time etc.). Many people can indeed prefer a $1000 tube amp or as you derisively refer to as diy gear, to a $40,000 Vitus or Dartzeel gear.
That does not make their choice wrong or any less valid. If Bill feels strongly about Lenehan audio speakers and wants to promote them, why is that seen as a problem? He thinks they are the best as per his ears and his taste in sound reproduction.
The only Magico speaker I have heard is the S5 -- it was a dealer demo and I thought the speaker was awesome.
You & Usermanual are just hellbent on trying to discredit people who do not say that the Magicos are simply the best.

"This is not about Magico, it is about making well informed choices and sharing real useful information with others, not just feeling"

Usermanual,

You are probably too obtuse to understand this concept but in a subjective hobby like audio it is a lot about personal "feeling". For a lot of enthusiasts, objective parameters plan second fiddle.