New Magico Speaker Break-in Question


This afternoon, I received my new Magico A5s, which replaced Revel Studios that I have owned for more than 20 years. The A5s are definitely more clear, have superior imaging and provide at least equal soundstaging. The bass is tighter, but, with three 9" woofers, I am surprised that it doesn't go very deep at all (fortunately, I have two SVS SB17-Ultra subwoofers that will easily take care of that shortcoming).

However, there is one aspect of these A5's performance that I find a bit disquieting and the reason for this post. The treble in the 2KHz to 5KHz seems to be a little [what I'll call] shrieking; it is somewhat uncomfortable to listen to for an extended time. I know that this loudspeaker uses a beryllium tweeter, and I have never had a speaker before that employed one. Perhaps, its tonality is what I am reacting to .

And so, my question. I have read that it takes 250+ hours for the A5s to break-in and become the speaker that Mr. Wolf and his colleagues intended. As part of that break-in, will the tweeter also blossom and become easier to listen to? 

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Showing 1 response by ghdprentice

Magico are very sensitive to input electronics and absolutely any anomalies passed from your components will be reproduced. So the first thing I looked at were your components... well the Mac stuff is unlikely to be the problem, it is very soft in the treble. The Bricasti might perhaps be too "detailed oriented". Secondly,  I am not a fan of Wireworld silver... it is not a relaxed. Overall, though, most of your stuff is not oriented towards the detail / fatiguing side of audio. Magic are relentlessly accurate. 

 

But, get another couple hundred hours on them before any final conclusion.