Rockport Atria II or Magico A5

@cm071678 
I went with the Atria IIs.  See my post above.  

All good comments thanks.   Have heard good things about the Pearls.  No nearby dealers unfortunately.   

Thank you @goldprintaudio .  I am in the Chicago area.  

I used to have Harbeth 30.1s and 30.2s - both around 86-87dB sensitivity. One of the major threads in the Harbeth user group is about amp power for the speakers.  Interestingly, the owner, Alan Shaw is firm that any amp over 25W will be sufficient. By far though, the consensus within the Harbeth owner's group is min a100w.  I wonder if Harbeth is unique in the concern many of its owners give to amp power, or if other owner's groups do as well.  

Good point.  I'd expect 25w sufficient for a Londoner audiophile seeking to fill an exhorbitanly expensive- and very tiny - flat in London.  Smart marketing.  

Spent several hours with the Atria II's and A5's.  Porchased the Rockports. Superb musicality, depth of soundstage.  

Seems most speakers in this price range handle acoustic music extremely well, and rock - depending on your bass preference.   The Rockports stood out to me in their handling of orchestal music, which seems a greater challenge for most speakers. Here come the cliches, but I was listening to the music and not the speakers.  Also, while the A5 soundstaging may have been more pin-pointed and precise, I felt the Rockports presented a more realistic array of voices - again more like being in the hall than listening to a technically accomplished loudspeaker.  Same with chamber music.  The Rockport's ability to differentiate between four individual string instruments with similar timber was remarkable, always a challenge.   Love my Focal Kanta 3s but this will be a big step up for me.  The guys at F1 Audio are a great team!

@christianb5s4 This is an older post.  I’ve since moved from Kanta 3 (like you I see very little about this fine speaker online) to Atria ii’s. K3s we’re my first high end flop stander (after Harbeth m30.2 with HSU subs) and I enjoyed them while I had them with PS Audio BHK 300 and pre.  I enjoyed them very much   The Rockports (with D’Agostino Progression integrated) were a significant step up to my ears. Better voice separation and imaging.  Although it’s hard to make a direct comparison since I changed electronics at the same time.  I would still have the Atria’s had I not decided to go in an entirely different direction with Tannoys and hybrid/tubes.  
 

As between the Magico and Rockport, I found the Rockport more cohesive and musical - less “audiophile” sounding.  Hope this helps.