Rockport Atria II or Magico A5


I'm considering a change from my Focal Kanta 3s and will be auditioning Rockport Atria IIs and Magico A5s soon.  I've heard the Rockports and Magico S3 IIs together,  but not the A5s. Rockports more than held their own.   

Looking for opinions as to how either the Atrias or A5s would pair with my D'Agostino Progression Integrated and M Scaler/Dave   

My space is 15x21x14 ft and I stream Roon almost exclusively.   

My musical tastes are varied - classical, opera, jazz/blues, classic rock, indie  

I listen at moderate volumes and value clear separation between voices, but with a "coherent" sound overall if that makes sense.  This is what the Rockports seemed to achieve moreso than the Magico as I recall.  

Thanks and stay safe.  



128x128cantorgale

Agreed.  Having spoken directly with Andy Payor I know he favors and largely voices his speakers with Gryphon, and I was surprised that Alon Wolf holds Hegel in high regard although he uses other electronics as well that I’m not privy to. 

Look at the new Sonor Audio Claro 10.2 Speakers too they might be the best value on the market right now !

They replaced their Reference JBL M2’s with these new Sonor Audio Claro 10.2’s !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKQMvA0BWgw

More about these Claro 10.2’s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-8oRQbUWNc 

How they make these Claro 10.2's ! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL0ry5igF0k

https://quarternoteacoustic.com/product/claro-10-2/

@cantorgale I read through this with great interest as I also have Kanta 3s and rarely see people post about them, despite being very good to my ears.

 

I'm curious about your experience of what improvements were brought with your new speakers versus the Kantas? And if you felt the Kantas were lacking in particular areas? Would be great to learn about that in case of my future plans to switch speakers.