Magico S5 Speaker - owners - heard them!

fsmithjackThanks! for sharing your Audio journey. I look forward in reading more as you massage those S5 MkII speakers into your system.
Happy Listening!

Thanks Guys - when I first got the Magico S5 MKI I had my hands full with getting the right preamp and cables and plus the S5 were not broken in. They really do expose weak links to the point at first I didn’t like them really? 

I mean I liked them but I had HiDiamond cables and a BAT tube preamp and both just did not work well with them and my other equipment.

I worked hard to get the right balance and had them break in and man I was rewarded with the best sound I’ve ever known. It’s crazy to go from Speakers l wasn’t sure were for me to a set that is the greatest I’ve ever owned.

I switched from HiDiamond Full Loom to Kubala-Sosna Emotion Full loom. 

Amps to Pass Labs .5 to .8

BAT to Mark Levinson No.326s to a very big upgrade to the Simaudio Moon Evolution P-8. I was amazed at how much better the Simaudio was. I liked the ML but the Sim was so much better. 

Another real big upgrade was when I upgraded my Bricasti M1SE to their hardware add - built in ethernet media player which was a fantastic upgrade and to go with it I also added the excellent: The linear Solutiln OCXO Ethernet switch with its own proprietary LPS and custom Ethernet cable and this combo was a great add as well. 

Now I have my system dialed for Magico with all my vibration control and clean power via - Solid Tech Racks - Symposium and SRA platforms and a bunch of clean power supplies and distributors, etc and really looking forward to getting the Magico S5 MKII’s - I thought long and hard about Vivid Audio Giya G2 Series 2 but my wife hated the looks and cost wise about $10k more so S5 MKII it is. 

Have you done any A-B comparison between Rethm and Magico Mk1? If so, what’s your observation? 

Thanks..
Manoj

I’ve owned both speakers at same time for years. Magico is a better speaker but not at everything. Put it this way. I switched to Magico but still kept my Rethm’s and for a long time because I was afraid to sell them because they were amazing. Magico are 280 pounds. No I did not roll them in replace and then remove them put the Rethems in? That’s stupid. I owned them for years - know them inside and out and everything about them. 

fsmithjack
Thank You for the update on this thread. Good to read that you still enjoy the Magico loudspeakers.  Happy Listening!