BlueFox
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I am embarrassed to admit this, but I broke my right Magico S5 last night. My neighbors on the side of the house next to living room moved (not because of me 
). So last night I thought I would see/hear what the S5s, and the entire stereo, was capable of. While Foghat's Slow Ride was playing (not a difficult song) the volume inched up into the 70s on the pre (Pass XP-20). Okay, I have been there before. A little higher, and a little higher, and now in uncharted territory by entering the 80s. In the past, before I had separate circuits for each amp, a breaker would have tripped by this point. Not now.
Anyway, with the pre at 83, it is sounding great. The Pass amps (X600.5) are rated at 1200W into 4 ohms, and that is the Magico rating, so I'm not too concerned about the volume. While it is to loud, there is no distortion, clipping, or anything to hint there is a problem. So, just as I am thinking time to back off, the right channel goes out. My first thought was I tripped a breaker again, but the amp is still fine, so that's not it. I check all connections and they are okay. Recycle the preamp, but no help. So, I went to bed.
Today, it is still broke. Darn, it wasn't a dream. I grabbed a spare center channel speaker, hooked it up, and it works fine. It is the speaker not working. There is a little bit of sound from the woofers, and nada from the mid and tweeter. I didn't smell any burnt electrical component, but suspect I trashed the x-over.
Unfortunately, since I bought these from Mike, I don't have a warranty, but I can live with that. Monday I will contact Magico to start the repair process. Since they are just up the road from me I hope I can get them to fix it in my house. I have no problem paying extra for that if I can avoid the hassle of boxing it up, shipping it, receiving it, unboxing, and setting it up.
On the positive side, I will have a nice solar credit for July since the Pass amps, and A/C, will be off for some time. Even better, I am now listening to my HT/surround/spare stereo system. The Magicos replaced my Aerial Acoustic 7T speakers, which became my fronts in the HT. Since I bought the Magicos in April I have neglected this system, but now it is going its job quite well.
). So last night I thought I would see/hear what the S5s, and the entire stereo, was capable of. While Foghat's Slow Ride was playing (not a difficult song) the volume inched up into the 70s on the pre (Pass XP-20). Okay, I have been there before. A little higher, and a little higher, and now in uncharted territory by entering the 80s. In the past, before I had separate circuits for each amp, a breaker would have tripped by this point. Not now. Anyway, with the pre at 83, it is sounding great. The Pass amps (X600.5) are rated at 1200W into 4 ohms, and that is the Magico rating, so I'm not too concerned about the volume. While it is to loud, there is no distortion, clipping, or anything to hint there is a problem. So, just as I am thinking time to back off, the right channel goes out. My first thought was I tripped a breaker again, but the amp is still fine, so that's not it. I check all connections and they are okay. Recycle the preamp, but no help. So, I went to bed.
Today, it is still broke. Darn, it wasn't a dream. I grabbed a spare center channel speaker, hooked it up, and it works fine. It is the speaker not working. There is a little bit of sound from the woofers, and nada from the mid and tweeter. I didn't smell any burnt electrical component, but suspect I trashed the x-over.
Unfortunately, since I bought these from Mike, I don't have a warranty, but I can live with that. Monday I will contact Magico to start the repair process. Since they are just up the road from me I hope I can get them to fix it in my house. I have no problem paying extra for that if I can avoid the hassle of boxing it up, shipping it, receiving it, unboxing, and setting it up.
On the positive side, I will have a nice solar credit for July since the Pass amps, and A/C, will be off for some time. Even better, I am now listening to my HT/surround/spare stereo system. The Magicos replaced my Aerial Acoustic 7T speakers, which became my fronts in the HT. Since I bought the Magicos in April I have neglected this system, but now it is going its job quite well.
