Magico S5 mk2

Alpinist said:
Hi Tom,

In my experience with the S7, with its three 10 inch woofers, it produces prodigious amounts of bass that is extremely low in distortion and not only goes extremely deep but delivers a visceral impact to the listener (i.e. A REAL GUT PUNCH!). Some of the best bass I've ever heard actually.

Ken
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Here is an S7 bass driver (very similar to the S5 Mk2) lined up next to an S5 Mk1 bass unit! :amazing:

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Does the S5 mk 2 use the same bass drivers as the S7 ?

Thay supposedly have been uprated too.
 
Elberoth said:
Does the S5 mk 2 use the same bass drivers as the S7 ?

Thay supposedly have been uprated too.
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According to Magico's website the part number for the S5 Mk2's 10" bass unit is MAG10508. However the part number for the S7 has not been published to my knowledge, so i'm not 100% sure. Though based on Magico's description of using "distilled elements of our most recent and ground breaking engineering accomplishments which are found in the S7" in the S5 Mk2 & the visual similarity of each bass unit, I would say they are very similar transducers, only tuned for each model.
 
Face said:
I see the new driver is related to this beast: https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/approx-10-subwoofers/seas-l26roy-10-subwoofer-d1001-04-4-ohm/

Meanwhile, the old woofer is related to Scanspeak's Discovery range(but on steroids). https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.c...very-26w/8534g-10-aluminum-cone-woofer-8-ohm/
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My understanding is the S5 Mk2 & S7's 10" bass drivers are based on Q series technology which, aside from the cone are designed and built in-house, whereas the S5 Mk1 drivers were build by a group of partners (refer post - http://www.audioshark.org/speakers-10/magico-s5-review-3777-page5.html).
 
Nobody likes a show off ;). CONGRATS MY FRIEND!! The all black setup is stunning!!


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I just cannot get over how easy Magico's are to setup and integrate into a room. After nightmares with some previous speakers, these are an absolute dream. I think Khin was mentioning something similar with his S3's. I just plop them down a couple of feet from the wall, toe them in facing the ears of the listener, and go. I feel like a bad placement gives you 9/10, tweak a little and get 10/10. Hire Jim Smith and get 11/10. [emoji6]


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Mike said:
I just cannot get over how easy Magico's are to setup and integrate into a room. After nightmares with some previous speakers, these are an absolute dream. I think Khin was mentioning something similar with his S3's. I just plop them down a couple of feet from the wall, toe them in facing the ears of the listener, and go. I feel like a bad placement gives you 9/10, tweak a little and get 10/10. Hire Jim Smith and get 11/10. [emoji6]


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Or spike them (changes sound dramatically), get 500 hours on them, and move them 6'-8' out into the room and get magic:cool: If logistics allow of course.

And Mike congrats on the set up....looks delicious!
 
Rhapsody said:
Or spike them (changes sound dramatically), get 500 hours on them, and move them 6'-8' out into the room and get magic:cool: If logistics allow of course.
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For sure! I have my helper coming over next week to help me spike them. I plan on playing them 12+ hours a day. I'm hosting a large gathering in late October of local audiophiles (we have about 120 members in the club) - so I have a few months.

Oh, and Bob, this Vitus stuff is the bomb! I'm already thinking Vitus phono...bad Mike, bad! Must resist. Must.


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Mike said:
For sure! I have my helper coming over next week to help me spike them. I plan on playing them 12+ hours a day. I'm hosting a large gathering in late October of local audiophiles (we have about 120 members in the club) - so I have a few months.

Oh, and Bob, this Vitus stuff is the bomb! I'm already thinking Vitus phono...bad Mike, bad! Must resist. Must.

Yes, no hurry on spiking them until they have hours on them anyway, as you know. I love them with the wheels on, so easy to deal with, wish they sounded the same, but unfortunately they don't.

Your club will be in for a real treat with that Vitus/Magico combo......don't resist....it will be good for you and for biz:)


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Yes, no hurry on spiking them until they have hours on them anyway as you know. I love them with the wheels on, so easy to deal with, wish they sounded the same, but unfortunately they don't.

Your club will be in for a real treat with that Vitus/Magico combo......don't resist....it will be good for you and for biz:)
 
The other thing, as I'm sure you've found with the Absolare and Kondo (and we also heard with CAT), tube gear gives them a different presentation. There's certainly no "best". Different virtues of the tube gear vs SS on Magico. My VAC gear on the Magico's sounds amazing and organic. The Vitus is sweet and dynamic. Both are great. The Siltech is also a terrific match.
 
Mike said:
The other thing, as I'm sure you've found with the Absolare and Kondo (and we also heard with CAT), tube gear gives them a different presentation. There's certainly no "best". Different virtues of the tube gear vs SS on Magico. My VAC gear on the Magico's sounds amazing and organic. The Vitus is sweet and dynamic. Both are great. The Siltech is also a terrific match.
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Yep, exactly, any of the new Magicos work with either good tubes or good SS, hassle free from "abnormalities" and it's basically personal preference. If possible it's nice to have both the SS and the tubes to switch off occasionally for different moods/seasons etc.

For some reason I have REALLY become enamored with the S7's. I think it's my fairly big space (700 sq. ft), the S7's scale is off the charts....especially with 15ips tapes.
 
Rhapsody said:
Yep, exactly, any of the new Magicos work with either good tubes or good SS, hassle free from "abnormalities" and it's basically personal preference. If possible it's nice to have both the SS and the tubes to switch off occasionally for different moods/seasons etc.

For some reason I have REALLY become enamored with the S7's. I think it's my fairly big space (700 sq. ft), the S7's scale is off the charts....especially with 15ips tapes.
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Yes, the S7's are excellent. At Howard's place (in Tampa) they just fill his entire room. If you've got a big room, S7's!! For most average sized rooms - S5 mk2 or .... M3's!! I think the M3 is going to be incredible. I drooled over the M Pro's. I think the M3's will give us a real good taste of the M Pro's.
 
Mike said:
Yes, the S7's are excellent. At Howard's place (in Tampa) they just fill his entire room. If you've got a big room, S7's!! For most average sized rooms - S5 mk2 or .... M3's!! I think the M3 is going to be incredible. I drooled over the M Pro's. I think the M3's will give us a real good taste of the M Pro's.
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And after we "digest" the M3's....then the M????'s:) Life is good:audiophile:
 
Hi Mike. I tried to back read the thread but can't seem to find the model of the Vitus amp hooked up to your new S5 mk2. Is it the new SS-103? Can 50 watts of Class A really drive Magico's S Series even at fairly loud levels? TIA! :)
 
Mike said:
I just cannot get over how easy Magico's are to setup and integrate into a room. After nightmares with some previous speakers, these are an absolute dream. I think Khin was mentioning something similar with his S3's. I just plop them down a couple of feet from the wall, toe them in facing the ears of the listener, and go. I feel like a bad placement gives you 9/10, tweak a little and get 10/10. Hire Jim Smith and get 11/10. [emoji6]


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Yep. It's a breeze to set up. The hardest part is moving the S3s from my garage to the listening room (no wheels on S3s) as the crate they came with is too big to fit the door. Both S3s came in one big crate.

Mike, S5 mk2 + Vitus class A must be heavenly. Love the black m-coat. Congrats, again!

BTW I ordered Jim Smith book and dvd. [emoji4]
 
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