Magico S5 mk2

bthomas9 said:
Color WAS the hardest choice. Picking the s5 mk2 was the easy choice [emoji16]. Also, working with Mike was the easy choice [emoji8]! Good luck Bud!!


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You wont find anyone easier than Mike to work with , well not on this planet ... :)
 
"There can be no question: My measurements
of Magico’s S5 Mk.II reveal
it to be a superbly well-engineered
loudspeaker.—John Atkinson"

"My congratulations to Magico’s Alon
Wolf and Yair Tammam for producing
a speaker that offers full-range, uncolored,
low-distortion sound coupled
with superbly stable and accurate
stereo imaging. At $38,000–$42,750/
pair, the S5 Mk.II is not too dissimilar
in price to the Wilson Audio Alexia
($48,500/pair) and Vivid G4 Giya
($39,990/pair), which I reviewed in
December 2013 and March 2014, respectively.4
The Magico S5 Mk.II joins
those speakers as one I could live with
when I’m done with this reviewing
business. It may indeed be large, but, as
I found out, it had no problems, large
or otherwise."

Wow! :heart: :audiophile: :heart: :audiophile:
 
BlueFox said:
All this Magico S5 v2 talk has me working with Mike on getting a pair for me. :)
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Congratulations Bud, and very good decision! At half the price of the M3's, the S5 Mk2's are a relative bargain. More importantly, I think they will stand the test of time :audiophile:.
 
Can the spikes be used directly under the S5 v2 as with the original S5. I ask because the outriggers will cause me to shift everything a bit to the right. Unfortunately, that either narrows the distance between the left/right speaker, or moves the right closer to the hallway opening to the back of the house.

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Yes spikes with S5 mk2, but they go into the outriggers.


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BlueFox said:
Can the spikes be used directly under the S5 v2 as with the original S5. I ask because the outriggers will cause me to shift everything a bit to the right. Unfortunately, that either narrows the distance between the left/right speaker, or moves the right closer to the hallway opening to the back of the house.

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I like the way you control the brightness of your Pass meter.
 
Anyone know how wide JA's room is? He mentions the positioning of the speakers relative to front and side walls but not how far apart the speakers were....
 
Elberoth said:
I like the way you control the brightness of your Pass meter.
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If it were me, it would be atleast a Penthouse (though i'm single! :lol:). Then again that mag does get pretty hot....and that Pass amp gets even hotter. On 2nd thoughts, safety first...especially in Bud's room! :hide:
 
madfloyd said:
Anyone know how wide JA's room is? He mentions the positioning of the speakers relative to front and side walls but not how far apart the speakers were....
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"John Atkinson's listening room, measures 24' by 15' with a 7' 10" ceiling."



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BlueFox said:
That is a necessity if you listen with minimal room lights. Otherwise it seems as if a car is coming at you, and that really destroys the mood. :)
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I'm surprised there's no option to dim or switch off the power light? I have the same problem with my Acoustic Revive RR-777 which has a bright blue light which also can't be dimmed. My solution was to place two swabs of grey coloured electrical tape over the light which still left a diffuse blue light which is much easier on the eyes :thumbsup:.
 
Can the S5 v2 owners give an idea as to how they sound brand new, that is before they break in. Any idea of break in time? Right now my plan is to let them play 24/7 for a week or so.
 
Hi folks, Myles B Astor's review of the S5 Mk2's for PF is hot off the press, and as usual with Myles it's a good read! :audiophile:
 
Good read. While reading the review, a siren in my mind prompting S3 mk2, S3 mk2..in that regard, very bad read.
 
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