Thanks for pointing out MIT cables as well. My local Magico dealer sells both Shunyata and MIT cables so once funding permits I will test out a few of the cables as potential upgrades. What model of MIT EVO cable did you purchase?
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Thanks for pointing out MIT cables as well. My local Magico dealer sells both Shunyata and MIT cables so once funding permits I will test out a few of the cables as potential upgrades. What model of MIT EVO cable did you purchase?
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I also agree Magico and MIT are a great match. I use MIT EVO One SC and IC with my original S3 to very satisfying results.
I'm using the EVO One speaker cable.
So far I have about 100 hours on the S5 MK2 and they are sounding better and better every day. Compared to my previous speaker, B&W 802D the bass is deeper and has significantly better definition and resolution. The midrange is equally as resolving as the B&W and the tweeter is more natural sounding and not as forward in presentation as my previous speakers. Overall, I am extremely pleased with the purchase and unless something breaks these speakers will be in my system for many many years to come.
Cheers,
John
Cheers,
John
John, this is wonderful news. Congrats! I’m sure they’re a big step up over the B&W’s.
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Definitely a huge step up from my B&W, which were by no means a poor performing speaker. One of the greatest advantage of the Magic S5s is the amount of detail that one can hear while listening in the 75-85 dB listening range. For the past couple of weeks I've been listening to music 3 hours every evening and it is like having my entire music collection remastered. Overall, an amazing transducer.
BlueFox
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Welcome to the club. Careful with the volume. The detail is still there at 110+ dB.
Peaks of 95-100 dB max. More typically peaks of 85-90 dB. However thank you for the advice.
VNladyaudiophile
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Greetings from Ho Chi Minh City/ Saigon, Vietnam
Dear Mike and all the AUDIOSHARK Forum's members, who have helped me so much with all your experience, knowledge and shares in this great forum, especially Mike. After learning by reading so much here since last February, I could narrowed down my searches and nailed down on: Magico S5MKII with SPods, Vitus Signature line for Pre/Amp and CD/DAC player, MIT Oracle cables, Entreq Poseidon and Atlantis cables, Nordost/ Shunyata power cords. After 4 months now I can say my system is finally set the right way. I am so happy and so thankful to this forum, to Mike, to Audio Shark residents here. Sincerely Thank YOU.
Now I am on the search for the Analog system and I know for sure there are many valuable things I will continue learning here.
Thank you so much, Gentlemen.
Best regards,
Chau
Chau - you are very welcome. I'm happy to help as much as I can. You have amassed an amazing system with terrific synergy. I'm sure your S5 mk2's are breaking in nicely.
Since you are in Vietnam, you should definitely give a listen to the Kronos Sparta. Louis, the owner of Kronos, has a strong presence in Vietnam.
As a side note, how many hours to you think you have on your S5 mk2's?
VNladyaudiophile
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Dear Mike, thank you for your reply. My Magico had seen about 900 hours together with Vitus already and I am much happier with the whole system after the speakers finally got the optimized position in my very small room 10,8’ X 16,5’ X 8’.
Louis had come to my house to audition the Kronos Sparta and he’s a perfectionist for sure. I am now very into Kronos Pro and Airtight Opus 1. I am still under researches to be sure it’s the best for me.
As a woman I would much prefer to have a one stop shop/ simple option like the MSB Select II Dac instead of the whole complicated and time consuming analog system and I have looked into this option but it seems like tons of money would be poured in again. And surely I won’t have the wonderful accessories / supporting items like Mr. Mike Lavigne’s setup and the end result for me would be too far from what Mr. Lavigne is experiencing. Therefore I am puzzled.
To simplify my life shall I seriously look at the MSB Select II DAC, according to you Dear Mike? I plan to visit MSB factory in May since I would be in Berkeley visiting my daughter. AudioShark forum’s residents and yourself are more than welcomed to help me with shared thoughts. Thanks so much in advance.
Kind regards, Chau.
Louis had come to my house to audition the Kronos Sparta and he’s a perfectionist for sure. I am now very into Kronos Pro and Airtight Opus 1. I am still under researches to be sure it’s the best for me.
As a woman I would much prefer to have a one stop shop/ simple option like the MSB Select II Dac instead of the whole complicated and time consuming analog system and I have looked into this option but it seems like tons of money would be poured in again. And surely I won’t have the wonderful accessories / supporting items like Mr. Mike Lavigne’s setup and the end result for me would be too far from what Mr. Lavigne is experiencing. Therefore I am puzzled.
To simplify my life shall I seriously look at the MSB Select II DAC, according to you Dear Mike? I plan to visit MSB factory in May since I would be in Berkeley visiting my daughter. AudioShark forum’s residents and yourself are more than welcomed to help me with shared thoughts. Thanks so much in advance.
Kind regards, Chau.
Hi Chau - 900 hours is a good number. You're definitely got the speakers broken in. I think the Select II DAC is superb and a world class source. If you're not into the care & feeding of an expensive vinyl rig, then I think for sure the MSB Select II would be a great choice. To really do vinyl, it has to be something you want to do, it has to be something that you've been doing, meaning, collecting records for a while. If you're starting out with a world class source, truly the MSB Select II is the way to go.
VNladyaudiophile
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Hmmmmm, dear Mike, you got me thinking hard now hee hee... Thank you so much.
Kind regards, Chau.
so after much vacillating, research, demo'ing, and unintentionally upping my budget - i am the proud new owner of the s5 mk2. big thanks to Bob @ Rhapsody (not sure how to tag here) for helping me find the speaker i didn't know i was looking for and then getting it set up in my room. will post pictures in the next few days - and i think you guys might be surprised with the size of the room i was able to fit them into
Congrats on a great choice. I know you were asking my advice earlier on S3 mk2 Vs S5 mk2 as it related to your specific room. Glad you went with the S5 mk2. Those big babies can compress a big room!
yep, it provides more optionality in the future if i move to a bigger place as well. when i heard it at Bob's (on a soulution 530), i got the sense that the bass should work for my room - it is so so clean. my little raidho c1.1 would over-pressurize around 40hz so it's funny to see a bigger speaker just gently drive through those octaves. now...my biggest hope is that the neighbors enjoy the quality and music selection as well so i can avoid some pesky noise complaints
“Over pressurize”. Love that. I’m going to use that one when someone asks me about previous 6 pairs of Raidho’s. LOL.
Absolutely will do. Have you started thinking about electronics, cables, etc.? So many great choices. I would strongly suggest MIT or Shunyata for Magico. Both have good synergy. Electronics? Soooooo many great ones. Even though I don’t carry it, Constellation’s new stuff is super with Magico. Pass is awesome too and for an integrated for Magico, I’ve heard nothing better than the Gryphon Diablo 300. The Diablo 300 sounds like $90,000 worth of separates in a $16k integrated.