New Magico color selector

john1970 said:
Definitely going all black. I listened to both S3 MKII and S5 MKII. Initially I thought the S3 MKII were the deal because of the all graphene drivers. However, just for the heck of it I had the dealer bring in the pair of S5 MKII for comparison. With my ears, the S5MKII had much improved bass response and the pitch and definition of the bass was significantly better than the S3 MKII. The treble and midrange was identical on both speakers. Needless to say, since this is a long-term purchase I went with the S5 MKIIs given the incremental cost. S7s were out of the question due to size.

John
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John - how big is your listening room? Awesome speakers.
 
john1970 said:
Definitely going all black. I listened to both S3 MKII and S5 MKII. Initially I thought the S3 MKII were the deal because of the all graphene drivers. However, just for the heck of it I had the dealer bring in the pair of S5 MKII for comparison. With my ears, the S5MKII had much improved bass response and the pitch and definition of the bass was significantly better than the S3 MKII. The treble and midrange was identical on both speakers. Needless to say, since this is a long-term purchase I went with the S5 MKIIs given the incremental cost. S7s were out of the question due to size.

John
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Congrats on your decision, the S5 mk2 are great speakers.


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AJR said:
John - how big is your listening room? Awesome speakers.
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The room is 25' x 12' x 8'. The S7 definitely would have been too much and they were out of my price range. My current speakers are B&W 802Ds. I've had the B&W for many years, but found their bass a bit heavy and treble a bit too bright. Comparison of the anechonic response from Stereophile show the S5 MKII with about 3-4 dB less bass gain around 50-60 Hz than my current speakers. Aso the Magico is flat at 10 Hz while the B&W is +3 dB at this particular frequency. Enough with measurements, during auditions I found the acoustic suspension bass from the Magico's extremely well defined and don't expect it to load a room like a reflex speaker. The treble and midrange had very good definition without being bright. Overall, I consider the Magico S5 MKII speaker a long-term (15-20 year) purchase.
 
john1970 said:
Overall, I consider the Magico S5 MKII speaker a long-term (15-20 year) purchase.
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I hope they last that long. One thing in the back of my mind was driver longevity. These are all new drivers and material with no long term history. I guess we will all find out. :)
 
BlueFox said:
I hope they last that long. One thing in the back of my mind was driver longevity. These are all new drivers and material with no long term history. I guess we will all find out. :)
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I suspect they will last at least a decade (and hopefully two). I don't drive my speakers loud; normal listening is 85-90 dB. Be tweeters, carbon fiber -based midranges, and Al woofers have been around a while.
 
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