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In Reply to: RE: Majico had a room in the Hotel I was staying in.... posted by Ivan303 on October 06, 2015 at 06:59:22
You definitely didn't miss anything. The S7's sounded like...drum roll please...your run of the mill Magico. Lacking in air. Lacking emotion. Lacking soul. Not sure I'm a fan of sealed cabinets, I find they congest the sound.
Did anyone note the use of diffusers in that room? A great trick to broaden the soundstage. But I can't blame them, hotel rooms generally suck.
Steve
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Steve, what do you expect from a Hotel room with limited setup time? Also, whilst the new Soulution amps are very good, I thought the choice of mixing the 701 mono's with a Vitus ML-102 pre was strange. I would have preferred an all-Vitus setup with SM-102 mono's and a Masterpiece series transport/dac to match with the Vitus ML-201 preamp. Vitus has more emotion and sounds more natural than Soulution imho. Also as another member mentioned, Magico didn't have an analogue source this year (if that's important to you).
Vitus SCD025MkII, SIA025, Oppo BPD-103AU, Magico S5's, Taoc ASR racks + SCB-RS50g, Stillpoints Ultra 6's/Mini's/LPI's, Furutech GTX-D(G), Gigawatt PC-3 SE Evo, Jorma Prime pc's + xlr's/Statement sc's/Unity pc, Siltech Classic Anniversary rcas + HDMI
Well, I can strongly confirm Magico loudspeakers aren't for me. My dealer has Q3's. I've heard S5 and S1 at shows and now S7. I found they sound ok, but I couldn't get into the music. They don't pull me in emotionally. I always find myself listening to the speakers and not the music. They don't allow me to get lost in the music. My heart is with BBC LS3/5A based speakers.
I have never heard Vitus that I remember. Aren't they quite expensive? I do like Boulder and Pass. I've been told they are just as good, maybe even better, for a lot less.
But when it comes down to it, I'm a tube guy at heart.
That's fair enough, i'm not a fan of Wilson, PSB, B&W and many other speakers. Magico speakers are basically neutral, transparent to source & highly resolving. The S series is a bit more laid back in presentation than the Q series and sounds warmer. They are wonderfully coherent and well balanced speakers. Since they are 'honest', to get drawn into the music you need to pay careful attention to your choice of upstream equipment, cables, AC power & room acoustics. As i've often said, Vitus Signature series has great synergy with the S series & sounds warm and mellifluous..certainly more tube-like than Soulution. And yes, they're not cheap. Pass XS series is also an excellent choice for ss (though not cheap), whilst CJ Gat/Art & absolare are a great choice for tubes. I've found Jorma and Siltech have excellent synergy in cables. I also got nice improvements stepping up to the Stillpoints Ultra 6's & Furutech GTX-D(g). In other words, every part of the chain matters. The great thing about the Magico S series is they grow with every improvement to your system and room.
Vitus SCD025MkII, SIA025, Oppo BPD-103AU, Magico S5's, Taoc ASR racks + SCB-RS50g, Stillpoints Ultra 6's/Mini's/LPI's, Furutech GTX-D(G), Gigawatt PC-3 SE Evo, Jorma Prime pc's + xlr's/Statement sc's/Unity pc, Siltech Classic Anniversary rcas + HDMI
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Alloy speakers have a different signature , not for everyone.....
They're certainly less colored than many wood speakers. I was amazed how little resonance my S5's cabinet have at even high SPL's. But yes, I will agree that sealed box point source speakers are not for everyone, just as panels and horns are not for everyone.
Vitus SCD025MkII, SIA025, Oppo BPD-103AU, Magico S5's, Taoc ASR racks + SCB-RS50g, Stillpoints Ultra 6's/Mini's/LPI's, Furutech GTX-D(G), Gigawatt PC-3 SE Evo, Jorma Prime pc's + xlr's/Statement sc's/Unity pc, Siltech Classic Anniversary rcas + HDMI
Edits: 10/07/15
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