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In Reply to: in short, yes posted by Tom Schuman on September 22, 2015 at 02:29:05:
Tom, thanks for your candid thoughts. Just to clarify, I will be giving the S7's an extended audition of probably 2 x 5 hour sessions, though they will be in my Dealer's treated showroom. Please understand a few things. Firstly I live in Australia & there is only one Magico Dealer in this territory. Secondly, I live 50 minutes drive from my Dealer in an apartment building. Access to my apartment building's carpark is difficult due to being a/ underground and b/ having a low height limit. Thirdly, we are talking about 300 pound speakers which would mostly likely require professional delivery and pickup by a specialist mover like a Piano mover. And fourthly, my Dealer will only have a pair available for audition at best for a few weeks as the first pair are already earmarked for a customer. So my Dealer would not be able to spare them for that long - let alone risk them being damaged. I live in Australia. You live in the States. Maybe it is different there?
I agree with your logic of having a balanced system approach and fully optimizing what you have. That's why I am also investing in room treatments.
To answer your question, based on the budget I had originally set aside upgrade to VA separates, I wanted to get the best 'bang for the buck' upgrade (after having addressed the room as I said). My simple goal with a speaker upgrade would be to approach the amazing realism I experienced when I heard the awesome Infinity IRS-V's way back in 1991. They are still the best sounding speakers i've ever heard. You talk about revealing! The fives had thunderous concert-level bass, amazing resolution & ethereal "reach out and touch it" imaging. You never asked me what I like about the S5's? They were the first loudspeakers which gave me the same sense of awe and excitement as the IRS-V's, whilst sounding wonderfully balanced and coherent, on the warm side & a bit more laid back than the Q3's.
The S7's by all reports maintain the desirable qualities of the current S3/S5, but take it to a whole nuther level. Interestingly, Alon reports the S7's interact less with room boundaries (like a good line source), making them easier to place & are about 1db more efficient than the S5's. As you know, Vitus and Magico have have excellent synergy, so it seems like a safe bet to atleast strongly consider the S7's. They should get me closer to the mighty IRS-V's, and maybe even surpass them?
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Follow Ups
- RE: in short, yes - Bodhi 02:31:57 09/23/15 (1)
- RE: in short, yes - Tom Schuman 00:31:55 09/30/15 (0)
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