I feel you pain, F208Frank.
We spend a LOT of time deciding what to buy, then the wait for The Chosen Product to arrive is excruciating.
To have It arrive , and YOU not be home......well......just awful :)
Hope you love It when your hear It :)
They really are stunning speakers- neutral yet beautiful.
When I upgrade the upstream components, the sound improves further ie the A5s have got more to give!
Now I wonder what the hell the new S3s might have to offer....
I drive Magico A5s with Audionet Humboldt. Source is Oladra via MSB Reference DAC.
Great recordings are sensational, even crappy 80s ones sound good. The detail is there, and no edge at all.
No idea what you would hear with lower-grade amps, though.
I have my A5s on a "home-made" set of A-Pods (aluminium/copper/absorbent sandwiches)- seemed to improve things a bit- I would suspect that the A-pods would be a good addition
Vince, I think you are doing a great job! Wish I were in Europe to hear these new things.
I doing care all that much about AAA vs ADD vs DDD.
What I want to know is: which of the TotalDAC DACs (if any) is a significant step up from the MSB Reference DAC.
and: is there an Australian dealer??
kind...
I use homemade subs w 12” Peerless drivers and 250w cheap plate amps.
Definitely a small improvement as subs tend to be, but nothing amazing.
I am waiting for SVS SB4000s to go on special and I will get a pair of them, UNported to match the A5s.
I am not sure I have ever heard a system as good...