Jargon can be confusing especially when using only words. I figured that out when you included the video link. Suddenly I understood exactly what you were writing.
Regardless, you have excellent taste in audio gear, especially speakers!
Magico S5 2024 in the wild
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Regardless, you have excellent taste in audio gear, especially speakers!
Oh Man, I was all jacked up about "tilt" as I've never even considered that in Magico setup. I've always thought "level" is the best and always sought that although now, being an OCD audiophile am aiming my laser at the listening position and realizing my floors are not level. The right speaker shoots about and inch higher than the left with the laser just over the tweeter. Also after seeing your distances per the 2 awesome threads above, I've pushed them closer. They were 11.5 feet apart tweeter to tweeter and now are much much closer. They are currently at 10'8" tweeter to tweeter and 10"1 to the listening position. 1'2" - 6'5" to the rearmost wall (jut out of 4 feet in the listening nook/equipment space). Front of speakers are 11'7" to backwall and 10'10: to center target on the listening chair. I'm posting pictures for clarity sake but just wanted to thank the two of you for heads up on moving them closer. I do have the laser targeted to converge roughly a meter behind the listening position too per standard Magico recommendation. Have yet to put them up on the IsoAcoustics spikes which should improve imaging dramatically based on the S3Mk3 experience but they are indeed disappearing and imaging is insanely immersive. It sounds like a 3d fish tank for some of the electronic music I like to demo with. I had the speakers so far apart that the center image had a bit of a blind spot. Very audible on Chris Rea's "Auberge" at the beginning where he walks from left to right into the room and starts his car, drops a bottle that then rolls all the way to the left stage. Great test for imaging continuity and center fill btw. It's now fixed and is seamless. I'm also getting more front to back information which causes images to come out into the room and for some of the electronica swirl around 9 feet in front of the speakers and way out beyond to the edges of the room. Thanks again for sharing your setups- it's really been instrumental in bringing it all together! Peace!
Owen, I’m glad to hear that you found value in our posts and that you’re enjoying the experience of listening to your new speakers, they look great!
From the picture, it seems you have quite a large space, with the speakers positioned along the wider side of the room. How much distance is there between your listening position and the back wall?
Have you ever considered rotating your system by 90 degrees so that it’s set up along the narrower side of the room? Doing so could eliminate having a wall directly behind your head, which would reduce reverberations and potentially enhance the clarity and imaging of your system.
Thank you for the kind words, i completely agree—jargon can sometimes make things harder to follow.
That is some 3D fish tank for certain. Enjoy your rig and just continue to listen and make adjusts accordingly. Be patient and use your ears.
Thank you sir! Your eagle eye managed to catch a main deficiency in my room. My main sound room (which is spectacular) has been relegated to wifey who has developed a condition that all we passionistas all dread - she cannot listen to loud music, LOL so I've moved to one of the spare bedrooms and have to make some compromises. I've built a back wall from absorbent panels from the very fine acoustics company Artnovion to give that sense of space like I have another room behind the listening room like I had in my main room. It's not perfect but the images will help to understand that the nook which is on one side would cause some aberrations on imaging. Magicos love seeing a mirror image room and unfortunately even with my current setup this is not possible as the nook is not centered on the room either. UGH.... Anyways until I can finish my basement room this is it for now. N.B. I've always preferred Magicos on the long wall which generate a super wide and wraparound stage with imaging even behind the listening position. Cheers!
Hi Owen,
Thank you for your detailed reply! You’ve put a lot of thought into optimizing your current setup, even with the compromises. The absorbent panels from Artnovion are an excellent solution—they’re both effective and smart for managing acoustics.
I can see how the nook and lack of symmetry could be challenging, but it sounds like you’ve handled it creatively.
Your basement project sounds exciting! I’m sure it will be spectacular once completed. I’d love to hear updates as you make progress.
Cheers,
Guy
Just a quick note that I had a seriously surreal experience listening late night to some electronica. There was a moment where imaging was taking place on the ceiling centered right on the projector. It was as if there was a speaker on the projector and it was so realistic it had me giddy. Never heard anything like that in any system.
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