Magico S5 Review by Myles Astor in VIDEO

Peter Breuninger

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I am so proud of Myles' review of the S5, he is one of the greatest reviewers of all time, especially in video, he's made for the camera. I filmed it and watched Myles do an expert adlib, there is no script!

http://www.avshowrooms.com/Magico_S5_Speaker.html

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PeterA

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I have to agree. Just watched all three parts. It was excellent. I had heard the S5 twice at dealers and was not overly impressed until I heard them at a friend's house. He also has the Wilson Alexia. The S5 is extremely good and Myles did a great job describing the speaker. Loved the format. Thank you Peter.
 

Don C

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The video reviews are quite good, however the audio playback sections are worthless for evaluation, and should be dropped!
 

puroagave

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The video reviews are quite good, however the audio playback sections are worthless for evaluation, and should be dropped!

it is amazing what one can hear...when i output the audio from my lap top to a schiit dac/headphone amp thru mid level AKG cans. on my desk top system one can tell the cyndee peters on tape is many cuts above the LP - and on an unfamiliar system, off a video no less!
 

Don C

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it is amazing what one can hear...when i output the audio from my lap top to a schiit dac/headphone amp thru mid level AKG cans. on my desk top system one can tell the cyndee peters on tape is many cuts above the LP - and on an unfamiliar system, off a video no less!

You have a very good imagination! Perhaps you should buy a Magico.
 

FrantzM

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it is amazing what one can hear...when i output the audio from my lap top to a schiit dac/headphone amp thru mid level AKG cans. on my desk top system one can tell the cyndee peters on tape is many cuts above the LP - and on an unfamiliar system, off a video no less!

Then we will go off saying that mp3 is not transparent ...

I will watch that video later. I will focus on what Myles says rather than what other sounds are heard .. I cannot understand the concept of judging a system sound quality through an mp3 video
 
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marty

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Well done Myles. I actually thought the music was worth hearing- not for our critical listening, but it gave us an insight as to your sonic references. Also, I loved the Suryodaya and just bought it on Amazon. What I'd really love to get is a sense for is how the S5s compare to the Rockport Aviors, which I think are around the same price (30K).
 

LL21

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Well done Myles. I actually thought the music was worth hearing- not for our critical listening, but it gave us an insight as to your sonic references. Also, I loved the Suryodaya and just bought it on Amazon. What I'd really love to get is a sense for is how the S5s compare to the Rockport Aviors, which I think are around the same price (30K).

Good call...I have read very good things about Avior, and generally like Rockports a lot.
 

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