The bass is controlled and deep. They soubds seem seems layered. Never heard the A5 sounding this good. This comes to show what you can achieve just with top electronics.
The Magico A5's are impressive speakers. Excellent vocals. Transients are very quick and sharp, well controlled. Thanks, Jay. Those electronics are world class!
The opening live drum recording truly revealed how tight and fast is the bass of the A5. I heard the A5 back in 2020, and they seem slightly lean. Extremely pleasantly surprised that with your electronics Jay, the A5 comes across truly full range, and with substantial tonal mass. Thanks Jay.
Very GOOD SOUND, Jay ! : high resolution, clarity, and... *VERY NATURAL* : the voices are wonderful. The best natural sound since i watch your videos! Congratulations !
I played song #2 on Spotify. Spotify tuned in to that choice and then started throwing song after song of really cool music that had never been on my radar before. I'm glad I stopped by the lab today.
Wow man goosebumps here so lively, accurate and controlled. And listening with headphones off course. And that last song from Baba Blues such outstanding vocals damn!!
Jay, I believe your System is at such a Refined Level that it will Improve any Speaker's on the Market! A5's included, they Sound better than I have heard them in person! 👌👍
His system won't in actuality improve any speaker. It will however allow whatever speaker hooked up to play when properly setup far closer to it's own real ultimate potential. Better conceived and produced speakers will still perform superior in numerous ways including audibly to poorly conceived and produced speakers
Most impressive is the ability to reproduce two or more vocalists singing at the same time and to clearly hear each of them as if they were in the room with me.
Spectacular!!! Just a little too spectacular for my taste. It’s like I would love to visit, but probably not live there. For about an hour I would absolutely love it, but a long session would be more than my ears could handle.
This is as good as it gets. With the same electronics, swiping Magico A5 with the newly announced Magico M7 ($375k) won't produce a dramatic difference.
The speed/clarity/transparancy its all there,im a Magico lover but now i cant live without them,it works ultra amps and cheaper speakers,my thing 24 ours a day!
Not sure if it's the recording but it seems every so slightly bright in the song around 5:52; the same in the next song where it seems a bit more sibilant than it should be.
I've done extensive listening to the Magico A5 and other Magico speakers, and they are wonderful sounding speakers. But, for my $$$$$$$, I'll stick with my beloved Revel Salon 2 speakers any day of the week. Thanks for the video, Jay.
I am curious how my s3's would compare to the a5's. I'm assuming a similar sound signature? I'm running them off a classe delta stereo amp in a 15x22 room.
Are Magico speakers similar sounding to Hales Design Group speakers given they are both sealed box designs? I currently run Hales Design Group Revelation Three speakers so I imagine the Magicos might be a perfect upgrade. I love my Hales.
It is quite "magico" how one gets a quite good idea about the sound quality of this system just listening to a microphone recording via compressed youtube reproduction. But it is really impressive...
Hi Jay... Long time subscriber here... I saw that you put your S7 speakers up for sale on Audiogon... Does that mean that the A5 speakers are now your reference speakers?
Jay Grandinote Mach speakers are the most under rated speakers on the planet ! Jay you can go listen to Mitch's Grandinote Mach 36 speakers in Long Island New York, more info about this over on whatsbestforum on the Grandinote Mach 9 speakers thread there.
I could hear the A5 on the Munich High end fare this year, and didn't find them compelling to my ears. With your equipment they sound a lot better, the bass ist fantastic, the heights I still find too "harsh". I think it is a matter of taste.
Sounds good for those type of speakers. I am testing out the Sonus Faber Aida 2's with Scott at EvolutionHT next week. I might get those or the Von Schweikert Ultra 9's with Gordon at the Audio Company. He has magico brand also. Some systems can get too clean for some audiophile's liking. What I mean by that is some coloration and distortion has actually shown to be pleasing to the ear when listening and hearing. I think systems can get too clean sometimes where all the soul is sucked out of them. That can great for techno type music but other types can really appear soulless while technically clean. My current speakers are very technical and sound really good but not what I am after.
Joel, Respectfully all the soul and life of any recording comes to fruition when you remove all distortions and colorations possible. It gives me great concern when so many factually uninformed people on reality in audio pass on misinformation when most have little to no practical working knowledge of system interactions. I understand to each their own, but, if we are truly trying to faithfully reproduce sound as it was once performed or recorded it's best to keep the punch bowl clean. Otherwise, it's only flavors that muddy the punch bowl.
Hey, Jay... Always a fan of your posts, but I have a suggestion. I don't know if you are familiar with "Roger Waters"., but He was the major songwriter and bass player for "Pink Floyd"' I don't know if his music is your style, but his album "Amused to Death" was recorded in "Q-Sound", which gives a "stereo" mix, a 3-D sound. Awesome experience. Just want to know your take on how it sounds on your system. :)
Well jay they sound very claer and with a full-bodied sound ,less bass than the s7's ,less 3d soundfield ,tweeter is very good but the tweeter on the s7's sounds better ,still a very impressive pair of speakers ....
I have heard the A5 many times and they have phase issues , the drivers are not in phase with each other causing alot of time smear. Also I am hearing diffraction smearing on the vocals from the large baffles. Come on Magico for that price you can buy many better speakers.
Yes those large baffles around the midrange are smearing the vocals Its called diffraction. Put Vandersteen 7s in thier place and you will be amazed of the midrange purity.
From Stereophile's A5 review "drivers all connected in positive acoustic polarity". Also, diffractions happen over corners and edges, not flat surfaces. In fact, Vandersteen will suffer more from it than the A5. In short, Ray, you are making, silly, things up, as previously stated.
Hello Jay, be aware that the Magico S7 that are not connected, even though they are passive, just because they are present in the room [ and you mentioned the reason why ] they are playing as well with the one that is connected, and adding their own sound into the room and distorting the main speakers that are currently playing. I sure that the A5 will sound much better being the only one in that room.
CAN WE SAY AN AMEN. THANK GOD YOU OBSERVE AND HEAR AND KNOW WHAT SO MANY SADLY CLUELESS PARROTING COMMENTERS HERE SO CLEARLY HAVE NO PRACTICAL AND REAL WORLD UNDERSTANDING OF.
Maaaaaaaan my audiolab 6000a sounds more transparent and more separation jay and as for the speakers my pmc fb1 will see them off any day of the week ...ill buy a house with left over money cheers jay ...wake up one day.
Your intent to show the influence and importance of good electronics has been well displayed through your many varying systems. This however didn’t sound good to me. It seemed to show the audiophile qualities of the speakers that could be maximized by the electronics but for me the music was lost. Through my headphones and for my tastes a $620,000 fail which does however reiterate the importance of synergy.
Subscribe and like this video. More to come from the magico A5!
The bass is controlled and deep. They soubds seem seems layered. Never heard the A5 sounding this good. This comes to show what you can achieve just with top electronics.
Bingo...
You heard this thru UA-cam??!😆😂🤣🥴
If you put headphones on and listen closely you can get some of it.
The Magico A5's are impressive speakers. Excellent vocals. Transients are very quick and sharp, well controlled. Thanks, Jay. Those electronics are world class!
The opening live drum recording truly revealed how tight and fast is the bass of the A5. I heard the A5 back in 2020, and they seem slightly lean. Extremely pleasantly surprised that with your electronics Jay, the A5 comes across truly full range, and with substantial tonal mass. Thanks Jay.
Good to know
Drummer Solo: Who is the artist? What is the name of song?
Really good sound,there is real emotion preserved in voices,very rarely to hear something like that regardless of price of system
Thanks
Very GOOD SOUND, Jay ! : high resolution, clarity, and... *VERY NATURAL* : the voices are wonderful.
The best natural sound since i watch your videos!
Congratulations !
Thank you
I played song #2 on Spotify. Spotify tuned in to that choice and then started throwing song after song of really cool music that had never been on my radar before. I'm glad I stopped by the lab today.
Awesome
Wow man goosebumps here so lively, accurate and controlled. And listening with headphones off course. And that last song from Baba Blues such outstanding vocals damn!!
Sounds fantastic. As usual, superior.
What is behind the speakers is more important than the speakers. Speakers are the window to the electronics. Sounds great.
Agreed
Thats true!
Jay, I believe your System is at such a Refined Level that it will Improve any Speaker's on the Market! A5's included, they Sound better than I have heard them in person! 👌👍
Yes.. And this is why I'm the reference channel 🙂
His system won't in actuality improve any speaker. It will however allow whatever speaker hooked up to play when properly setup far closer to it's own real ultimate potential. Better conceived and produced speakers will still perform superior in numerous ways including audibly to poorly conceived and produced speakers
They sound absolutely amazing!!!!!
Most impressive is the ability to reproduce two or more vocalists singing at the same time and to clearly hear each of them as if they were in the room with me.
Leonard sounds amazing clear and present...
Considering they're not ideally set up, I'd say they sound pretty friggin amazing!
Yep
they just sound amazing
Yes they do
Spectacular!!! Just a little too spectacular for my taste. It’s like I would love to visit, but probably not live there. For about an hour I would absolutely love it, but a long session would be more than my ears could handle.
This is as good as it gets. With the same electronics, swiping Magico A5 with the newly announced Magico M7 ($375k) won't produce a dramatic difference.
The speed/clarity/transparancy its all there,im a Magico lover but now i cant live without them,it works ultra amps and cheaper speakers,my thing 24 ours a day!
Lol
Not sure if it's the recording but it seems every so slightly bright in the song around 5:52; the same in the next song where it seems a bit more sibilant than it should be.
I've done extensive listening to the Magico A5 and other Magico speakers, and they are wonderful sounding speakers. But, for my $$$$$$$, I'll stick with my beloved Revel Salon 2 speakers any day of the week. Thanks for the video, Jay.
Do you still have the Luxman M10x? would love to hear how the A5 on "moderate" electronics and hear your thoughts on how they compare.
Gone
I am curious how my s3's would compare to the a5's. I'm assuming a similar sound signature? I'm running them off a classe delta stereo amp in a 15x22 room.
Are Magico speakers similar sounding to Hales Design Group speakers given they are both sealed box designs? I currently run Hales Design Group Revelation Three speakers so I imagine the Magicos might be a perfect upgrade. I love my Hales.
Waiting for professional room treatments. Gut room of sheet rock. Blue Jean insulation, fiberglass panels, etc.
It is quite "magico" how one gets a quite good idea about the sound quality of this system just listening to a microphone recording via compressed youtube reproduction. But it is really impressive...
Incredible sound!!!
I'm very interested in these Magico A5 speakers. I wonder if they pair well with my Luxman 509X amplifier.
I will have that luxman soon
That drum solo by Gojira is really damn awesome. Go stream it guys.
Hi Jay... Long time subscriber here... I saw that you put your S7 speakers up for sale on Audiogon... Does that mean that the A5 speakers are now your reference speakers?
magnifico.
Jay Grandinote Mach speakers are the most under rated speakers on the planet ! Jay you can go listen to Mitch's Grandinote Mach 36 speakers in Long Island New York, more info about this over on whatsbestforum on the Grandinote Mach 9 speakers thread there.
Hm
Very clean and transparent, but S7 are have a more richness sound.
I could hear the A5 on the Munich High end fare this year, and didn't find them compelling to my ears. With your equipment they sound a lot better, the bass ist fantastic, the heights I still find too "harsh". I think it is a matter of taste.
Sounds good for those type of speakers. I am testing out the Sonus Faber Aida 2's with Scott at EvolutionHT next week. I might get those or the Von Schweikert Ultra 9's with Gordon at the Audio Company. He has magico brand also. Some systems can get too clean for some audiophile's liking. What I mean by that is some coloration and distortion has actually shown to be pleasing to the ear when listening and hearing. I think systems can get too clean sometimes where all the soul is sucked out of them. That can great for techno type music but other types can really appear soulless while technically clean. My current speakers are very technical and sound really good but not what I am after.
Interesting
Joel, Respectfully all the soul and life of any recording comes to fruition when you remove all distortions and colorations possible. It gives me great concern when so many factually uninformed people on reality in audio pass on misinformation when most have little to no practical working knowledge of system interactions. I understand to each their own, but, if we are truly trying to faithfully reproduce sound as it was once performed or recorded it's best to keep the punch bowl clean. Otherwise, it's only flavors that muddy the punch bowl.
Now every other boxed speaker seems to have box resonance compared to Magico speakers.
They sound good 😮
Indeed
Hey, Jay... Always a fan of your posts, but I have a suggestion. I don't know if you are familiar with "Roger Waters"., but He was the major songwriter and bass player for "Pink Floyd"' I don't know if his music is your style, but his album "Amused to Death" was recorded in "Q-Sound", which
gives a "stereo" mix, a 3-D sound. Awesome experience. Just want to know your take on how it sounds on your system. :)
Fast bass what is it that people love about that?
Well jay they sound very claer and with a full-bodied sound ,less bass than the s7's ,less 3d soundfield ,tweeter is very good but the tweeter on the s7's sounds better ,still a very impressive pair of speakers ....
the highs are a bit too present for me. I would have preferred to tone it down a bit
I have heard the A5 many times and they have phase issues , the drivers are not in phase with each other causing alot of time smear. Also I am hearing diffraction smearing on the vocals from the large baffles. Come on Magico for that price you can buy many better speakers.
Yes those large baffles around the midrange are smearing the vocals Its called diffraction. Put Vandersteen 7s in thier place and you will be amazed of the midrange purity.
I didn't make anything up "Your made up"....
Magico A5 Nice try but sorry about sorry about your misfortunes. The truth is in the listening.
The Magico A5 has failed miserably in music reproduction , just listen to them carefully again . The truth is in the listening MF.
From Stereophile's A5 review "drivers all connected in positive acoustic polarity". Also, diffractions happen over corners and edges, not flat surfaces. In fact, Vandersteen will suffer more from it than the A5. In short, Ray, you are making, silly, things up, as previously stated.
Sublime, are you streaming Tidal?
Yes
SOUND TIGHT AND IMMEDIATE TO ME !
А как с тяжелыми стилями?
It reminds me the M6.
Interesting
Great sound for the money. ( electronics aside )
Issue is most folks won't use this level of electronics
True , but not all speakers can be helped lol
Awwwwwww shit Jay!!!! You dun gone and dun it🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I think they sound better than the S7s
All Magicos are Magicle the TOP the Tops
I’d take that rig.
Me too
Ooohh Yesss.
how many hours are on these particular pair?
Six months old.
Switch on your REL subwoofer..feels b&w is better.
Makes me want a pair of 5s but they sound as good as yours lol
Lol
Would like to hear something epic on these speakers like the soundtrack from the movie Gladiator. Challenge these fuckers.
Just show the importance’s of good electronic, if situation were opposite you wouldn’t be able to achieve the same level of sound.
Exactly lol
I still prefer Magico with constellation amps..
Hello Jay, be aware that the Magico S7 that are not connected, even though they are passive, just because they are present in the room [ and you mentioned the reason why ] they are playing as well with the one that is connected, and adding their own sound into the room and distorting the main speakers that are currently playing. I sure that the A5 will sound much better being the only one in that room.
Yes
@@jaysaudiolab recognizing what Saul is saying do you think that the excited drivers of the S7 are in or out of phase with the A5
CAN WE SAY AN AMEN. THANK GOD YOU OBSERVE AND HEAR AND KNOW WHAT SO MANY SADLY CLUELESS PARROTING COMMENTERS HERE SO CLEARLY HAVE NO PRACTICAL AND REAL WORLD UNDERSTANDING OF.
Maaaaaaaan my audiolab 6000a sounds more transparent and more separation jay and as for the speakers my pmc fb1 will see them off any day of the week ...ill buy a house with left over money cheers jay ...wake up one day.
Так и не смог определиться, что лучше - эти или wilson sasha
Thats nothin... put the Polk R700 with such electronics and watch it part the red sea.
Your intent to show the influence and importance of good electronics has been well displayed through your many varying systems. This however didn’t sound good to me. It seemed to show the audiophile qualities of the speakers that could be maximized by the electronics but for me the music was lost. Through my headphones and for my tastes a $620,000 fail which does however reiterate the importance of synergy.
??? did I miss something?
I hope thats a joke?
Not sure what's the joke
You are missing bass
@@georgepg6563
You're missing the Magico speakers in your room. Get it?