Ok that makes sense. My buddy also has a pair of salon2 but way better front end. The dilemma that he faced was based on the A5 being better. He was wondering if the A5 is better, how much better does it have to be to make the move? But you are saying based on your experience, the Magico is not even as good as the salons. Very interesting indeed! I’ve only heard the A3 back in Axpona 2019 but I decided to stay with Revel and bought the F228Be. Different rooms so it was hard to tell but I thought the A3 sounded really good but part of my decision was that I got a decent price on the F228Be and it was able to blend better with my C208 and Revel surrounds.@Lsc The A5 was on my original short list, and I spent extensive time with it. See my previous audition reports. It is a VERY good loudspeaker, I could have easily lived with it. BUT, compared the the Salon 2, no contest. But again, it is an excellent design, the folks at Magico know what they are doing. It really is not that large of a loudspeaker, but the sound that comes out of those A5s would have you believe it is much larger than it is. Excellent soundstage, dynamics, and really astonishing low freq extension for a sealed design (and as expected, as a sealed design, the low freqs are very taught, crisp, and clean). Again, a great loudspeaker, but compared to others I auditioned, not in the final list. I would also say compared to the “finalist” list, the Magico is not the last word on value, overpriced I would say.
Hopefully they’ll have the A5 there as we are very curious. I’m even more curious after reading your impressions. My buddy and I will be hitting the Legacy and Magico rooms for sure.