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Magico S5 Speaker - SET UP ADVICE PLEASE - Tow-In - Etc.

Any Magico Owners or Dealers or Folks or anyone that may have some basic advice, ideas or feedback from hearing or seeing in a friends, dealers system or owned older version of Magico or something like or anything really that can help me? How are yours or theirs set up? The smallest moves makes huge changes and I am coming from speakers that are so very different so any and all feedback would so welcomed.

I CAN EMAIL YOU PICS of Room / Set up / Etc  fsmthjack at YAH00

THANK YOU

BACKGROUND INFO:

ROOM:                         24 x 14 with cathedral ceilings 
MUSIC:                        Good mix - no hard metal / large orchestra and the like
LOUDNESS:                normal levels - just loud enough to sound best
SPEAKERS                  Magico S5 Speakers
AMP:                            Pass Labs X350.5 Amp
SOURCE:                     Bricasti M1SE DAC
TRANSPORT:               mircoRendu 1.4 w/Full suite of Uptone Audio products
CABLES                       HiDiamond Full Loom 
CONDITIONER            HiDiamond HDX2
SUBWOOFERS           (2) Sumiko S.9 Subs (hoping not needed with new Magico's) 

Thanks guys - I am kind of lost here and any help or feedback to get me heading in the right directions would be so appreciated.







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Thanks and yes that’s exactly what I was afraid of. The type of tubes needed I gear is too expensive and out of my price range :( 

What about - would not have thought of this normally but another member mentioned them.

a pair of Primaluna Dialog Premium HP in mono blocks - with KT150’s these have 192 wattts and supposedly the tranny’s to drive my Speakers - just always thought of Primaluna like I look at Hyundai? Not fair maybe - nothing wrong with Hyundai- not sure either way other than to say I alway bought Toyota’s / Audio Research or BAT. 
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Carver Black Beauty - 305 watts  $12,900 retail
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http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/carver-black-beauty-305-power-amplifier/
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Those S5s would sound a lot better in a dedicated room, with a dedicated line, with acoustic treatments covering some of those hard, reflective surfaces, including those wood floors.
The room is responsible for 50% of what you're going to hear.
I also agree you need a pre-amp.

Tom
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Those Caver tube amps do look great.

Yes this is my only Audio room for better or worse.

Do you think some throw rugs on the floors might help?

i have a tube preamp -coming and bit warmer and I think better speaker cable option coming as well. 
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