Opportunity to buy Demo Magico M2?

@leeagc , while there is a really good chance I’d absolutely love the M2’s, between my recent cable upgrades and electrical (house AC) upgrades, adding decent subwoofers would be beyond my budget for sure. Would also need to power them with good cords, and I think I’m at my limit in terms of what I’ve invested in cables!

So unless the M2’s have a shot of working well in my largish and more open space, I don’t think they are a consideration anymore, sadly. Of note however, I never run my system loud. That said, even at lower volumes I can sense the power and potential my current B&W 803 D2 speakers have in my room. Only when driven my my Gryphon though. My current speakers have the same driver configuration as the A5’s and are roughly the same size, but my current speakers are ported and the A5’s are not.

If I was wealthy I’d have the Big ProAc’s with ARC.

@nyev 

Maybe with the money you save on the M2’s, you could buy a couple of REL’s to beef up the bass.

Just a thought.

@larryi , very interesting!  I am listening to the A5’s again tomorrow (a different pair that is broken in).  I know what you mean about “meaty”, I like meaty too!

I listened to the Wilson Sasha DAW’s today with my Diablo 300. I thought they sounded really great on most material. I think many would love this pairing; sound was very natural and free-flowing. Imaging and detail was fantastic and the sound wasn’t bright or harsh at all.

But on harder rock with louder guitars they definitely sounded thinner with less mid-bass and lower bass than is comfortable to listen to. Less “meaty” to use the descriptor above. I don’t listen to this type of music often but with my 803 D2’s at home, ALL music sounds fantastic; not just the audiophile friendly material. Maybe that is asking too much of a speaker when things are this highly resolving.

I could just about see myself springing for these speakers as they were perfect in almost all ways, except for loud rock with distorted guitars (Pearl Jam etc). But I’m not sure I think losing the ability to play certain music is worth the clear increase in performance when playing other material. I’m certain many would be over the moon with this pairing. And, while Wilson’s look bizarre and weird in photos, I have to say in person I thought they looked spectacular.

One thing in my mind is that again, as usual, the room had quite a bit of dampening. So, I do wonder if the harder-edged music would sound fuller in my room which has far less dampening and a hardwood floor. Maybe the Wilson’s WOULD be perfect in my room? Again, testing at home is not an option. I’m not even local to the dealer, and returning after purchasing is not an option either as the shop would be specially ordering them (and there’s a 4-5 month wait). Anyone know if harder-edged music would sound fuller with far less dampening in the room? At the dealer one side wall was entirely covered with treatment and all corners were treated. The ceiling too.

These speakers are the closest fit yet. I feel like the Rockports could be a bit more forgiving and “meaty” based on what people are saying, so I might need to wait until I can travel to hear those to make a decision. Or just be happy with my speakers for now! I am finding that the more I upgrade my cabling/electronics, the better my current speakers sound.

Will be trying a broken in pair of A5’s tomorrow. After that, all that’s left on my list will be the Rockports.