Magico S5 Speaker - owners - heard them!

 I recently upgraded my S1 to S3 and couldn't be happier.

Just curious, what would you say are the biggest improvements?
Is it just deeper and more powerful bass?   
How would you compare the mid-range?

I love the tight and super clean bass of the S1, but realize it definitely has its limits with respect to depth and output.   Since my room is smallish, I wouldn't personally upgrade just for the bass, but if the mid-range is better, that would be different :)

A 13 a martin logan
Vs. That speaker.   Should
Not even be close a

Logans are great I've owned a half dozen of them and good one's. I'm sure the new ones are better. What happened was I probably would have always had Martin Logans forever and just kept getting the newer models until by chance I had an experience that changed it all.

I had the ML Spires which I loved and I just upgraded to the Summits and I was as happy as can be. Better bass and better panel and driver integration and life was good. Wasn't even considering another brand or anything like that. I was a loyal and Happy Martin Logan guy. Told everyone I knew they were the best. 

We redid an extra of room of kitchen and we made it into a reading / TV / den room. To lounge and relax in. Already had a great room that was my dedicated auto room but this was another one for kids or whatever. I couldn't listen to TV speakers. That lasted a week. I said ugh I need something cheap that might be semi ok and I'll just use a simple decent quality Hegel Integrated with it built in DAC to run cable TV box into and I had a decent little Bel Canto CD Player with the little extra power supply and some extra Cardas cables and I just needed to pick up a cheap pair of older speakers. 

I found a thousand dollar pair that were old but in decent shape and were pretty well thought of. They were Audio Physic Virgo II's. Kind of old and ugly - older wood looking and sort of thin but deep with side firing woofers and much heavier and more substantial than I thought they would be from looking at the pics. I got them home and hooked them in a modest, simple second system and from the very first note I was like "no way".They wiped the floor with the Martin Logans. Just blew their doors off and without even near as good equipment. That's when I realized Martin Logans are great for what they do but they have a huge hole in their game. They have that sweet n low flavor verse real sugar. Just artificial and fake sounding when compared to an earthy - grounded real speaker. It was super enlightening. This was from a flag flying card carrying Martin Logan lover. 

Thought id share this experience because every time I hear Martin Logans I can't help think how royally those $10,000 speakers got royally thrashed. I was actually sad but I came though and now I'm fixing for a pair of Magico S5's and I'm super excited but waiting is tough - love all the feedback and comments guys! 

Options please. All are same very good price but The Y&G are $4000 less:

KEF Blade 2

TAD Evolution One

Y&G Kipod II Signature w/Power Bass module and Flight Cases 

Magico S5


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Loved my Magico S5 1's so much I just ordered a pair of the S5 MKII. Can't wait to get them...