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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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fsmithjack OP
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Thanks dcockrum - little free time down here this time around but wish I could have hit him up - that would have been cool. 

Got a line on a pair of Cardas Clear Reflection - say just a bit warmer than the clears - thinking I'll give them a try 
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Cables as EQ is what you are doing if the loudspeakers were of proper design the amplifier cable loudspeaker interface would be easy to optimize. But if a cable fetish is what this threads about I apologize and will let you all have at it. 
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Pretty sure Magico is a well designed speaker, Pass Labs is a well designed amp and a Bricasti is a well designed DAC but my present speaker cables with this combo is bright - poor match -nothing too abnormal there in the Audiophile world - just looking for a better balance is all. No cable fetish here just trying to get some feedback from owners that may have first hand experience is all. 
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No toe-in, lots of space to sides and behind. Otherwise compensate with room treatment. Brightness can be ameliorated with damping around and between the speakers, including the floor.

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Thanks Erik - there is tons of space to the sides and behind. Around 8 feet to the side walls about 4 feet out from back wall - I've gone with a little less tow in but they seem to need at least a little or you lose more than you gain. I bought my current speaker cables because they were a great match with my SET tube amps and triode preamps. They peeled layers off and were great with tubes. They are very revealing and what was a great match with tubes are too much of a good thing with solid state it seems. I have not tried any room treatments though and wish I knew more about how to do that because it will probably help nicely!
Thanks 
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