Rockport Atria II or Magico A5


I'm considering a change from my Focal Kanta 3s and will be auditioning Rockport Atria IIs and Magico A5s soon.  I've heard the Rockports and Magico S3 IIs together,  but not the A5s. Rockports more than held their own.   

Looking for opinions as to how either the Atrias or A5s would pair with my D'Agostino Progression Integrated and M Scaler/Dave   

My space is 15x21x14 ft and I stream Roon almost exclusively.   

My musical tastes are varied - classical, opera, jazz/blues, classic rock, indie  

I listen at moderate volumes and value clear separation between voices, but with a "coherent" sound overall if that makes sense.  This is what the Rockports seemed to achieve moreso than the Magico as I recall.  

Thanks and stay safe.  



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Those speakers are no better then yours. They will just be a little different is all.
Sure, maybe one blends with your room or DAC a bit better here or there but maybe not also.

Very little real world consequence to be had with that list of speakers. All good speakers, all great companies. Little different price targets but pretty close stuff. The winner will go to whoever is running the best source in the best room.

Sorry don’t mean to bum you out but it’s true.

Those Focal’s are good speakers. None you listed are great. All are really good though. The Magico’s will be more dynamic and transparent but a bit constipated. The Rocky’s will chill, very nice but a little laid back with my mind on my money and money on my mind. Yes the Focal’s are a little hot up top but nothing a little intelligent rig matching can’t solve. 
I would save your money until you can buy a speaker that is better enough to actually matter.

Now if you want change for the sake of change then that’s cool. Been there and will be there again I’m sure. That’s part of the gig so no worries there. There will be times when you spend quite a bit more $$ and go backwards in SQ as well but that’s all part of the fun. 


I would save a few more bucks and look for a used pair of Scala Evo’s or M Series Magico’s or Avior II’s. Then you can get your Sox knocked off rather then squinting and saying I can hear it I think? Yes or no or I think? 
If you're serious, you really need to buy both so you can A/B them for a couple of months to insure break-in...sure, this requires a decent hand truck and good audio memory,  but it can be made easier by installing a set of dual small guage rail tracks maybe bought from a film production gear company. This is the only way to decide between these speakers...utterly worth it.
I am willing to bet that none of you actually heard the A5.
If there were any reservations regarding Magico, the A5 addressed them all. And at an unbelievable price point.
I asked this question on another forum and was immediately flamed...so I will put on my flame suit and ask it here...How much power is required to truly drive the new A5's? IOW, for those with SET's or low powered amps...say below 50 watts/ch, are they a non-starter?
Pass would be a great amp 350.8 350ch the speakers need at least 250 watts i am a Magico owner on my 3rd pair.Tube amp should be at least 150 watts channel Set amps will not work well on Magico.If ypu have Set amp look at Horning speakers as i do not like horns.Good luck!