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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Congratulations on your new speakers.
Both the S1 and the Atria have a bigger midrange driver (more like midbass in the S1), which means not nearly as wide dispersion as the 5” midrange in the A5. I am surprised you found the off-axis response lacking.
mheinze -

you think no one on here has heard the A5?

How does that work? Like its some, exclusive, member only speaker?

They are in almost every Magico dealers showroom on the planet. It’s their red hot, entry level series speaker. Its a gateway drug not an end of the road speaker.

Pump the brakes on the A series ...

I’m a Magico fan boy and think the A5 is fantastic but still settle down ...

You know this website is Audiogon right?
Many of these guys flip speakers quicker then their phones.




In my opinion the monitor audio Platinum generation 2 is better than both those speakers. That AMT Tweeter is so sweet and open and the mid-range is very natural very wide three-dimensional sound stage.
@fsmithjack 
From your response, I am willing to bet you never heard then either!