Rockport Atria II or Magico A5

@cantorgale I read through this with great interest as I also have Kanta 3s and rarely see people post about them, despite being very good to my ears.

I'm curious about your experience of what improvements were brought with your new speakers versus the Kantas? And if you felt the Kantas were lacking in particular areas? Would be great to learn about that in case of my future plans to switch speakers.

@christianb5s4 This is an older post.  I’ve since moved from Kanta 3 (like you I see very little about this fine speaker online) to Atria ii’s. K3s we’re my first high end flop stander (after Harbeth m30.2 with HSU subs) and I enjoyed them while I had them with PS Audio BHK 300 and pre.  I enjoyed them very much   The Rockports (with D’Agostino Progression integrated) were a significant step up to my ears. Better voice separation and imaging.  Although it’s hard to make a direct comparison since I changed electronics at the same time.  I would still have the Atria’s had I not decided to go in an entirely different direction with Tannoys and hybrid/tubes.  
 

As between the Magico and Rockport, I found the Rockport more cohesive and musical - less “audiophile” sounding.  Hope this helps.  

I did see your post about picking up the Atrias, which I why I thought I'd ask about the improvements you've experienced having lived with them a while now. Glad you're enjoying them and appreciate your insight. The K3s were my first jump into higher end speakers as well.

Always been curious about trying tubes too. Most likely having a tube pre and solid state amplification at some point.