Magico S5 vs Tannoy Westminster Royal SE

I find the tweeter on the Tannoy's not to my liking. Too forward. To me, the S5 is a better speaker and very SOTA. The tweeter on the S5 - despite being beryllium - is as smooth as silk. Very well integrated and the S5's bass is outstanding. Tight. Fast.

You missed the point Melba. And that point is that there are some significantly more revealing and detailed speakers that are much less sensitive to having the exact right electronics. The reason: those are lower distortion. The point is NOT whether or not the Magicos have deeper bass or play louder. The point is that they are higher distortion and that is the main reason for sensitivity to upstream components, NOT some "great transparency" that makes them so tricky to match.

Kiddman, this is the first time I've heard Magico speakers described as having "higher distortion". How did you measure this high distortion and what do you think causes it?

Ok, so finally going to audition S5, but the dealer gave me these option for Electronics.

ARC ref-75 / Dan DÀgostino / krell 402e as amplifiers and ARC Ref.5, CD ARC CD9 / Nagra as Power amps

Devialete / Krell S550i integrated

Magico S5 high resolution great detail wonderful imaging.