Magico S1 or S5 + Devialet 200???

[samurai7595]

I auditioned the Magico S1 (original version) and I didn't like it at all.

The speaker sounded congested and I found the bass very weak.

Yes you said this before and if that is true then there is something wrong with your system as the Magico speakers are probably the cleanest sounding I have ever heard, and bass light is only true in comparison to the S3 and S5.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with my system.

I've been auditioning various speakers and brining along my Devialet 200 with me (when the dealer does not have a unit) and of all the speakers I've heard, I really didn't like the Magico S1. A good friend of mine has been tagging along with me to some of my auditions and he agreed with me concerning the S1 speakers. Plus the dealer that was offering them, had them on consignment and he told me that I wasn't the first person to not like these speakers.

Maybe the MKII are better since they've changed the crossover and drivers but I really didn't like the S1 MKI. YMMV