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Originally Posted by hdvidguy
Has anyone listened to the 800 D3 and Magico A5? I've read some great reviews on the A5 and priced better. D4's we have no idea of changes and pricing.
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No but I owned 800D2s for 5 years, and recently I heard an in-home demo of A5s at my business partner’s house, with all MSB electronics, Otari R2R, compared to 800Ds as his main speakers. The 800 series have much more bass, quite fun actually, ported so not quite as “accurate” a presentation, but the A5s would need a subwoofer in his large room. Otherwise the A5s had a more accurate and better detailed midrange and treble, using 30ips 1/2 inch reel to reel tape, close the masters, as our source. My conclusion was in a medium room the A5s would be great, but in a larger room the 800 series would be preferred unless running a subwoofer with the A5s. He kept his 800Ds.