New S1 Mk2 and S5 mk2

[audiomania]

Well I have just recently purchased the S3 and am expecting their arrival next week sometime. I would say, at least in my case, I would not have been able to afford a more expensive version of the S3 speaker which we all know will be the outcome of any version 2 of anything Magico or otherwise.

Besides that, unless you got a money tree in your back yard (apparently many do), there is no point in trying to keep up with every model change that happens these days by some of the manufacturers. A few years ago you could purchase a speaker with relative confidence that it would remain current for at least 5 years or so. Now, these guys are spitting out new models every year or two basicly killing the value of the previous models just so they can add one or two new Doodads to the model and jack up the price another $8-10K each time.

At the end of the day, even the version 2 will lose 40% of its value the moment you walk out the door with it. Reminds me of the automobile market, but worse!