After playing it I'm pretty certain it's supposed to be a big mag, with the small one it's not near as chunky as I remember, incredible clarity though, and really bright for a 21.5K pickup, I think the coils are mismatched a bit. I'll pop it open again tonight and report back.
I didn't try it with the A5, but I had my mind set on the ceramic version, it's not hard to swap them, so I might still try it.
You euro dudes are lucky, lot's of good bands over there.