last pic - there you go !!

Congrats Big Air. I've heard Moon gear with SF although not Amati. It was a very enjoyable pairing. Enjoy!

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System 7.1:
Wilson Sasha/Mezzo/Watch surrounds
D'Agostino Momentum x3 amps
Bryston 4B SST2 x2 amps
Krell S1200U pre/pro
Oppo Blu
Sony Blu changer
McIntosh MS300 music server
EAR/Yoshino Acute III tubed CDP
Transparent Ultra cabling
JL Audio F212 Sub
Lumagen video processor
JVC RS-35U projector
Stewart Screen

Big Air... how about posting more pics while you wait for the Moon to arrive?

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Congrats. what a great looking pair of speakers, so lets here the story behind them.

I 2nd both of these statements. Beautiful looking speakers, btw.

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McIntosh MC501(x2), MC205, MCD500: Denon AVP-A1HDCI: JL Audio Fathom f113(x2) PS Audio PPP(x2) Martin Logan Prodigy(Mains), Theater(Center),4 Scripts(Sides & rears): JVC DLA-HD950 Projector: Stewart Firehawk G3: Oppo BDP-93: Wireworld Silver Eclipse Speaker Cable

Big Air.......Take a dep breath, and relax. Those amps will be in place before you know it.

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Living Room System: McIntosh C2300, MC601 (2), MCD1100, MS750, MR85, Sony DAT 60ES, Nakamichi BX-300, Micro Seiki DD-40, Ortofon 2M Black, Sonos ZP90, Oppo BDP-83SE Blu-ray, PMC EB1i, Fathom f113 w/ Sound Anchor stand, Power Plant Premier (2), PS Audio Soloist Premier SE (3), Rollerblock Jr.'s, Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's & PC's, Kimber 8TC with WBT Solid Silver Angled Locking Banana Connectors.
Studio System: McIntosh C1000C/P, MC2301 (2), MCD1100, MR88, Michell Gyro SE w/SME 309/Ortofon Cadenza Black, Sonos ZP90, PS Audio Power Plant Premier, PS Audio Soloist Premier SE, Sonus Faber Amati Anniversario, Rollerblock Jr.'s, Wireword Silver Eclipse IC's & PC's, Wireworld Silver Eclipse speaker cable.
Studio Home Theater System: McIntosh MX120, MC452, Oppo BDP-95 Blu-ray, PS Audio Soloist Premier SE, JBL LSR-6332 (2), JBL LSR-6328P (3), McIntosh XLS112 (2), Sony 52XBR9, Tributaries Silver IC's, Wireworld PC's.
Vintage: McIntosh MA5100, MR74 tuner, JVC XL-Z1050 K2 CD player, Wyred 4 Sound DAC2, Tandberg 3008A and 3026A, JBL4312A , McIntosh 4300V for deck speakers.

Those are very nice speakers and all of the Simaudio gear I have heard or owned has been top notch.

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AMP's: D'Agostino Momentum's
Pre Amp: Mcintosh C-1000 & C-1000P
Sources: McIntosh MCD-1100 & MS-300, Olive 4HD, SonoS, Pro-Ject 6 PerspeX
Speakers: MBL 111F
Cables: Transparent Ultra MM2 & Reference MM2 & Powerlink MM2x

Big Air......these look simply awesome Congrats!!

Hi

I'm not sure quite what you mean by the 'story' behind them?!

If it's simply how I ended up getting them .... well .....

2 1/2 years a go I had a motorbike accident (not my fault) and just received an injury payment, having lost 70% of the use of my right arm. [Shattered shoulder and 3 operations later ..... it's a bit of a mess]

Having gone through such an ordeal I decided to treat myself to something special in the hi-fi realm, as it's been a love since I was 18 and got my first separates system.

Until recently I had a Moon i5, with SF Grand Piano (Home) and Ayre C-5xe. I always liked the Moon/SF pairing, but was aware that there might be another brand combo that blew me away - so I set about listening to lots of kit over the past few months. Most of which left me pretty disappointed.

I then returned to my local shop to go higher up the Moon / SF ranges and at first thought I may go for Elipsa's .... until he put the Amati's on for a bit of 'fun' before I left the shop...... I was hooked and ended up going back for 2 further dem's just with them, to be sure.

I found a pair of Palladio's at a different shop, but by the time my insurance payment arrived I thought I had missed them, so spoke to my normal dealer who discovered the last pair still in the Factory - which are the ones I now have!

They are stunning and I eagerly await my amps - hopefully tomorrow, so I can actually do more than just enjoy looking at them!

Nig