How about some Sonus Faber speakers ?

I am very happy in the MBL camp. I have thought about the Strad's but haven't had a long enough listening session to see if they are for me. The are probably the best looking speaker out there. I did see a pair (graphite, not my favorite color) on A-gon yesterday for a very reasonable price.

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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

You will see & hear them at my "Cape" party in 2011

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Very Likely.

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Gee, that might be a reason to buy new speakers again next year.

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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

Maybe you will replace them with the Maxx 3's before the big Cape Festival???? I would think they are 2 totally different animals.

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Den System: Dynaudio Focus 140's, Marantz SA8004, NAD C356 BEE, Olive 02, Wireworld Equinox 6, RGPC 600S, BDI Avion cabinet.

Ah, I see, HK - you're angling to buy Ivan's used Strads!

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Upstairs - C1000C/T, MX150, MC1.2KW x 4, MC501 x 2, MC252, MVP881, MS750, MCD1100, MDA1000, MEN220, MPC1500, XRT1K's, XCS1K, XLS320's, Gotham, JVC HD-990, Lumagen Radiance XE, Sonos ZP-90, Apple TV, Sooloos Control 15 & MS600
Downstairs - Den (Zone A): MX120, MR88, MCD500, MVP871, MC207, DD18, Pioneer PRO-150HD, Sonos ZP-90, Apple TV, Sooloos MC200, B&W 805 Diamond x 2, B&W HTM4 Diamond, B&W CWM8 x 2; Living Room (Zone B): MC402 & XR200's; Whole House: CR12, MC7108
Study - Marantz 2245, Sonos ZP-90, B&W Nautilus 805 x 2

Am I that OBVIOUS????

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Dynaudio C4 II's, MC1.2KW(2), C1000C, C1000T, MCD1100, MEN220, Olive4HD, Wireworld: Silver Eclipse 6.0 BiWire Speaker Cable, Silver Eclipse 6.0 Interconnects, Silver Electra power cords, Pure Power 2000's(2), GIF 9" Cube 3'h Tube Traps(4) ASC Cinema Panels(12) on ceiling

Den System: Dynaudio Focus 140's, Marantz SA8004, NAD C356 BEE, Olive 02, Wireworld Equinox 6, RGPC 600S, BDI Avion cabinet.

Ivan can get you a pair of strads. My Elpisa's are the Strads brother .

Boom! Taa Daahh!

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