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Originally Posted by howiebrou
I demoed these with a pair of Mc2301, C1000, MCD1000, MDA 1000. I'm sorry to give a conflicting view but the Maestros were absolutely horrible. I wanted to stop the demo after 5 minutes. The sound was harsh, brittle and head ache inducing. This was not a new pair. It was the main importer's pair and had been broken in for 6 months at length.
I was actually demoing the 2301s. I still have no idea what they sound like! 
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Howie,
Pairing 2301's with clear speakers is just a non sense. 2301's are too clear and detailed for those.
They are wonderful with warm sounding speakers : PMC and KEF for example but also some JBL and SF . BW could be too clear for them. And most of all, forget about Wilsons, Cabasse, JM lab/ Focal....: you're right, those are not easy amps to demo !