Congratulations Gary on a superb system. I heard the IRS-V's in a chance visit to Tivoli Hifi in 1991. My brother and I wandered in to have a look & were invited by one of the sales guys to have a listen to these speakers hooked up to massive Electrocompaniet mono blocks. The IRS-V's servo-controlled woofers produced tight, thunderous bass, whilst the two lacquered rosewood towers housing 24 emims & 72 emits produced incredible sound with etherial "reach out and touch it" imaging and dynamics which mimicked the live event. That was an awesome experience & definitely got me hooked on audio!