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Old 05-06-2012, 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by SRT-10 Viper
I spent several hours at my dealer in Ann Arbor listening to Wilson Sasha's with D'Agostinos and REF250s. The Preamp was the new ARC REF5SE with 24 hours on it. I have the ARC REF40 and went thinking, based on the synergy, I would like the REF250s. To my surprise, I liked the D'Agostinos more than the REF250s. It had the dynamics of solid state with the tight bass but what shocked me was the top end which was detailed yet smooth sounding. The D'Agostinos startled me on some passages like I've never been from an amp before.

Call me impressed!!!

PS: I also spent time with Wilson's new XLF... I'll post some pics/video in the Wilson forum
I also see the mc601s there on the floor. I am curious, did you get a chance to hear how much they give up relative to the higher price classes of the 250's and the D'ags?
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