I spent quite a bit of time with this system at both Newport and SF, just hanging out with my friends Fritz, Alex, Nina, George and Carolyn. While the Newport setup sounded really good, I have to say the SF setup last weekend had a touch of magic to it. It was so nice to walk into the room and be relaxed and engaged by the music rather than getting kicked in the gut or stabbed in the ear by it. This setup delivered something that few others at the SF show did: a highly resolving, musically enagaging system that cost less than a new car.
Russ