The modded Cirrus are still breaking in, I haven't received the Kismet amps from Klaus yet so I am still using the Nuforce IDA 16. Mike Powell sent me some Verastarr bi wire Grand Illusion cables. My PS Audio DSD is breaking in also, all told I believe I have around 15 days on them. I am using Auralex bass traps, some of their absorption and reflection panels ( I don't know what I'm doing but seems to be working). Tonight I'm listening to the Persuasions on Mapleshade. The sound is supernatural and superbly natural. I'm a sax player and I love the sound of a well recorded saxophone, so I've been listening to a lot of well recorded saxophone music and the speakers do a great job reproducing the sound of the sax. I can't wait to get the Kismets and I may invest in the Antipodes system Ryan uses at shows. I do wish I could have gone to the larger ribbon to get the full Joule (at the time didn't know it was an option). These speakers are spectacular sounding regardless. What I'm hearing has the basis of a phenomenal system once everything is in place.