[James Romeyn]

Well, there's a book that state's there is nothing new under the sun...

BTW, what time are we meeting for that steak dinner at Blackstone Monday?  Ooops, I should have put that in a PM, sorry!   

[James Romeyn]

I wanted to add another comparison for those familiar w/ the sound of the $100k+ MBL 101.  Usually MBL has the volume too high for my liking as shows; CES '06 they were tolerable.  Listeners seem to universally notice the unique & incredible wraparound stage effect; the imaging is good even while the stage seems of almost infinite size.  To a lesser degree the bipolar Planetarium Beta system (includes v2.0 sub) created a similar effect, especially down into the bass range. 

[Rocket_Ronny]

Thanks Jim for that comprehensive post.

Rocket_Ronny