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Road trip to demo $10,000 speakers

I'm going to take a several hour road trip to the Washington DC/Baltimore area to demo some speakers in the $10,000 range for a once in a lifetime purchase. I plan on listening to some Magico A3's, Aerial Acoustic 7T's, and Spendor D-9's. One of the dealers also has Paradigm Persona 3F's on the floor, so I'll take a listen to them too. While I'm up there are there any other speakers in that price range you'd recommend I try to locate and take a listen to. I'm open to and welcome your suggestions and will take the time to research each one as well.

I'm not in the market for used equipment. Thanks for any and all suggestions.

Mike



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ozzy
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skyscraper,

Have you listened to the Magico A3's yet?

ozzy
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ozzy
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skyscraper,

Congrats on the Magico A3 purchase. 
In the next couple of weeks I will be visiting a local dealer to hear them. Based on your experience, it sounds like I need to leave my CC and check book at home!

ozzy
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ozzy
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skyscraper,

How long will it take for the A3's to arrive?
Also, did you have to pay in full in advance? I hate that.
I'm going to audition them this Saturday.

Thanks,
ozzy
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ozzy
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skyscraper, yyzsantabarbara,

Thanks for the reply. I agree that the grills look quite nice. 
First I need to hear the speakers, I also want to hear the Focal Sopra 3's,  the dealer I'm going to has both on display.

If both speakers are impressive, then the following weekend I will bring my Bob Carver Raven 350 tube amps to try with them. 
I am a bit concerned with both of these speakers impedance and whether they will work well with tube amps.

ozzy
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