Anyone in New York with Grand Veenas?

I too would love to hear these speakers. I did hear a pair of Episodes in a less than optimal set-up and was duly impressed. The high frequency performance was astonishing as good as ANYTHING I've ever heard. Wonder what the deal is here?

I did the trial period for the Grand Veena, and I do not reccommend 'the process'.
Since it is a large box and the shipping is international, I had to attach 5 copies of some form on the outside of the box that included my SS#, DOB, and a copy of my last colonoscopy report. To me, this was a huge breach of my identity, but was necessary in a post 9/11 world if I was to get $8,000
back.
I have auditioned many speakers in my home with return privileges; I would never again do it across borders.

As a very happy owner of first, the Dulcet and now the De Capo i-A, I have to say that dealing with the folks at Reference 3A has been a pleasure. Both Tash and Diane in the front office are very nice to deal with. I purchased both of these speakers directly from the company because I am in Austin, Texas and the closest dealer is in San Antonio. I took advantage of the direct sale discount and also of the six-month, full value trade up program that they offer. That is, they applied the entire cost of my Dulcet to the new speakers. That said, dealing with international shipping back to Canada is not a great deal of fun, and I ran into some hassles with one of the return customs shipping documents not having been filled out completely (my fault). In the end, it was worth it, and I think the company offer is quite generous but, yes, international shipping is a pain.

Ptm what moved you to include an ugly slur in your reply? Just curious .

Hi everyone who responded. It's funny, I posted this and I've been so busy I forgot all about it, my friend read it before I did. Anyway, I did speak at length with Tash, he was great and very helpful. I know I could try them out at home but as has been discussed I wouldn't want to deal with the return shipping if I happened to not like them. Plus I'm very broke at this time and don't have the extra money to pay for return shipping. I could only buy these when I sell my Focals. I know Harry Pearson gave them a Golden Ear award (the queen comment made me laugh) and my friend who's opinion I trust fully highly recommended them, but no matter what I wouldn't buy a set of speakers without hearing them first. So, I'm still hoping someone nearby might have a pair. And I do agree it's odd that they don't have a dealer in or around NYC. I mean come on, it's New York, you can get pretty much anything you would ever want here. Except Grand Veenas I guess.
Anyway, thank you all for your responses and have a good Thanksgiving, Chris.