Steve, Bonzo has had the pleasure of being hosted by Marty, and has raved about the experience to me ever since. If you know Bonzo he's a fussy fellow re what he likes/doesn't like, and in a lot of ways this has been the experience that has been the biggest one to convince him of the unique benefits of dsp. If I do travel to the States, I want to listen to 5 things - the Sadurnis, Trio Classico/Basshorns/SETs, visit Oswald Mills Audio to listen esp to the Imperias and New Yorkers, drop by on Marty and his dsp'd Pipedreams/JL Gothams/Spectrals, and maybe visit Zu Audio and demo their flagship Dominance spkrs.
Bruce, I can see your a well-listened guy, and ultra serious/ambitious in your choice/ownership of equipment. So can I ask what horns you're comparing the Sadurnis too, and what aspects of sound are so good according to you? I'm pretty much down to a final choice btwn two horns, these or the AvantGarde Acoustics Trio Classico w/single pair Basshorns. I would be most grateful if you tell me how you feel they are significantly better than the horn competition.
I maintain a love/hate relationship w/horns, interestingly backed up independently by my strictly non audiophile GF at the weekend. Much as I melt at the tone, dynamics, air and ease of horn presentation, I struggle a little w/lack of solidity and often bland presentation of flat, non audiophile recordings, and my GF despite finding the AvantGarde Duos we listened to fascinating, concluded the music was almost too beautiful/ethereal and at the same time too microscopic/forensic, compared to my Zu Definitions 4s.