[Charles]

I'm really appreciative of this thread. I went and read the Mono & Stereo review of the Peak Dragon Legend (PDL) speaker. It received a great review. It is highly efficient with an easy impedance. I ordered the Wilson Audiophile recording "Music for Discovery and Christmas" from eBay and Sondra Bratland's "Rosa Fra Betlehem" from Discogs. I'm looking forward to receiving these CD's.

I thought it was interesting that the preferred amps were a MC3500 or a MC2KW with the MC3500 winning out. I have found that my MC3500 is the best amp that I have had in my system or heard. When my 1.2KW's are driving my Chronosonics I find a slight discontinuity between them and my Thor also driven by a 1.25KW. There is simply no question that the 3500 has a fatter bass than my 1.25KW's and the blend therefore between my Chronosonics and Thor is perfect, when I use the 3500 for the XVX and the 1.25KW with my Thor. My Thor has a slightly less damped bass than my XVX.

Regarding the million dollar system for me personally I have some questions concerning it. Look as I might I did not see the ARC DAC or a CD transport. The gear between and behind the PDL's is at floor level. This includes the Tape Deck. As one who has personally threaded and played numerous analog tapes for practicality, doing this at floor level is quite impractical. Look as I might I could not find the CD transport at waist level near his turntable. Again, if it was between his Dragons, it was at floor level and therefore quite inconvenient.

I'm not into vinyl. For me the lack of SACD capability is significant. I have many SACD's. The McIntosh chairs were odd. I would have preferred a stack of Rel no. 32's with their 15" long throw woofers. The Carbons don't go as deep as the PDL's and I wonder if the Carbons can keep up with the PDL's. For a paltry 33.6K more you could have the Rel reference 32 subwoofers. The PDL's are roughly 200K/speaker.

Best

Charles