OK--it took approximately 15 seconds at my dealer today to hear the stunning difference between the TuneTots and my B&W 805's. The Tots were incredibly smooth and natural, none of the aggressive edge of the B&Ws. (And I've really enjoyed for 805s for the past 4 years.)
Their positioning was not optimized for soundstage, the amp was SS instead of my preferred tubes, and there was no subwoofer. So they were operating at a significant disadvantage. But this did not matter at all--I had a wonderful hour with them.
Per my advance request, 805 D4s were set right next to them for an A/B. I did not bother.
Bringing the demo home tomorrow!
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Clearaudio Ovation with Tracer Dynavector KARAT 17DX Naim Uniti Core Schiit Yggdrasil McIntosh C22/MC275 Wilson TuneTots B&W DB3D Nordost QKore/QBase/Frey 2 Transparent Super IsoAcoustics GAIA II
Stax SR-009S with SRM-700T
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