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I had an interesting experience on Friday. For past few weeks I've had a pair of MC275 VI's in my system to try with the new Canterbury GRs. I returned them on Friday. I had never owned or spent any time with the legendary MC275s so felt like I needed to find out for myself what they were all about. They are definitely fantastic amplifiers and worthy of any setup but in my room the big 15" drivers in the new GR series seemed to be better controlled with my MC601s. I think I've finally accepted the fact that the MC601s are going to be here for a long, long time. I'm still considering a C1100 and MC2301s but for the time being have zero complaints about the MC601s. We shall see.

We spent about 3 hours in the listening room looking at some new pieces that had arrived since my last visit. They had B&W 800D3s, Wilson Sasha 2 and Alexia's connected to a pair of beautiful MC1.2KW amps with a C1100 preamp. We listened to several CDs and Tidal albums via MC450/D1100. Each setup was fantastic and a dream system. Amazing sound is all I can say about each speaker.

When we got home, I couldn't resist replaying some of the same tracks on the Canterbury GR's. For the first time in my audio journey I enjoyed my setup over the dealer setup. The big Tannoy's just sound so dynamic, life-like and musical. My wife came downstairs and joined me for a few minutes and after a couple songs said - "I like the way this sounds better. The music sounds real."

The journey continues but that was a Friday worth remembering.