Guys, I sometimes ask myself the same thing. All that I can additionally say is that this was in the early 1980s and my funds were more limited. I would dearly love to still have it and to compare it with the Nantais.
The Final would be more of a pain, but 185 additional pounds would likely contribute much. Also 285 pounds is right at the limits of the Stillpoint ESS rack. I also imagine that the Final would be more variable as the copper expanse and contracts.
Finally, my listening room was still the great room of the house and my wife was enjoying the music as her loom was also there, but also alway complaining about the 'laboratory' look of the room.
When our kids had gone away to college, we sold this house and I got my 18 x 28 x 11' room just for me.
I have never seen another Final Audio.
The Final would be more of a pain, but 185 additional pounds would likely contribute much. Also 285 pounds is right at the limits of the Stillpoint ESS rack. I also imagine that the Final would be more variable as the copper expanse and contracts.
Finally, my listening room was still the great room of the house and my wife was enjoying the music as her loom was also there, but also alway complaining about the 'laboratory' look of the room.
When our kids had gone away to college, we sold this house and I got my 18 x 28 x 11' room just for me.
I have never seen another Final Audio.