I did not purchase the "very same equipment" - I own a Coherence II preamp (since 2003), a Cadence phono stage (since 2000), and owned the battery-powered Model 6 monoblocks. I owned the original version of the Mahlers - I do not know which version Guido owns.
Read Guidocorona's contributions to Rowland threads and judge for yourself.
His review of the Vienna Acoustics Mahler in the Absolute Sound was curious because he did not discuss that a new version of the speaker (the "V1.5") was being reviewed and that the price had increased from $9,800 to $12,800. The review:
http://www.avguide.com/review/tested-vienna-acoustics-mahler-v15-loudspeaker
Maybe I should give him the benefit of the doubt and assume that Harry Pearson edited this information out.
Read Guidocorona's contributions to Rowland threads and judge for yourself.
His review of the Vienna Acoustics Mahler in the Absolute Sound was curious because he did not discuss that a new version of the speaker (the "V1.5") was being reviewed and that the price had increased from $9,800 to $12,800. The review:
http://www.avguide.com/review/tested-vienna-acoustics-mahler-v15-loudspeaker
Maybe I should give him the benefit of the doubt and assume that Harry Pearson edited this information out.