Shindo and synergistic components

I have a Monbrisson with the following components:
Manley Mahi Mahi Monoblocks and Living Voice Avatar IBX speakers. I am very pleased with the Monbrisson and think it is the best bang for the buck in the Shindo line up. The real value is in the wonderful phono stage it has and if you can live without a remote, I highly reccomend it. Besides the normal concerns with matching amps and preamps, I think Shindo pres would play nicely with most amps.

I'm guessing your Mahi Mahi are not balanced (or have both). Any thoughts as to how they would mate with a balanced design?

Lokie: did you have the chance to try the Shindo on your system, or did you do it on spec?

Cheers

Lokie,
How do you like the Living Voice speakers and how do you have them set up{ ie positioning?}

I've got my Monbrison with a Leak Stereo 20 power amp and Quad ESLs. Totally synergistic.

The Mahis are not balanced and I have never tried to mix the two. My suspicion is that they would work fine with other balanced components.

I bought the Shindo purely on spec.

I really like the LV IBX speakers. One word I would describe them as, is "fun". They are very lively and dynamic. They have the great quality of being both detailed/revealing and very listenable. I have had some trouble placing them but I have room that is problematic. My placement is a triangle of 12' and 2' off the side and back wall.

This is a relatively new system and room and completely different than my last system which consisted of a 600 watt Mac and Eggleston speakers. I like the direction I'm going, especially, the Shindo. Depending on if I can get the LV's tweaked out exactly the way I want them, I will probably get a Shindo amp (Cortese??). I think the two brands are a good synergistic match.

If I eventually decide on a different kind of speaker which would be a better fit for my room, for ex. a non-efficient monitor, I will definitely keep the Monbrison and match with an appropriate amp/speaker combo.