FWIW I've owned the C1.0 for ~3 years and would like to say:
Thank your Dracule1 for the review.
It was clear to me that Dracule1 was not scientifically comparing the C1.1 to his current speakers (which I'm not familiar with at all) ... rather, I assume that there's a significant price difference between his speakers and the C1.1 and he's not interested in pursuing the C1.1 anymore given that, based on memory, he didn't think the C1.1 with very good electronics significantly outperformed his own system. This makes total sense to me; when you're listening to something much more expensive than what you have or normally listen to, you want it to sound A LOT better than what you're used to - whether it's detail that lets you hear stuff in familiar recordings that you never heard before, amazing lifelike presence, etc. - otherwise why spend significant $$ ?
Granted it's possible that the dealer did a poor job of matching electronics with the C1.1, but it's probably unlikely that a dealer would demonstrate them in a system that severely compromised their potential (sub-optimal matching, of course, but not a severe mismatch like using a 3W SET amp with the Raidhos)
Thank your Dracule1 for the review.
It was clear to me that Dracule1 was not scientifically comparing the C1.1 to his current speakers (which I'm not familiar with at all) ... rather, I assume that there's a significant price difference between his speakers and the C1.1 and he's not interested in pursuing the C1.1 anymore given that, based on memory, he didn't think the C1.1 with very good electronics significantly outperformed his own system. This makes total sense to me; when you're listening to something much more expensive than what you have or normally listen to, you want it to sound A LOT better than what you're used to - whether it's detail that lets you hear stuff in familiar recordings that you never heard before, amazing lifelike presence, etc. - otherwise why spend significant $$ ?
Granted it's possible that the dealer did a poor job of matching electronics with the C1.1, but it's probably unlikely that a dealer would demonstrate them in a system that severely compromised their potential (sub-optimal matching, of course, but not a severe mismatch like using a 3W SET amp with the Raidhos)