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Tvad, did you note the differences between the $7500 audio notes and the $50000 ones, design and sound wise, while at the show?

I was only in the large room then, and they were blaring something pretty loud. I think it was Van Halen. I don;t have anything against Van Halen or ZZ Top but hard rock makes up a small part of my listening these days. I recently had some Harbeths and felt for acoustic music and jazz they were excellent. For Radiohead, not so much. That's pretty much how I felt about the Audio Notes the first time I heard them. Did I create a false impression?

The Tonian TL-D1 that everyone considers a bargain, have a frequency response of 42Hz-40KHz. Limited bass response."

Yes the specs indicate that and I would say they are accurate. I would also say that with proper placement and adjustment of the bass port, the bass sounded like that produced by my Spendor 1/2e. Something I can easily live with.

Prior to buying my Audiokinesis speakers I looked hard a Dru Zuids and Audio Note AN/E. Logically, I always thought the Audionote would be a logical progression of my love for the Spendor sound, but with deeper bass. I will own a pair someday, but not yet.

I consider the Tonian TL-D1's a poor man's AN/E in some respects. However, you can get an AN/E kit and if you're handy put it together for around $3k. Now that would be something.

$40k more? That's seems crazy.