I was at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in Denver, Colorado this year (2009) and listened to the VALVET combo you asked about.
In my opinion it was one of the best demos there with a very natural sound, an extremely realistic soundstage and perfect voices too.
There were no effects, no artificially sound, only pure music.
The demo was done with a big model of Consensus Audio Speakers, the Conspiracy.
I think this combo is a real bargain and it will be hard to find a better one at this price.
I´m sure, there are a lot of other guys, who have listen to this system and could give you a similar information.
Reinhard
In my opinion it was one of the best demos there with a very natural sound, an extremely realistic soundstage and perfect voices too.
There were no effects, no artificially sound, only pure music.
The demo was done with a big model of Consensus Audio Speakers, the Conspiracy.
I think this combo is a real bargain and it will be hard to find a better one at this price.
I´m sure, there are a lot of other guys, who have listen to this system and could give you a similar information.
Reinhard