I agree. MBL does belong in any "Cost no Object" discussion.
System No 5 felt a bit cobbled together with whatever gear they had on hand.
I would have really liked for that to be an all VAC setup, assuming they had access to VAC.
But I think, it was one dealer's attempt to showcase to potential clients to some extent.
The first three setups were pretty stellar to begin with so absolutely nothing to apologize there.
The Avantgarde system alone would be worth the price of admission - those Trios are awesome.
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