I ran them through their paces at the SHOW in Newport. I brought three non-compressed master files, two live soundboards and one master file. They perfectly recreated both a Midnight Oil and Neil Young/Crazy Horse soundboard to where you thought both bands were in the room. I can also say that they had hundreds of thousands of electronics behind them, including very impressive and muscular sounding PASS amps. I am a big fan of ATC and have to say that these are amongst the best speakers I have ever heard, a triumph of engineering. Sony did an amazing job on this project and I think they smoke anything by Wilson and Magico. I think you will be very happy with your investment.
Any other Sony SS-AR1 owners out there?
Yes. I finally took the plunge. After several months of comparing and debating over different models and makes of speakers, I finally dropped a bundle of my hard earned money on a pair of speakers that say 'Sony' on the front. Still breaking them in, but definitely very happy with my decision so far. Any other AR-1 owners out there, and if so what are your impressions? Thanks.