I owned a new pair a few years ago & ran them w/all the right stuff (at least I thought): Pass X250, X preamp, Cary 306 cdp, Cardas Golden everywhere & couldn't listen to half of my cd collection. If the recordings were less than stellar, the reproduction of the music was way too harsh & fatiguing. they were incredible imagers & really good on great recordings but overall not my cup of tea.
