Congratulations on the new speakers! I ran Alon, Carl's prior company, Lotus Elite's for a few years and loved them, had to give em up when I moved to a smaller place.
Contenders are here
I just received my new Nola Contender 3, serial numbers 603 and 604! Built to order, no stock kept, at least at my dealer. I have only plated them about three hours, long way to go to break them in! I can tell you that they match beautifully with my Mac MA 252. Out of the box they are phenomenal sounding, just like all Carl Marchisotto designs, you get a wall of sound full of definition and incredibly low end perfectly clear! I am listening to my original Sade Promise on vinyl and it sounds magnificent. Mishima sounded powerful and elegant in the appropriate passages. Stanley Clarke's lowest bass notes in The Romantic Warrior were clear very low! Miles sounded amazing ... I could go on for a while so I will stop. I will continue to break them in and will post as they progress!