Does anyone own a tri amped system in Florida I could hear?


That is my query. I have an audiophile friend in Australia who swears by this approach, and I am wondering just how many levels up one can go in SQ as well as full extension tone in doing this. I am a very happy balanced analog EQer for tone but want to experience everything. 
Thanks!  Sorry I don’t have my system posted still but I’ll put it in the next box here. 

tlcocks

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I rarely listen to my tri-amped set-up, partially because of the seating logistics.

Mine is vintage (Super Big Reds) with Marantz amps, and I prefer the Mermans that I created (JBL 18", JBL 10", Heil AMT) with passive crossovers.  But then, I designed these in the room in which they are used and am extremely careful in how I match parts in the crossovers, of my own design.

The tri-amped setup uses the Super Big Reds (Altec 604E2/Utah aux woofer) that I purchased from a recording studio.  These are one-off in furniture-grade oak cabinets.  The analog electronic crossover was designed for this assemblage and is also a one-off.  There are also passive eq units that go between the amp and the horn drivers.

The amps include two Marantz 170DCs for the four woofers and a Marantz 1180DC integrated for the preamp and to power the horn drivers.  I also have the matching Marantz 2130 tuner with the built-in O-scope.

This set-up could be had..., but I am on the left coast.  I was trying to track their history, but Doug Sax had died a couple years prior to when I got them.

https://youtu.be/iGa9259pz-I