*Addendum: Correction of course - 4k, not 4 "grams." Sorry for the typo!
Valinar: Thanks very much for your thoughts. Strangely enough, it was a visit some time ago to a St. Louis audio shop that we too had an opportunity to hear a pair of Contours - 3.4. Simply stunning to my ears - well balanced presentation, transparent, wonderful staging. Finally understood what all the fuss was about w/ the esotec tweeters. This was also paired with a T&A power plant. My wife, however, shut it down due to aesthetics. Didn't care for the "modern" look, and wanted something more traditional. Thus, some of the interest in the 360s, though again, have not had an opportunity to see or hear.
Valinar: Thanks very much for your thoughts. Strangely enough, it was a visit some time ago to a St. Louis audio shop that we too had an opportunity to hear a pair of Contours - 3.4. Simply stunning to my ears - well balanced presentation, transparent, wonderful staging. Finally understood what all the fuss was about w/ the esotec tweeters. This was also paired with a T&A power plant. My wife, however, shut it down due to aesthetics. Didn't care for the "modern" look, and wanted something more traditional. Thus, some of the interest in the 360s, though again, have not had an opportunity to see or hear.