I wonder if a single Merlot mono might be matched.....
The guy I bought the Syrah from had a pair of Merlot monos - he said after 3 weeks, one went on the fritz and blew a fuse a couple of times 15 years ago. He sent it to someone in CA for repair who just said it was shot and never returned it!
SO, the seller kept and still has one hardly used Merlot. I wonder if a match can be made or did they all have the no longer available bits and pieces? He said when he had them and the Syrah powering Sonus Faber Guarneri's and "you didn't even need drugs"! I told him "you don't really NEED drugs" even if they really DO make it sound better....
My 'new' Syrah is at a friend's in Boulder, CO where the seller dropped it off. Still hoping to hear from Mick regarding @jslateiv . Rumor has it he's hiding out in my home state of NC....