Thanks EBM! Much appreciated. I've gone back and read many of your comments on the Minis and have gotten a ton of insight from your posts. I'm curious if you've heard Simaudio amps and what is it about them that you think makes them not a good fit for the Minis. I have my eye on the Pass 350.8, although I'm slightly biased toward a monoblock setup. I see a lot of Pass amps for sale on agon but not many Simaudios, which good in one way because I don't feel pressured to pull the trigger, but strange that so many people are selling their Pass amps. Maybe they're upgrading to better Pass amps, or maybe there's something they don't like about the amps. Curious.
As far as the Minis go, I love everything about them. I like the new Magico models but I feel lucky to have a pristine set of Minis. I think the production cost was too high and Alon Wolf had to find a way to bring down the cost without sacrificing SQ. I listened to the M6 at a local shop and the sound was as wide and deep as you would expect for such an expensive system. That being said, the Minis image like nothing else. I've read all of Valin's reviews and I have to laugh at his pivot on the Mini once the Q1 came out. I'm happy as a clam with my speakers and I don't see getting rid of them for a long time, if ever.
As far as the Minis go, I love everything about them. I like the new Magico models but I feel lucky to have a pristine set of Minis. I think the production cost was too high and Alon Wolf had to find a way to bring down the cost without sacrificing SQ. I listened to the M6 at a local shop and the sound was as wide and deep as you would expect for such an expensive system. That being said, the Minis image like nothing else. I've read all of Valin's reviews and I have to laugh at his pivot on the Mini once the Q1 came out. I'm happy as a clam with my speakers and I don't see getting rid of them for a long time, if ever.