Volti does it again!

@tonnesen If no one bites here, reach out to Greg when he gets back from Florida and see if he's willing to connect you with anyone who owns Rivals in Denver/Boulder.

The speakers I demoed at someone's house years ago were Merlin VSM MXs.  After I heard them and decided I wanted them, Merlin owner Bobby Palkovic (RIP) set me up locally to hear his speakers with a couple of different amps, including a trip to David Berning's house to hear his amps! 

Good luck!

Trolling?  Seriously?? It's completely ridiculous to expect a speaker manufacturer like Greg to offer a return policy.  Every pair of speakers is custom-made to order.  Special and custom orders are rarely returnable for anything boutique or bespoke.

There are so many audio manufacturers in the world that it's impossible to hear them all, have you noticed?  Pick one you have heard.  If you get intrigued by something, not in your area, make an effort rather than being lazy and thinking "If I don't like it, I'll return it."  The problem is the folks who do return things, tend to do it over and over.  So by having a policy that doesn't allow it, Greg probably avoids a load of high-maintenance (even for this crowd) folks looking for a home demo.  I'm a big fan of home demos but also realize when it's impossible or impracticable.

I always get a kick out of the "return policy" guys.  Seriously, don't you make some effort to hear a product before jumping in?  Years ago I bought a pair of artisan two-way speakers that were rarely sold by dealers.  I reached out on one of the audio forums and asked if anyone who owned them would mind hosting me for a demo and offered to bring their beverage of choice.  I had immediate opportunities offered, chose one, and had a great time "auditioning" the speakers and met some great music lovers to boot.  I ended up buying the speakers and had them for many years.

I'm sure Volti owners in your area would be happy to show off their speakers.  And if you are ever in Tennessee, I know for a fact that Greg would be happy to demo them for you.  It's just not that hard to hear things, even if you have to travel a little to do it.

I own a pair of Rival SEs, that I stepped up to from a pair of Razz.  I got the Razz to replace a pair of Klipsch Forte IIIs.  The Volti's are so obviously in a different league than any of the Klipsch Heritage series that I have heard (everything up to La Scala), that it should be immediately obvious to anyone who listens to them.  Hell, just take the testament of the folks who have replaced Klipsch horns with Greg's versions.  Volti's also sound great with a variety of amps, I'm currently running AGD Audion Monoblocks (GaNFET amps) and they sound sublime with the Rival SEs.  Just one of five amps that I have heard with them and they all sound excellent.  These are great speakers, full-stop, no caveats.  

@doyle3433 +1.  Greg did that demonstration at the first or second Capitol Audio Fest that he exhibited at.  It's a pretty compelling demo.