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Shahinian Lovers
1. Ordered from Shahinian directly2. $12,000 in standard oak 3. Don't know about audition return policy. I know you can hear them at there shop in New York. I owned a pair previously so auditioning is not a concern of mine. I can tell you they are... 
The best speaker you ever heard?
Shahinian Diapason- sounds like live music - can play unstrained at live levels - motivates you to listen to all of your recordings again so you can hear how they were supposed to sound- reproduces the lowest frequencies effortlessly- motivates no... 
Personal speaker evolution
Generic 6x9" car speakers (not kidding)Jensen triax car speakers (my first up-grade)EPI 100's (wow I got boxes)Dahlquist mini monitorsMagneplanar MG I improved (started calling myself an audiophile at this point)Dahlquist DQ-10'sCerwin Vega 123's ... 
Anybody have some experience with Bedini amps?
Bedinis and Shahinians are a magical combination. I have read that the Bedinis have a high damping factor lending to great bass. It makes intuitive sense that an amplifier with good bass control would be important to a speaker design employing pas... 
What does everyone think of shahinian?
I had a pair of diapasons with the double eagle subs. Had to sell when in a cash crunch. I've missed those speakers every day since then. The shahinians reproduced music in my home like no other.