The Mahler's are a great, a friend of mine has them and fortunately his room is quite large and the Mahler's do their disappearing act. I own the Beethovens and I absolutely love the way they make music as opposed to just sounds. You may be interested in their new speaker the Strauss which is supposed to be a baby Mahler priced around $6500. I just learned about it in the April edition of Stereophile (their CES report)
Any experience w/ Vienna Mahler ?
Decided to upgrade. Speakers first. Auditioned the Mahler and found them very musical. Sweet highs, but was concerned about the bass. Seemed strong. Listened to accoustic guitar (Shawn Mullins "Shimmer") and when the e-string was plucked it sounded more like a bass guitar. Also, on Dr. John's "Wrong side of the road" the bass seemed to dominant the song more so than what I heard on other speakers. Is it the speaker or Dealer's set-up?