I demoed at two dealers and had very different results. Both had Musical Fidelity amps. First dealer used Musical Fidelity A3 CDP in a sonically treated room. III's sounded very good. Clear, dynamic sound. Pretty good kick on drums. Did not do the disappearing trick that I heard with the $3,500 Tempos (?). These had the Nomex drivers, I think. The Virgo III's now have metal and this has changed the sound. More dynamic and maybe a bit more detailed and clearer (at least perceived clarity) than the Nomex. But $5,500 is a lot of money and I don't think they were worth that much more than a lot of $3,500 speakers (Sonus Faber, B&W, Vienna Bach).
Second dealer they sounded horrible. This was in an untreated brick room and there was a constant high frequency doubling or ringing or ghosting or something that ruined all kinds of vocals. Maybe the room, but the vast differences at dealer #2 made me wonder if I just missed these problems the first time.
Second dealer they sounded horrible. This was in an untreated brick room and there was a constant high frequency doubling or ringing or ghosting or something that ruined all kinds of vocals. Maybe the room, but the vast differences at dealer #2 made me wonder if I just missed these problems the first time.