Im a few years late,but i have my reference system together.With 2 of these together.Im in awe on how good the v12 is,a component in themselves.I removed one from the amp and tried another resonable powercord,(revelation audio labs precept,cryo silver reference)just to see.The sound basically collapsed,in all areas.I put the v12 back on and it sounds like a system of the highest order again.Im not knocking the precept,alot of people are happy with it,stealth is something else.