You can still buy the Korsun V8i here in Hong Kong for less than US$1000. I have had two for over a year now and they are great; fantastic build quality, plenty of power and, above all, excellent sound.
Cosmetically at least (and from the photos I have seen, both internally and externally) the Affirmation and V8i are identicle. I would seriously think twice about spending US$7000 on the RR version - for less than U$2000 you could run a pair of V8i like I do.
Yes, it means I have two (remote) volume controls to contend with - but the dials are perfectly accurate and 99% of the time they adjust in sync with each other from the remote. For my 'inconvenience' I get genuine dual-mono and bi-amping (plus massive horsepower!) with their attendant benefits, plus I kept over 5k in my wallet.
Cheers
Andy
PS. you can also buy uncannily similar RR look-alike speakers here for about US$500/pr. Superb finish, real wood veneers, great drivers, fittings and x-overs and these too sound fantastic. Does anyone smell Fish?
