Sounds like you had a lucky escape then. It coulda been an expensive trip for you .
I agree with the speaker argument to some extent too. It was probably my biggest single upgrade going from my Q’s to Spendors. Huge jump in sound quality. All the other upgrades have been smaller and incremental but the speakers blew my mind.
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