@Steve: yes, $60K for the Q5, $34K for the Q3; they no longer make the M6 as far as I know, questionable about the M5, but it's still listed as a product on the web site. The aluminum platform plus nano tech drivers seems to work extremely well for them.
@MadFloyd: delighted to indirectly meet you - I was the mystery man at the corner who wouldn't rotate
and speak much.Too bad you don't own the Q5, but maybe you can buy this one! I think the smaller crowd at 12 got the best demo.
@caesar: our crowd was only 6 people - perfect size. Usually such controlled demos don't play what you want; not a problem, anyone can go back and listen at their own pace. The electronics were chosen to add "flesh", as I was later told; don't know what this means. Goodwins is reading this thread, so perhaps they can explain, or PM me and I'll convey. Wolf did say the Q5 was the slightly better speaker, but he never called the Q3 a smaller Q5 for a smaller room. If nothing else, the demo room is huge (30x20x11 we were told), and unlike the V3 which can't fill it, this one can with no problem whatsoever. I would say the Q3 gives up a little bottom end tightness, pitch definition and extension (Wolf claimed 10 Hz or so) over the Q5, for $26K less - basically, a few additional good cycles in the bottom octave can be had for a lot more money; and perhaps the crossover is not so elaborate or expensive - don't know, time will tell. It feels like the 30K range is the new battle ground for super speakers, if such exist.
@rur: It shot right up to the top of my list; but I will still compare it with the Summit X, at some point.
@all: suggest you read MadFloyd's thread on a'gon - the analog piece with the drums has and will have many talking. It shows how extremely realistic this speaker can sound with the right material. But beware - this is partly because that piece was extremely close-miked and at high gain, therefore it has a certain unrealistic impression factor built into it... And as MadFloyd said, it was cut direct-to-disc - wonder why some, like Sheffield, would want to bypass the tape! (only kidding mep).