I never asked him, but he has had these speakers for about ten years, and he seems very pleased with the Karmas. They sound excellent. I never think about asking the owner of some system I just heard for the first time if he ever considered different speakers. That seems like a very odd thing to discuss.
Lots of presumptions here Ron. The owner was a good friend of Vladimir’s for years and I think before he met David. He may not have bought his electronics from David at all. I don’t even know what people mean by someone curating a system. I think the owner chose the components and David helped him with set up at some point. Meril555 might know more about this.
You could always start a thread about your speculation, but the owner of the Karmas seems quite happy with the sound of his system. The combination he chose sounds excellent as reported by two WBF members who’ve actually heard the combination.