Nice one Ron, congrats matey!
Wish you all the very best in this multi-layered venture.
I visited Spore last July and again heading out that way this Aug with the wifey on route to cmb. Sadly didn't come across any of the Clarisys line, and we still don't have any here either in Aus.
I'm thinking it's most probably due to our very tiny market in Audiophile ville... and in Aus, as we're grappling with our currency conversion, even the smallest Clarisys speakers, the Minuet, will cost North of 70grand! (AUD). That's an awful lot of spend, especially when most are trying their best to own a house.
Apart from that, we also have our very own Apogee refurb specialist, Graz! Graz offers exceptional rebuild quality on all his ribbon panels and I've had the pleasure of auditioning some of the top tier panels, they're superb! Pricing is very different, there's no comparison with Clarisys at all, not even Alsyvox. Hence, only a handful of Alsyvox have sold down unda. It's certainly still worthwhile an audition and good to know such SOTA panels exist but it costs us a bloody fortune! We pay nearly double.
So, I guess us humble folk Down Unda most probably would never get the chance to audition these exotic panels. Anyway, since we still have our refurbs going pretty strong, it's always an opportunity to be able to listen to a fully restored Apogee system, such as the Diva's.
Oh! BTW just a slight off track... when I was last in Spore, I had the opportunity of auditioning the Diptyque panels (French design) with those same Jadis amplifiers you have, really really tops!
On this trip I'll get the chance to experience their top of the line Reference series the DP-160. When I first experienced the DP107 and DP140, I knew straight away now here's something quite unique. Price range not too shabby either.
Now, the hardest part is convincing the wifey to sit still during the demo... she usually rolls her eyes and then let's out a bit of gas, after learning about the price tag and then walks out. Damn! I'll have to make sure that dealer hands over some roses or a nice scented candle with lullaby tunes... then all is well. Good stuff maties! Keep those tubes glowing!
Cheers Ron, and all the best again.
Keep us posted on your new venture/s.
Woof! RJ