I'll offer a testimonial of my own Trio's - I have run them with Pass XA30.8 (warmer) and the more transparent sounding NAD M22 lately.
I would strongly agree: heaven!
With proper placement, room setup, and source material, the sound feels palpable.You want to reach out and touch them.
Folks that have not liked them almost certainly haven't done enough to build a room for them. A fully custom made room will get the best out of any speakers, and these are no exception.
It may sound nice. However, there is no way in hell that I would have this gawd awful looking abortion in my living room. There must be some room left for asthetics as well as sound. I can only believe the owner is blind as a bat.
If I can afford it, have had the opportunity to listen to speakers Amina Tune Audio + Sub Pulse with electronic tube Cerat Aries? if not, try to go for a listen !
Dear Hung, great musical system. I have the Avant Garde Duo with the Audion Golden Dream. I always had a small hum from the active speakers, also with no stereo connected. Is your system absolutely quiet? I am sure you will enjoy it a lot. Maybe you once should listen to a Van den Hul Colibri Gold or platinum cartridge. I think you will then be blown away. If you are in the Netherlands, come and visit me. I will let you listen to it.
Nice system Hung. I bet you will sit there days and nights to enjoy all types of music. By the way, can I audition your systems someday if I have a chance to come down there :)). Take a look at mine.... http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vdone&1193091230