Honestly, I'd encourage everyone to do their own critical listening before dropping $3-4K on a pair rather than 10-minute first impressions from...
NP Warrior, I listened to both, they both sounded pretty good, but not mindblowing. Both were tuned w/ strong bass (house style?), the tia I felt...
I tried the 18 and the tia at the 64 table at RMAF today as well and was also told probably $3k/3.5k, although they hadn't finalized pricing....
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