I guess I know why I will at least try never to part with my IMFs
- whereby I could not resist temptation - and got myself a very nice pair of RSPM MKIV
. They are pretty rare in my part of the world as well - and so when another deal didn't materialize (I don't even know if the "seller" actually had a pair for sale - but that is a different story), I drove south for about two and a half hours (each way) and collected those. This seller turned out to be a real collector (he had a beautiful and fully restored Marantz receiver [for example], so the speakers are in a very nice condition indeed. I admit I was slightly surprised by their size (on stands) and by their weight. Carrying them down a flight of rather steep stair was not the greates of funs - but boy, I am so glad I picked those up - as I find them really a step above my TLS80. They play similarly (of course) but everything is bigger and more solid - to my ears a clear upgrade - especially if the filter is set to the "out" position - I find that cleary audible in terms of transparency.
Recapping has already been started. Gone are those white cement resistors - in went the above mentioned metal- and thick-film ones by Futaba and Caddock - a highly recommended upgrade for a lot smoother high frequency presentation. The small value electrolytes were changed to Siemens MKL - and the big caps will be swapped with the ones sent from the trusted people at Falcon. Already these speakers are absolutely stunning in every way and as written above - those will stay (unless some catastrophe forces a sale).