Tbooe,
Me and Nick haven't drop by your place for a while - your system must sound really good now with all the change. I have heard the Esoteric gear once but it did not fancy it, must be the setup (thought it's too neutral and not musical). But NOTHING digital wise beat analog!!!
As far as the isoclean, i love them - i went through quite a few power conditioner (Tice Power Block, Shunyata, PS Audio, Monster, Equitech and Sound Application). Each of these does different thing well but the Isoclean yield the lowest noise floor with black background with the most musical sound. If you are looking for something more affordable, i would recommend the Sound Application. I can only afford one set of isoclean (2 transformers, 2 power cable and 1 filter) which i plug everything in.
Cello,
What's there not to like about the Teres 340 (except the Teres Certus if you can afford it) - i have the Oracle Mrk V Ann ed (with the Granite) and the Clear Audio Champion II and of course the Teres beat both of these. I would highly recommend it - the other two table i was considering before purchasing the Teres was the Platine Verdier and the Raven. But i am always a sucker for wood thus my choice!!
Joey,
The Cary SLP 05 is good, i am sure there are better tube preamp out there (i had the Blue Circle BC3000 before), and the Cary had better bass, bigger soundstage. I have gone through the Air tight, Audio Research LS25, Joule LA 100 (thought it would match with my VZN-160 but it does not). Still few other preamp i like to try - Shindo, Conrad Johnson and maybe Supratek. I am happy with it so far...
Regards,
Khoi