Upgraded from a VPI HW-19 Mk.4 with SAMA (separate motor) and Graham Engineering 2.0 tonearm. My dream tt at the time; love it to this day. Acrylic platter, stainless outer ring clamp w/VPI HRX center weight (for safely getting rid of those pesky warps!). Separate motor/flywheel, and Derlin separate armboard. Great looks and sound at a fair price. Just may be a keeper! Sadly, just recently discontinued.

A toss up between this and the VPI JMW Memorial 10" tonearm. Had a gut feeling this was the better arm, so when a demo sale appeared, I couldn't resist! Even though, admittedly, this is an unconventional combo.

Wooden bodied cartridge w/high enough output so I can use the low gain setting on my phono pre. Has that silky /neutral sound Benz is noted for.

Precision speed regulation.

Still one of the best out there IMHO.

A demo product which won the shootout! Great bargain! Get's out of the way of the music, as a phono-pre should. Only gripe: perhaps a tinge on the warm and forgiving side of neutral.

Great sounding CD player, w/ all the features (and then some) one could possibly want. Includes an array of digital input/outputs and 24/396 upsampling, making it ready for decoding today's digital streaming (w/or w/o a separate DAC). The sound on redbook CD is warm, enveloping and sublime. The ability to skip tracks and store to memory has been a real boon!

What to say about a SS pre amp that has all the benefits of tubes, yet the slam and dynamics of the best SS? Either something strange is going on here, or this fine bunch of (ex-Chord) engineers has really stumbled upon something! Have never (in my experience) heard a piece of gear do everything so "right", and so little wrong. With a switching power supply, and fully balanced outputs, this is surely (IMHO) one to beat. Plus outstanding build quality! Rare, but highly recommended (on the used market)!!

With a switching power supply and 200w (8 ohms) of class A/B solid state power (400w into 4 ohms) this amplifier is quick, dynamic, and above all musical. All I said sound wise about the Preface is applicable here. Fabulous amp! Again, rare, but highly recommended!!

Computer controlled power regenerator w/separate analog/digital inputs. Primarily for front end components; it brings a welcome darkness to the background as it eliminates most forms of noise. Also, as a bonus, it allows your system to sound the same night or day. No more waiting till after midnight to hear your system at it's best

Richard Gray 600S (power line conditioner) + Pole Pig (isolation transformer). One of the few (non mega-buck) solutions that really improves the sound of your system w/o adding it's own particular "tone". Preserves dynamics too; as one of my pet peeves w/ these kind of devices is the fact that they always seem to truncate dynamics. Not this one! As good as anything I've heard; outside of gear w/new car prices!

A two outlet passive line conditioner used only for my power amp. Does it's job at a ridiculously low price. Now discontinued.

Measuring a whopping 70"h x 24"w and a mere 1.5" d, make no mistake, this is a big speaker. A 60" true ribbon tweeter mated w/ planar magnetic midrange and bass panels, this speaker is one of the greatest bargains in audio, especially including one of the best tweeters in any price range. This tweeter must be heard to be believed! Astounding inner detail, sweetness and shimmer to die for. Mate this with lightning fast planar magnetic drivers, and you have a full range speaker that can, and does compete with the best. Not the last word in bass slam, this is it's only real drawback, sound wise. Be sure to give it a lot of space, and power, and you have a real world-beater, at a reasonable price. Now surpassed by the 3.7; a super bargain on the used market!

Keeps speaker rock solid with no rocking motion whatsoever. A must for all planar speaker users.

The best garage sale find ever! Now if I could just source a power cord to replace the one my bother accidentally threw away. :(

Unshielded pure solid-core two stranded silver interconnects w/ Bullet plugs or XLR's. Performance way beyond it's price point.

Four stranded, unshielded, solid core, pure silver wires per side in a quasi-ribbon design. Just quietly goes about it's business. Again, great bang for the buck!

Used exclusively, through out my system, imparts a smooth, dead quiet sound, with a black background. Along with a massive soundstage, these are very nice cords for the money. Some would say a tad on the soft side, but I don't hear it.

Custom built four shelf version w/premium white acrylic shelves. Semi-suspends components to give maximum isolation. Winner of numerous awards.

Custom made four shelf rack w/premium white acrylic shelves. Extra heavy duty top shelf for the HRX turntable.

Matches Triangle racks w/premium white acrylic shelf.

Opposing magnets "levite" the top shelf to isolate equipment placed upon it, so no mechanical interface is used. Placed under the Levinson CD.

One of the best and most robustly built cleaners one can buy. Automatic fluid dispensing  makes it a treat to use. One of the only machines (paraphrasing) Jonathin Valin has said "not only cleans a record, but improves it's sound".

Don't ask me how it works, it just does. Makes digital discs smoother and less "edgy" sounding. Takes about 30 seconds to use. I use it before each and every listening.

Spins the disc at (variable speed) & shaves off a minute portion of the disc in order to create a specific angle on the edge of your discs. Then "paint" the thin edge with a black marker and you're done. Why do this? Because, again, digital discs sound less "digital" and more analog like. All for the better, I say. A one time procedure, it will make your disc(s) sound much better for minimal effort.

Double stack under pre-amp.

Used between power amp and amp stand. Big jump in performance for my most finicky component!

Drains vibration into the stand on which they are placed. Bronze version placed between the Levinson CD and the JAS Audio stand.

Used under Plinius phono pre.

Golden ratio blocks made of dense myrtle wood. Replaced polymer isolators between acrylic shelves on pARTicular racks and amp stand. Also used under the Richard Gray gear.

Holds a LOT of CD's!! Unfortunately, not enough for this hoarder of music :(

Perfect shelves for LP's. Now where am I going to fit another one? ;)