Does it really get any better than the Raven AC ??

The question may be does it get any better than Jeff Catalano?

You are going to be jealous of me - Jeff lives only a few miles away, and he not only came to set up my table but then later brought Thomas W- the Raven;s designer (who was in NY visiting from Germany) to tweek my table.

I only have the lowly little "toy" Raven One but I enjoy it immensely. I have the Phantom arm, Stealth Hyperphono cable and currently the Celebration cart.

I may go with a X-1s cart at some point. Also I have mine sitting on a Sistrum stand, and even though it is a little too small for the table (I'm getting the proper size Sistrum this week) I really think it makes the table even faster and more detailed. I may even try and take the new Sistrum down to Jeff''s before I set it up so he can evaluate it vs. the Stillpoints that TW currently suggests.

I actually like my table with no mat and no clamp - both of which seem to overdamp the sound in my system.

Ketchup,

It was mostly the Phantom arm and cart mounting TW re-setup.

Sbrown,

Did you hear the Davinci and TW in the same system with the same cart?

I have no doubt the Davinci is fantastic, but what would stop other elements of the system (cart, phono stage) from creating your impression of the best analog you had ever heard?