Wadia,Pass,Avalon

Baxman, I currently own the Pass 2 monos (love 'em) and will be taking delivery of the Wadia 860x tomorrow. I'm currently driving Martin Logan reQuests, but these will be relocated to my HT room soon, so I need to replace them, and will likely be going with Avalon Eidolons (or Kharma ce 1,0s... haven't decided yet). Anyway, when I get it all pulled together, I'll let you know. Balance of my system includes dCS Elgar DAC/Pre and dCS Purcell Upsampler... Nordost analog cables and my own digital interconnects. Regards, tsv

Hi Gino and Subaru, Gino, check out the Khrama CE 1.0s at www.kharmausa.com... I auditioned these down at Goodwins High-End in Waltham Mass a couple of weeks ago and they knocked my socks off. They completely disappeared! I really like the Eidolons but they do seem to add their own flavor/color... it's a good flavor, but it's there nonetheless (to my ears anyway). The Kharma's completely and totally remove themselves from the music... it's downright weird (in the best possible way). I'm hoping to close a deal with a person over the next week or so at just over half of retail... fingers are crossed. Good luck to you as well! Subaru, you will be thrilled with the Aleph 2s. They are excellent. You will grow to love them more and more over time. The only reason I would ever consider selling mine would be if I ever needed more power... but given the 2s can pump over 200W of Class A cleanliness into a 4 Ohm load... and given the Kharma's that I have my eye on are rated at 90dB sensitivity, I suspect I'll be just fine for a good long time. Regarding the Nordost interconnects... I'm not yet entirely convinced that these are working in my system. The Alephs are so damned transparent that making cable comparisons is almost too easy. I need to insert a few more analog interconnectes in my system before I can really be sure I've got the best match. BTW, I've not heard them, but I have heard from friends that the Parsifal Encores are wonderful... enjoy! Regards, tsv_1