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Talon Hawk - your experience, opinion?
surprising that no has responded to this thread, so I guess I will have to respond to my own! After less than a week it is obvious that this is the best Talon speaker to date. The Hawk looks like an amputation of the Firebird, which I have not hea... 
Best blues guitarist, Clapton or Green
good call Samuel 
Best blues guitarist, Clapton or Green
no, the initial ? was, who is better Green or Clapton? 
Best blues guitarist, Clapton or Green
And right behind him was Roy Buchanan, if you have not heard Livestock, you might try finding the record. 
Best blues guitarist, Clapton or Green
EXCUSE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!DUANE ALLMAN, by a large margin, don't even think twice about it. 
Point to Point Wiring
correct, perhaps, but that does not make me 'right', I don't mean to criticize, take care, MM 
Point to Point Wiring
do you mean, 'exacerbates', probably, but I like your spelling better! 
Point to Point Wiring
Cary SLP 98 is also point to point wired. 
Talon Ravens vs. JM Lab Mezzo Utopias??? comment
continue to remember some experimentation done with speakers lately: in the last few years listened to or owned Soliloquy 5.3 (awful!), Jamo, and Merlin VSM-SE (not bad), and Totem Mites - great little monitor. Talon is no doubt the best of the lot. 
Talon Ravens vs. JM Lab Mezzo Utopias??? comment
Forgot a little experience also lately with Reference 3A monitors, Silverline, Ruark, and a Danish (I believe) named speaker whose name escapes me at the moment. Again -the Talon products just offer a much more believable sound. Drama, scale: more... 
Talon Ravens vs. JM Lab Mezzo Utopias??? comment
Am not familiar with the JM products but I have owned or experience with the Peregrines, Peregrine X, Khorus, Khorus X mk II, Raven 2002 with the new X-over, ProAc 2.5, Wharfedale EVO 10 monitors, Soliloquy 6.2's - all in the last 3 years. What a ... 
Alchemist P8 amp & pre
Actually ended up with an Alchemist Product 8 stereo amplifier. Via some trade-in/swap/finagling I gave up some Electrocompaniet amps and have now the Product 8. 150 watts are plenty to drive just about anything. Can't find anything to complain of... 
The Smallest amp/speaker combination?
the totem mites are excellent! 
Nottingham Interspace TT/Arm vs Used Linn Lp12
I just bought a Spacedeck and Space arm. End of story. Look no further! You name it, it excels at music presentation and retrieval. Musciality, bass, detail, smoothness, lush, rich. Delicious. MM 
Turntable Advice
I just bought a Nottingham Spacedeck and I am stunned. Extreme musicality, detail, resolution, bass response - everything is excellent. I put the Space arm on it and this thing is just unbelievable. Simple is better and these things are simple squ...