sksos1

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Your best ''outstanding'' products in last 5 yrs?
Without question it's the Steve McCormack VRE-1B. This pre-amp has redefined what my system is capable of, a 3D image and layering beyound belief. 
Ocellia speakers and power
A SOUGA is a Kondo 2A3 amp with silver hand-wound transformers. 
Ocellia speakers and power
I use an 8 watt SOUGA amp and find it fine, listen in a large room and sometimes at very loud levels. 
cary 306 sacd vs. Lector 7
Have heard the 306 at a friends, very nice. Had owned the Lector 7 myself and sold it because of it's "dark" character IMHO. 
King of the Non oversampling DAC's? Lavry /Kondo ?
Yes I've had the pleasure of using both, kept the Lavry 924 the longest (loved those little built-in ovens!) and the stupidest thing I did was sell the Lavry. Just listen to a lot more analog. This is saying a lot since I import Kondo!!!!!!Kondo D... 
Parasound JC3 or Ayre P-5xE
If you want please e-mail me and I can tell you my thoughts! I've been using the JC3 for several months and it's one of the most accurate phono units I've heard to date.Steve(Note: Dealer disclaimer)