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The best speaker you ever heard?
And if it wasn’t already validated before, this should serve as certifying any and all perceptions... 
The best speaker you ever heard?
The Vienna Acoustic Liszt were above and beyond the worst speaker I have ever had the displeasure of owning...I cannot imagine The Music sounds any different given the similarities. Dream elsewhere...caveat emptor! 
Raven Audio Nighthawk
Aric Audio was a sound choice, some pun intended! Aside from his gear's legendary sonic performance, the build quality and Aric's customer service is outstanding! Enjoy your new amp. 
TRL DUDE preamp
Bob-Bill( Grannyring) knows The Dude inside and out, and is quite adept at tweaks to everything he gets his hands on. You already have something rare and special, and if he is satisfied that you can take The Dude no further, well then...YES, I wil... 
TRL DUDE preamp
Bob-Consider yourself fortunate indeed! The Dude is a piece that I sought out for nearly two years until, with the help of Grannyring and a lot of internal pics, I worked with Aric at Aric Audio to have him build as close to The Dude as possible. ... 
Aric Audio's Motherlode II line-stage keep me up all last night
As someone who has worked with Aric before and owns the ORIGINAL Motherlode, I still cannot be more pleased with my work of audio art! As all other components in my system have come and gone, The Lode sits in the same place as it did when I placed... 
Dutch & Dutch 8c speaker stand parts
Yourself, and three other parties actually bought them. So you are unlikely to garner any responses from the audio masses. Call the company. 
New Stereo Times review on CODA CSiB Integrated Amplifier
I excitedly second the recommendation for Coda, and all of their gear in general! Best value in high end audio...and Doug is great to work with. 
Pass XP12. Tame, Anemic?
I too was interested in the Don Sachs preamp, but after Aric sent me one of his preamps to demo, I was sold! He and I worked together to craft the original Motherlode(based heavily off of The Dude by TRL). I liked that he works with the client to ... 
Pass XP12. Tame, Anemic?
I have owned the both the XP20 and the XP30 and yes, they both were anemic(a description that I have used several times on separate threads), and un-musical in my set up...and they were feeding Pass mono amps to boot. He makes fantastic amps, but ... 
Considering a Raven Audio Blackhawk Integrated for Tannoy Sterlings
Aric and his gear are top notch! My Motherlode is the only piece of gear that has not been switched or upgraded since it found its place in my system. 
Disappointment with Pass Labs - I'm looking for something else
Then call Aric. 
Disappointment with Pass Labs - I'm looking for something else
Keep the amp, ditch the Pass preamp! Pass preamps are anemic and lifeless. I had the XA60.8's with both the XP20 and XP30 and was underwhelmed. Went to Aric at Aric Audio and we came up with the original Motherlode preamp. That was close to four y... 
Looking for a tube Preamp new or used for under $2000...
Plus 3 for Aric Audio...you will get far more for your money than with many of the heavily marketed suggestions mentioned here.  
Garrard 60hz Strobed platter
Thank you, totem395, perhaps a link to the product I was referring to would have been prudent.