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Rick's comments:

" I have known Menosh for about 10 years now, and we have talked on line over many occassions. However, we never met each other face to face.

After months of co-ordination, I finally managed to arrange a vist to Menosh's place. My my, it was well worth the trip. Menosh turned out to be a very nice gentleman. We took the 1 hour drive to Waterloo tonight, and met Menosh in the restaurant/pub which he is the owner to. He greeted us with a friendly smile and a gentle spirit. He treated us to a nice meal, then invited us back to his home for some fine tune, over a VERY FINE system.

At the beginning, I thought the system sounded Very WILSON like, plenty of kick and bites. I have never heard such dynamic and fast sounding Koetsu cartridge setup before in my life time, combined with a Brinkman Brado direct direct drive, everything seems to be un-Koetsu like ! The sound stage was huge, with precise imaging. The sound was consistent with that I have heard from a Brado / Wilson setup, more upfront, forward and dynamic.

I told myself, we are in for a treat and things are just getitng warmed up.

When the tape machine was turned on, talk about a change in tonality within seconds. The tape machine is totally "Analog" sounding. When it is Analog, duh ! With huge dynamic swings, a smooth top end combined with texture and oomph. I want a tape machine, like right now !

Here's the best part, I found out my future room (under construction) is the exact same size as Menosh's! I'm in for a treat myself.

All in all a great evening. I love meeting friendly and welcoming audio enthusiast. Worth the drive to Waterloo.

Wilson Maxx 3s, driven by Jadis JA200, and a 6 Chassis Jadis Preamp. Brinkman Brado turntable, and a Brinkman arm. Koetsu cartridge. Aesthetix RHEA Phono stage. Studer Tape Deck

	Rick's comments: " I have known Menosh for about 10 years now, and we have talked on line over many occassions. However, we never met each other face to face. After months of co-ordination, I finally managed to arrange a vist to Menosh's place. My my, it was well worth the trip. Menosh turned out to be a very nice gentleman. We took the 1 hour drive to Waterloo tonight, and met Menosh in the restaurant/pub which he is the owner to. He greeted us with a friendly smile and a gentle spirit. He treated us to a nice meal, then invited us back to his home for some fine tune, over a VERY FINE system. At the beginning, I thought the system sounded Very WILSON like, plenty of kick and bites. I have never heard such dynamic and fast sounding Koetsu cartridge setup before in my life time, combined with a Brinkman Brado direct direct drive, everything seems to be un-Koetsu like ! The sound stage was huge, with precise imaging. The sound was consistent with that I have heard from a Brado / Wilson setup, more upfront, forward and dynamic. I told myself, we are in for a treat and things are just getitng warmed up. When the tape machine was turned on, talk about a change in tonality within seconds. The tape machine is totally "Analog" sounding. When it is Analog, duh ! With huge dynamic swings, a smooth top end combined with texture and oomph. I want a tape machine, like right now ! Here's the best part, I found out my future room (under construction) is the exact same size as Menosh's! I'm in for a treat myself. All in all a great evening. I love meeting friendly and welcoming audio enthusiast. Worth the drive to Waterloo.

	Wilson Maxx 3s, driven by Jadis JA200, and a 6 Chassis Jadis Preamp. Brinkman Brado turntable, and a Brinkman arm. Koetsu cartridge. Aesthetix RHEA Phono stage. Studer Tape Deck