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There is a rumour about a Graduation Mark 2 in the works, but fortunately for my bank account I don't know anything about it or availability.

Hi Dan Sounds like you had some bad luck selling these! I would like to take one if you still have one left. Cheers Richard

The Coffee is legendary!

I've been using a cd2 into a Lyngdorf TDAi3400 for a couple of years now. This set up, connected by a Network Acoustics streaming cable, bypasses the Cd2's built in dac and takes full advantage of the digital amplifier. The combination works extremely well into Shahinian Obelisk 2 and I would...

No major equipment changes, but some surprisingly big upgrades. Soundstyle equipment tables to Lateral Audio LAS-4 Integral equipment stand - initially for convenience and cosmetic reasons, but an equipment stand has no right to make such a big improvement to SQ! Avondale Black Link (excellent...

I've been using Avondale for almost 20 years and during that time have experienced some astonishingly good kit (at amazingly good value), but also some equally astonishingly long waits. I know that not everyone has the patience to wait while Les works his magic, but it always proves to be...

a last blast of Leonard Cohen then waved the cables off as they made their way to Essex. Haven't had the courage to reconnect the Black Link yet :-/

First impressions can be useful, but I thought it might be worth spending some quality time with these cables before committing my thoughts to writing, and I think I was right. First, the systems the cable was introduced to - First System (upstairs): Rega Isis Valve CD player; Sim Audio Moon...

Cables arrived safely in Devon - sadly not the warm sunny holiday version today! Connected up and playing music right now, but no judgements just yet, give them (and me) a little time to acclimatise. one immediate observation though, these are big boys - make my black link look like string :-)

I did something similar for a kitchen System. Tivoli Radio (with stereo extension speaker) connected to a Squeezebox Touch. That served as an excellent FM/AM radio and, via the Sqeezebox, internet radio, streaming services and connection to music library on NAS. Sounded really good, much...

Over time I have had APX2, APX4, TPX1 and TPX2. The APX power supplies go back a long way and were essentially hicap replacements, and very effective at that. The TPX1 is a slimmer version of the APX2 and was "original equipment" with the Grad1. The TPX2 came after the TPX1 and is much more...

My Grad1/TPX2 replaced a NAC82, is still in use with Avondale Voyager NCC300 amps and does indeed sound "just right". There was a rumour a little while ago that there is a Grad2 in the works and that this would include a remote, but that seems to have gone quiet. However Les is clearly still...

Cheating with more than one (but related) audible improvement experience. The Lyngdorf TDAi 3400 is a suprisingly good amplifier at its price point, but set up Room Perfect and its a revelation. Who knew that the room could make such a difference and compensating for the room such an...

I would like to be added to the list please. I promise not to pinch the cable! Richard