Perfect Path "Solutions" (PPS) eMat

^^^ Carpathian ...

Glad you asked. Sweet Maria's has been offering some really great Ethiopian coffees lately. Very fruity with hints of nutmeg and brown sugar.

If anyone is interested in home roasting, here's the place to go. Great service and prices too.

www.sweetmarias.com


 Frank 

Terribly sorry for straying off audio topic.
While listening to your system, enjoy a cup of coffee using freshly roasted and ground beans (technically seeds) to further enhance your listening pleasure.
An excellent source for said beans (technically seeds) is the above mentioned site.
Disclaimer:
Neither Frank nor I are shills for sweetmarias.com so let's just nip that bit of nastiness in the bud.

Tom, the owner of sweetmarias, travels the world looking for excellent coffee grown on small, family-owned organic farms. These coffees are unavailable in your local markets. The person I bought my speakers from was a home-roaster. When I told him that I loved good coffee, and what I was drinking at the time, he told me about home-roasting. He sent me four varieties of freshly roasted coffees. Some from Guatemala, some from Columbia, and an African coffee. I brewed some up. I was hooked from the first sip. 

To relate these coffees to audio, think of Guatemalan coffee as a Koetsu Rosewood Signature, and an Ethiopian coffee to a Dynavector 17D. :-)

Frank

@oregonpapa
I too got into roasting my own beans some years back. Bought beans from Sweet Marias and others. SM is a great link for info too. Anyway, I came to understand that my roasts were never quite as good as that roasted by professionals with pro equipment. It was fun for a time but I quit the roasting. Though I don’t drink as much of the gourmet coffee anymore, I still must have my Bonavita brewer. Its amazing how much effect a coffee maker/brewer can and does make. I never knew how good Max Wellhouse coffee could taste. Like you I lean towards the African coffees, though lately, I’ve been drinking light roasts.

artemus_ 

I also do lighter roasts. In addition, I make my brews lighter too. If coffee is brewed too strong, all of the wonderful nuances are lost. The brew has to be just right in order to really enjoy what fine coffee has to offer.