@redwoodaudio, isn’t it funny how Tim de Paravicini’s passing was marked with accolades from the entire hi-fi industry, yet U.S.A. audiophiles continue to ignore his excellent EAR-Yoshino pre-amps and power amps? No full page ads, no semi-annual Mk.2 or SE "upgrades", infrequent reviews, no street-level "buzz". Just superior music reproduction. How boring. ;-)
For those who don’t know: when you listen to any recent MoFi LP (those produced since the company was purchased by Music Direct), you are hearing Paravicini electronics. Not ARC, not VAC, not VTL, not Manley, not Herron, not Pass, not Ayre. EAR-Yoshino, designed and made in England by Tim de Paravicini, master engineer and designer.
Why do you suppose MoFi went to Tim when they decided to upgrade their mastering chain, rather than to any of the above? For the same reason Kavi Alexander at Water Lily did: because he's the best.
