anybody have a doshi pre to audition?

john - the ls5mkii is mostly on the sidelines for when I relocate and hopefully have a two story / with an upstairs all balanced system. thanks again for steering me that way and my local dealer is jumping for me to turn it in on trade, nope. it's great with the right power chord (richard gray gave me a chord connection), nos tubes and isolation (SRA VR stand).

the dodd - off the grid is a great pre
and I'm using it with a zyx artisan phono pre
but I know theres more - and I want to hear it

Swampwalker - i may just take you up on the offer
and I have a southwest voucher - I've flown into Long Island with them and caught the train into NYC - easier than the three NYC airports.

Doug has been such a great help, Dan_ed' comments got me to galibrier, and I've enjoyed yours as well. So it would be a real pleasure meeting all of you. Might make a side trip to Martha's, Cabe Cod, or the Upton Bass factory!
neat, thanks

then again if Larry at Parasound can lend me a demo to listen to with my own system - that would be ideal

you guys are always welcome to stop in to New Orleans
I'll show you the resolving aspects of my SRA CRAZ rack - my BEST sonic upgrade ever

Tom

Swampwalker,
Unfortunately, you are mistaken. I do not own a Doshi, but have had the pleasure of hearing one at Doug Deacon and Paul's house and MadFloyd just brought his to my house for an audition. It's a very good preamp, but I am currently enjoying Pass Labs' new solid state XP-20 preamp. You are correct about the active and wonderfully friendly group of Doshi owners in the New England area. There is quite a following up here.

Tom, you will not regret making the effort to come up for a visit.

When did Madfloyd get a Doshi Alaap? I see a thread he posted on 4/14/09 in which he was considering one but I thought they took several months to build. Did he find a used one or buy Larry's demo from Paragon?

Time to get some new reading specs, guys. There is a period between the two sentences. "I've got a Doshi, as does Doug Deacon who lives quite nearby. Dan_ed isn't too far and also Peterayer and MadFloyd and a couple of others whose monikers I forget (sorry guys). " However, I do believe that Madfloyd did buy a used Doshi recently.

Swamp,
I sit corrected. Dan_ed does have one, and I thought that is what you meant by naming the members in your posting all of whom have a Doshi except for me. I should read more carefully. I'm getting to the point where I may need bifocals, especially after using the MintLP tractor to align my cartridge. Sorry for the confusion.
Peter