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Anyone else order Caladans from Clayton Shaw?
I heard them at Axpona and was extremely impressed.    
Worst Speakers Ever??
Easy question to answer:  KEF LS50 speakers.    
Spatial Audio Raven Preamp
Listening to my Raven and Don/Lynn's 300b monos, with my Cube Audio Jazzon speakers, is an experience that transports me to another realm... of pure musical enjoyment in an astonishing fashion.  I am not embellishing what I am hearing one bit. I ... 
Spatial Audio Raven Preamp
I have had the pre-production "shoe box" 300b monos as well as the Raven for several months and have owned all Don's earlier preamps and the Kootenai.  They mate very will with my Cube Audio Jazzon speakers.  Outstanding gear, no question.    
Connectivity for Gustard U18?
I connect my iMac to the Gustard with a USB cable and then from the Gustard to my DAC I use an AES/EBU connection.  I have explored no other connections.   
Best DAC’S $5k to $15k
"high end kit" I meant to write.  
Best DAC’S $5k to $15k
My pal with his end kit prefers his Holo May KTE DAC to his combo Chord Dave and M-Scaler, the latter of which he sold and is extremely happy with the upgrade.  Don Sachs is ecstatic with the sound of his Lampizator DAC, as close as you can get to... 
Connectivity for Gustard U18?
Thanks for the response.  It is indeed a plug and play device.  I am very happy with its effect on the SQ of my system.    
300b lovers
Once and always, Charles sets the bar for thoughtful and positive responses to topics on this forum, which in 10 months regarding this thread, have always been very upbeat and positive.  When we are treated to a master class in tube design philoso... 
300b lovers
Alexberger, You are sure right about that.  I have Don Sachs new preamp and his shoebox 300b monos and swapped out my Cube Audio Jazzon speakers for a pair of updated AR 2ax speakers and they sound extremely musical.  A great front end yields ben... 
JBL K2 S9900 vs Klipsch Heritage Jubilee Horn Speakers.
I heard the Jubilees at the sole high end audio store in Sacramento and my jaw dropped, sublime sounding speakers.  At ~$35K for a pair, they are a veritable bargain for their SQ.    
Can DDC of another brand be used on Denafrips Dac?Audio GD etc
A further thought.  My audio pal just got the Berkeley DDC unit and I will be keen to compare how my $500 device compares to his $2500 unit.  I imagine all these DDC devices have a high degree of efficacy.   
Can DDC of another brand be used on Denafrips Dac?Audio GD etc
Gents, Thanks for the responses.  The I2S connection that the La Voce has is compatible with other Aqua gear, but not with many others.  I connected the U18 via an AES EBU cord and I can say that it is plug and play with my iMac as the source.  ... 
Female spade crimp connectors for AR 2ax speakers source?
Actually, I am looking for the female connectors from the wire to the tabs on the drivers and I guess the proper crimping tool.  At any rate, thanks for the suggestion.   
Ordered a Willsenton R300
This is curious.  I am a Prime member and have never had a problem with a return.  Sorry to hear of your experience.