Accession M & Elevator Home Trial

I wanted to post some feedback on my home trial of the Accession M and Elevator. First off, a big thanks to Bruce(BAK) for his extremely accommodating assistance in getting me the equipment. What a great guy! And what a great program. Thanks Graham!

The equipment arrived yesterday and I set it up and listened for the first time this afternoon. I'm already totally wowed. I wanted to pass on something that is not all that often talked about, but was instantly so impressive to me—it's the issue of instrument location in orchestral music. As a conductor, I am keenly, acutely, aware of where sounds come from, and in my audio system I want to hear the right sounds from the right places. The accession/elevator delivered in spades! The English Horn must clearly come right of the oboe, bass clarinet left of principle clarinet, and so on, and so on. The clarity of the Accession was so satisfying in this regard. Instrument location across the spectacularly spread sound stage is wonderful, and the timbre of the instruments also so accurate. Bass trombones sound different than a tenor trombone or tuba, etc. Again, the Accession was right on the mark. Far, far better than my previous phono preamp. Worlds better. The instruments sound almost isolated, as they do when you're standing 10-15 feet away on a podium. They aren't just a wash of sound, they are individuals. This is my first impression, and I am expecting it to get better and better over the next couple weeks, but I wanted to share. Anyone else had this same impression?

I've got more thoughts but I'll wait. So far I'm enchanted and mesmerized and will pass on more as the days go by. 

Thank you Bob. I already asked Kory about trialling an Accession MC. He wants to continue using the MM and MC cartridges he has... liking the versatility of the combination of Elevator and Accession M.

 I wonder if the Enigma PSU1 could work its wonders with the Elevator EXP?

Excellent description of the Accession M & Elevator Kory.
I don't have anything like your experience with an orchestra but I use this combo & have always thought instrument location & timbre are very strong. 

Recently I played a Mozart piano concerto LP to some visitors who are not particularly interested in 'HiFi' but do like music & they were almost transfixed by the music - 'So clear - just like being there' was one comment. Quite right.

The Accession MC takes the strengths of this combo even further I feel, but it's completely
understandable that you want to maintain MM & MC capability with the Elevator/AccMM.

At any rate, I'm still totally captivated and fascinated by the improved response and sound of the Accession and Elevator.

Thanks to the replies and on to more listening!