psychicanimal

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In wall power cabling- for Apartment Dweller
I live in rental apartments and my solution has been to get a 220V in/110V out ONEAC isolation transformer. It has two dedicated, individually fused 110V outlets. It has plenty of beef for the job. You can also get a 10 ampere Elgar AC regenerator... 
i2 Digital X-60, digital cable
Lak told me he ordered one of these. I plan to audition it with my Cambridge CDP and in his system. 
Review: Ridge Street Audio Midnight Silver Edition Interconnect
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Review: Ridge Street Audio Midnight Silver Edition Interconnect
Lak just left my apartment after spending two hours doing a shootout of the cryo'ed Tice, Ridge Street and the Pure Note ICs and my military grade silver plated copper (Teflon insulated, cryo'ed and cooked), the Pure Note and the Ridge Street spea... 
Review: Ridge Street Audio Midnight Silver Edition Interconnect
Poorguy, these interconnects have made my system sound realistic for the first time. Before using them it sounded like an excellent sonic illusion, with a high degree of *fun factor*.The interconnects have no sonic characteristics per se and that'... 
Isolation transformers on CDP to reduce glare?
My system uses isolation transformer based filter arrays (Clear Image T4) and there is a definite improvement. I can see your point, Detlof and I use serious vibration control measures on my transformers to enhance clarity and resolution. This has... 
Burning in of Power Cords
My experience with refrigerators is that four days is good for a regular power cord and ten days with cryo treatment. There is a noticeable difference between day four and ten with cryo'ed power cords. 
Does highend heavy amps needs ampstands?
My Forté 4A also responds very well to energy draining and damping. I use three Goldmund cones under and they have eased and relaxed musical presentation and HF response. Used hockey pucks under the cones (25 cents each) also helped with focus. I ... 
Anybody stop using power conditioning?
NEVER! 
Luxman 441 vs. Technics SL-1200mk2 as first TT?
Get both turntables! When your Luxman fails use the SME III on the Technics. You'll have a fantastic TT that will be *extremely* hard to beat for the money...The modded Technics 1200 is the most underrated TT in high end.Goto http://www.kabusa.com... 
Upper midrange glare prominence --
Get good line filtration for your digital!!! 
Power Cords with built in RF reduction?
If I'm not mistaken, Audioengr makes power cords with filtered ground, but not cheap... 
Help Please: What Cartridge?
Agree with you, Larry...but I wanted to make the point that type of music is key to testing gear. It was harder to tell the difference between the IC's with your Diana Krall CD than w/ my Gilberto Santa Rosa. Salsa is extremely demanding on audio ... 
Help Please: What Cartridge?
You ARE extremely knowledgeable regarding analog, Tom. When I plan to upgrade my creature on steroids' cables you'll be the first to know. I want to have something good. Now, I just came back from Lak's place doing a shootout between the Pure Note... 
This Sistrum stuff works
There is hope!This is proof of what a *friendly* reminder that not everything is audio can do...