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I already gots an Uber and an Electra power cord. I gots a hospital grade receptacle. So, I'm still not there, yet? One of Dave's puppies gonna be a noticable improvement to my end game given that I have what I have? Thanks.
My 2 ch rig system: Virtue Audio M-451 int. amp w/ tube buffer & Sonicap upgrades, Virtue Audio M-1 Piano CD player, GR Research N2x speakers w/ Rythmik Audio F12G servo sub
No PI Audio Buss?
My 2 ch rig system: Virtue Audio M-451 int. amp w/ tube buffer & Sonicap upgrades, Virtue Audio M-1 Piano CD player, GR Research N2x speakers w/ Rythmik Audio F12G servo subListening material: Pixies- Doolittle (reference redbook CD that I'm intimately familiar w/ over the years). I listened to a specific musical section back & forth between the (2) receptacles, then repeated for (3) other different segments. An A/B comparison against a garden variety 115v/ 15 amp receptacle & volume matched w/ Rat Shack digital SPL meter yielded the following results:The cryo-treated Pass & Seymour receptacle main characteristics I consistently noted were more detail/ distinction, better delineation between instruments, better separation & deeper soundstage.It's a wicked good bang for the buck tweak. Thanks SClark for being a "guinea pig" & your excellent review, & thanks Dave for offering this sweet little nugget to your customers !
Jim: Which hospital grade receptacle are you using currently and are you using more than one receptacle to power your system. Are the other receptacles in a conditioner, power bar or what. Sorry for my poor punctuation; I am on a new laptop and can't figure it out :lol:8
Sorry, Blake, for a tardy reply. I really don't know the brand but it's the only receptacle in use. All else is plugged into my Uber.
Robert,Sounds like we had similar results-- not terribly surprising since we have the same speakers, pre amps designed by the same designer, and very similar cd players. Since I posted my review I also have bought a Virtue Piano cdp and find that it is quite similar in sound to my Cambridge 640. I'd be interested to hear continued comments as you go through more of your cd library.
To piggy-back off my last post, I A/B'd my Rythmik F12 servo sub yesterday using the cryoed Pass & Seymour receptacle against a nearby garden variety receptacle.Same system set-up as noted in my Sept. 19 post, except I disconnected the N2x mains & utilized servo sub only w/ current crossover set at 45 Hz (to blend w/ 60 Hz mains).I listened to a redbook CD w/ some good bass: My Morning Jacket- ZAs was similarly noted in my earlier review, Dave's cryoed Pass & Seymour receptacle improved the servo sub performance w/ better detail & definition; less muffled/ muddy sounding. I'm impressed ! I also got a bunch of cryoed brass screws in the mail from Dave this weekend that I didn't ask for. Dave is the man !
You really need to get a Buss and quit fussin' with these outlets.
Baby steps ...
Seriously though, I've dropped $2,500 the past couple months on a 2 channel rig. I need to cool it for awhile before the next big purchase, since my wife is starting to look at me in a troubling way.
That's it? Just give her the same look...
Well, I had been listening to my newly breaking in LS9s over the weekend, and they kept hinting at greatness, but not really achieving it. Detail was missing, but I attributed it to the room from hell in which they reside. The wife was out of town, so the furniture was pulled back, extra rugs brought in, extra raw fiberglass 703 panel placed around- the place looks like a single teenager lives here....... it all helped but it still wasn't what i had hoped. Oh, the bass exceeded my Neo2X and sub set up in the other room, but where was the extra mid richness and detail that I had heard at Danny's house when the LS9 were just being designed? I was ready to give Danny or Dave a call and ask for help with the room...Then I remembered that the outlets on the fireplace wall had not been changed out with the cryoed ones. Folks, I gotta tell you, even if it sounds odd, that a $10 outlet makes as much difference as any other upgrade in my system- more than interconnects, more than power cables, perhaps more than going from a cheap solid state Sanyo pre to the Dodd battery. It is just pretty damn bizarre and I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't heard it for myself. Extra detail in spades.All issues aren't solved as this really does reside in the room from hell, but when I call the gurus (and I still need advice on the room) I won't have a note of panic in my voice.