New Audience Ultra High Resolution Adept Response

Of this group, I have only had the RTP-6 and the SR Powercell 10SE in my system. The fact that the author of this review preferred the RTP-6 to the other contenders (excepting the Bybee) tells me a lot. It is a nice conditioner, but largely has the sound of the Oyaide R1 receptacles that it uses for outlets with perhaps a touch of reduction of the noise floor due to the tourmaline crystals it uses inside. I returned it, preferring the sound of my system with the power cords plugged directly into my 30 amp dedicated line via the SR Telsaplex receptacle.

The Powercell 10SE is a whole 'nother matter. Absolutely transformed my system in terms of dynamics, soundstaging, and air and transparency. I have learned to ignore reviews and posts on power conditioners if they are not compared directly to the Powercell 10SE as it is the benchmark for all others to aspire to.

It would be nice if someone who has heard both the Power Cell 10SE and the Bybee Purifier could comment.

The question to inquire about is: what is the absolute reference in this case?
We, many of us, like "better bass" "more 3D" without any reference to "....cellos sound like this in the Muskervein..." or "drum overtones sound like this in Carnegie..."
In other words, we know what an actual instrument sounds like or else we simply like what instruments sound like with our preamp, amp, cords, line conditioners.
There are silly comparisons to other units' "stage width" or "depth." Nearly no one compares to instruments in their room, or halls. And almost no one even plays an actual instrument that he/she compares to on these sites.
You can have live or you can have faux live. If you KNOW "live" you don't compare to other units: you compare to LIFE.

It is an astonishing product. I have a what I thought was a great system - Verity audio Parsifal encore speakers, RM9 -SE Amp, CAT Ultimate preamp and the Jadi CD1. I had been enjoying music immensely and then I got the Adept Response. It took the system to a whole new level. I find it imposiible to listen to music whitout it. I live in NYC where the electricitity is notoriously bad so I don't know if it will have the same effect elsewhere.

The very latest version has the Teflon caps and a big copper ground plane. Many were spotted at the California Audio Show that was on recently in Emeryville.

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