Sistrum or Neuance or...?

PA, I think it's best to keep this in the I. Let me hear from Sean what he thinks. He might merely ditto you, but I'd rather hear it from him. What was it about Lak's system that made the Sistrum conducive, but not to your "complex" system? The Sistrum is "designed to be marketed ( rightfully so) to particular individuals." Would you care to elaborate? thanks in advance, warren

Warren, you just asked me for my system layout a few days ago. It's self explanatory. Just add the number of pieces. Then look at Lak's.

As for marketing, it is evident the Sistrum is a *boutique* product. So are the explanations...

I own a Sistrum rack and am very satisfied; in fact I have never been more impressed with an accessory, as they are beautiful to look at, completely neutral, and natural sounding.

Having gone through torture while experimenting with countless racks, and isolation device configurations over the past two years; which included names like: Grandprix, Polycrystal, Aurio pros, Still Points, Walker audio. Etc, etc. - not to mention endless
A-B-ing with all different types of combinations - I realized that this was no longer fun anymore, as I was becoming insatiable – and had begun to lose my compass north.

After talking with the - I believe - highly ethical and knowledgeable guys at Star Sound, I ordered a 36" rack, and have never looked back. Again-nice looking, large sound stage- opened up the sound dramatically, better dynamics, tighter bass, while remaining completely neutral and natural sounding; I could also turn my volume up 15-20% + higher on most CDs', as the background was so much quieter. Last but not least: I sleep better now not having to worry about tweeks that "might of been"..

Very happy with their racks, I decided to try their Sonora cable, having experimented extensively with Shunyata (Anaconda), and Virtual Dynamics (Nite series) power cords and interconnects - all with much of the same above frustration..Star Sound prevailed once more, while re-enforcing the above positive results I had with the rack - a no-brainer at about 1/2 of the price.

There appears to be definite synergy achieved when using their equipment together.

Sorry to go on about Star Sound products, but I feel that they don't always get the credit they deserve on Audigon. Considering that they are aurguably one of the highest technology based audio manufacturers out there - that also happen to sound good as well.

Lastly: Their new Caravelle Speakers –of course I had to try a pair.. and all the great things that Warren expressed have been basically my experience too, except that I haven’t received their Sistrum proprietary stands yet (a critical component).., and have instead been using my cheap lead-filled Target stands for now, so a little premature to comment. Though I will say that even without proper brake-in, and with the wrong stands, they were far superior to my Verity Fidelios – which are about twice the price.

These guys, and their technology at Star Sound - in my opinion “are for real”.

Associated equipment: Meitner front end and Jadis integrated amp.

Saffy, wait until you get those Caravelles on top of their dedicated stands. Fasten your seatbelt. You have heard nuttin yet. The upper end will blossom. Everything will improve. What you have now? Man, do have something to look forward to. Please share with us, your tympanic experiences after you get your stands. peace, warren

Gosh, these threads take a life of their own. Engineers, Physcist and Muscians! I guess it's left up to our ears to decide. I don't know the science or really care, but I have used Sistrum and still do. I notice more detail without brightness but more important more musicality. That's what I listen for. Energy is going to find the Earth to ground itself anyway, the Sistrum seems to increase the efficiency of this transfer which increases the accuracy of the read and lowers the vibration on the boards. Now don't take this as science because I prefer the PychoAcoustical approach as in reference to the 73' Hamm AES studies. I simply like what Sistrum does for my system. My only regret is that I don't have an infinite amount of $$$ to do it all.