Sistrum or Neuance or...?

Of course Jay is right! he points out the very essence of all this mess, of which you are a MAJOR contributor:

But my and others' objections are not about Sistrum's performance. They're about the very questionable, science-like claims and explanations that, for some reason, Sistrum backers seem more devoted to forcing upon the rest of us than supporters of just about any other product. Their question seems to imply that if you were to try and enjoy a Sistrum product, than somehow that would prove that the line of science-like verbiage that Starsound puts out is valid.

Mejames: I may have misinterpreted your original post as asking if i would be willing to measure / test one of these devices more-so than just demo it. I am not against trying any product. Then again, i will only invest my money into a product that i think is worthy of the expenditure to begin with, regardless of a money back offer.

Other than that, testing of such a product and obtaining meaningful results would require days on end of very rigorous and systematic analysis. I have neither the time, patience or "optimal" equipment to do such. While it is possible that i could perform some rudimentary tests and obtain results, i'm quite certain that if they didn't jive with what Sistrum and the Sistrum devotees expect, it would only further inflame the situation.

Jayboard: That was a very reasonable post that summed up much of what i've been "trying" to say. That is, the techno-mumbo-jumbo that Sistrum and their supporters keep foisting upon us does not add up and is actually quite a turn-off towards their products. Maybe the product does work as claimed, but i can see no reason as to why it could / should and they don't seem to be able to explain why it does, if it does. Sean
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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.