Alan Maher Designs

tjbhuler, I’m sure you’ll have plenty of fun with the stuff you’ve just ordered! The platforms will gobsmack you...maybe especially if you have digital as I do. It’s true about the adjustment time period for his stuff. Some of his things take no more than a couple weeks to come on song, and some others about a month or even more. The platforms (I now have 7, one for every component!) are said by Alan to settle in at 1 month, but I’ve found that everything does indeed sound glorious by then...all except for top-end HF detail which takes around 3 months to fully return (and Then some as you’ve noted), and even after that for a few weeks they continue to...I don’t know exactly how to put into words, really..."sweeten" just a little bit maybe??...it’s a very subtle thing, really, but also quite welcome.

Also, Alan's products will electrically "see" each other on the circuit (the home being one big circuit). As they see each other once installed, they will tend to audibly magnify each other's effects the more AMD devices you have. The more you install, the more effective each filter becomes...way cool!

Have fun!
John

Hi John just realised it's John and not Ivan lol. Wow you are using 7 platforms that's cool !!!. I will definitely be getting more platforms in future.

As of now I have ordered 1 active platform for my QB8 which seems to be the logical approach as that's where all my equipments power cables are hooked on. The platform cable itself using a spade lug will be connected to the grounding post of my QB8. Alan said that it will be more effective hooking it in that manner as in comparison to hooking up with an ac plug on an outlet.

Later will be slowly progressing to get more platforms for my other equipments and hooking it up to a custom ground bar that he makes.

Have you tried his magnetics line products ? Particularly the Magnetics inline add on power cable and the Magnetics QPS 4.0 ? I'm thinking of getting it but am still undecided which one should i start of with.

Hi TJB, no I haven’t gotten around yet to trying his Magnetics filters just yet, although that will happen at some point down the road this year, I think. I have a number of his Q-strings power cables (which are great), but will need 3 more pc’s before I’m finished building my system.

Mine is an EVS-modified Oppo 103 going into 3 Crown XTi-2 power amps that allow me to actively tri-amp into DIY open baffle speakers and a pair of ob Hawthorne Audio Silver Iris ("Augies") subwoofers from about 240 Hz on down. But I’ve yet to build a custom DIY preamp (just a distribution amp with a Goldpoint volume control, really) and later next year or so, add an EVS-modified Gustard X20 Pro DAC, then the system will be done.

Oh, I also have a TASCAM CDR-200 CD recorder that is a few weeks old. Placed for the moment on a 0 Hz active platform it is already making CD copies for me that noticeably sound **better** than the original CD(!), blacker background for one. Later on I will add a second platform on top of the TASCAM to increase the effect...after I do some major surgery on my equipment cabinet in order to accommodate the extra height required for the whole equipment stack. My gear is basically the kind that does not require top or bottom ventilation, the Crowns, for example, ventilate from front to back, so this lets me stack all the equipment I’m using vertically while sandwiching them each between a platform, with one platform on the bottom and the top of the stack as well - this basically doubles the filter effect on the audio gear of the platforms.Later on I’ll place a Tri-Wave filter on the top platform, to treat both the room And the stack! Until then, I also need to finish building my speakers and construct permanent subwoofer frames.

I’m really psyched and can’t wait, but I have lots of work ahead...! When all is finished, I will post the system on Agon.

Oh wow that's loads of work for you. Please do post your system would love to have a look at it. 

As for me I'm still awaiting for Alan's goodies to arrive. I too ordered the Tri-wave filter, please do keep me updated on how does it sound and where do you place it. 

Will do, for sure. 

You will likely have the Tri-Wave before I, so it might be a case of you posting for my sake first, lol.