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New TEO Audio ICs, who has them?

TEO has been busy, they recently introduced the KRONOS ICs:

https://www.dagogo.com/audio-blast-three-new-cables-two-cable-makers/

I see they also have an upgraded version of the Game Changer (GC II):

https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis8e6gg-teo-audio-gcii-1m-different-physics-math-different-result...


tommylion
tuffy72561
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I have been running 2 Teo Ultra RCA IC's in my system in parallel via the Schroeder Method (named and discovered by audio reviewer Doug Schroeder of Dagogo.com)  The result is quite impressive. The increase in performance is substantial; especially in terms soundstage depth, three dimensionality and the lowered noise floor which allows tremendous revelation of detail and decay of notes. Please continue to read as there is a WARNING in the next paragraph as to how not to implement this in your system!

I took my old Teo Game Changer RCA IC over to my friend's system and ran in parallel with his current Game Changer via the Schroeder Method. The results were also very dramatic. Within 30 minutes his system sounded to me like he had added substantially improved speakers and a DAC. He was absolutely giddy. He claimed nothing he ever did to his system had this kind of positive effect. I have to agree, as I always thought his system sounded thin when compared to mine, but not anymore.

 The Schroeder Method involves using basically 4 RCA splitters to connect 2 runs of RCA IC's between 2 audio components. I bought my Audioquest RCA splitters from Crutchfield. WARNING DO NOT CONNECT TO ANY POWER AMPLIFIERS AS THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF DOING REAL DAMAGE TO THEM. I have them connected between my CD and Integrated amp (so essentially connecting between CD and Preamp section). Please read Doug Schroeder's review of this method in the Audio Blast called The Schroeder Method of Cable Connection at Dagogo.com, dated June 18, for a very complete description and much better literary experience.  I try to read all of Doug's reviews as I have found them to be spot on! He was already my favorite reviewer before I happened to be lucky enough to meet both him and Taras of Teo Audio together at AXPONA in Schaumburg , Illinois back April of this year. This method allows Teo cable lovers to ramp up the performance to cost ratio even higher! 
teo_audio
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Anyone want to comment on this?

Odd that no one has....

potentially... two $500 cables....sonically outstripping a $5k cable.


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lak
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Schroeder Method:

https://www.dagogo.com/audio-blast-schroeder-method-interconnect-placement/
t_ramey
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I got the adapters in last weekend, just need to get another cable to try this out, unfortunately I don’t have a spare set of GCII’s. 
douglas_schroeder
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As expected, there will be a high degree of resistance to this from skepticism. Even friends who I have known for about ten years - who should know by now that I don't promote junk advancements - still express skepticism on some of my recommendations. There seems to be a natural resistance to novel system methods. But, when they hear it, they quickly change their tune! (pun!)

Last week I had a group in visiting to hear the PureAudioProject Trio15 Horn 1 Speakers. I had the EE Minimax DAC Supreme in the rig, and it can accept discrete opamps. I have three sets of discrete opamps I roll into that DAC. One anti-horn listener wasn't impressed with the sound. I said, "I can change it in about two minutes..." They were not buying the idea that opamps could revolutionize the performance. I did two changes over about a half hour to the opamps. They were, shall we say, humbled by the experience, all admitting how shocked they were by the sea change of sound with each set of opamps.

That's just one example of how the average audiophile seems to begin from a position of skepticism, and some never get past it. I try to stare my own skepticism down and actually try things. Cables, fuses, opamps, and now double ICs are all highly efficacious.

I told a well-known pre/amp manufacturer recently to try swapping out the fuses in their power amps. The reply was to the effect, "It shouldn't make any difference if it's not in the signal path..." SIGH! I feel like shouting, "JUST TRY IT!" My two examples I discussed with them both involved the power fuse, and that was enough to convince me of the efficacy of such aftermarket fuses.

There is no replacing trying.

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