Doug Schroeder Method, Double ic

stringreen, you're welcome! Glad you are having success with the Schroeder Method. It sounds like another happy user. It is a profound change, imo.  

I have been very pleased with how it is going in system development. I have not had in instance yet where Schroeder Method failed to vastly improve a rig. It's astonishing how much components are choked - that's about the best word for it, "choked" - via use of single IC. Performance of components is SO much better with double interconnects. 

One of the most enjoyable aspects of all this is the seeming irrationality of it. Theory does not dictate such a result, which is why it's so much fun. It seems nonsense, or worse. Yet, there it is! The results are anything but funny.  :) 

My guess is there are people quietly trying this in the background who have not come forward yet. We have a lot of people intimidated by conventional wisdom, by nearly bully matches on threads, etc. One of the great things about this is that Schroeder Method is pretty cheap to implement if one wishes, and confers a major change even with affordable ICs. It's a win/win in terms of exploration. (As long as one respects the warnings regarding which equipment and systems it is to be avoided.) 

Stringreen, if things hold to their pattern in my use, the effect will be additive, and you will have additional improvement with another set of double ICs. Don't think for a moment that it could not get any better. All systems can be improved, usually far beyond our expectation. That it can be done relatively cheaply is a big bonus. You may conclude as I have that the Schroeder Method confers change on a level of component upgrades of several thousand of dollars. I have handled a lot of gear, some expensive, and this is not a "cheap" upgrade sonically.  :) 

Has anyone else lurking in the background done the Schroeder Method connections? 

I have seen only two mediocre results, and both of those seem to have been associated with headphone amps. I am unsure whether this would play a role in the less than impressive results obtained by others. 

I think it is entirely possible that the sound quality of the connection using Schroeder Method is of such high caliber that some headphone amps can't handle it. I wonder if there might be some signal saturation happening with headphone setups. 
I would encourage those who have tried it on headphone setups to try another combination using speakers, and see if there is a different result. 

Doug....I hate to say this, but my new cables are not doing the magic they did when new.   I have to investigate this more before saying more......I'll be back when I'm assured.

stringreen, I suspect your impressions are changing as you listen to it. 

Sorry I haven’t read all the posts but does this method require identical pairs of ICs between the two components or there’s still some improvements using different ICs? I have an extra pair of good ICs and some splitters that I can try but just wanted to ask. Thanks.