Doug Schroeder Method, Double ic

Bringing this thread back up as I never seen or heard of it before and just read about the S.M. for the first time when i was looking at the Anticables website and it was mentioned.... I am curious as to the systems of posters who are using this method. Reference? Mid fi?

Is there any chance of damaging very expensive components? Can it overload the circuit or the equipment in let’s say a phono stage to the preamp?
Thank you.

I tried it on my jolida phono stage from my music  hall going to my art audio preamp it works, no damage was done.i also tried if from my Yamaha sacd s1000 going to my viva integrated 300b it works...Read Doug post on this thread , for safe use, or pm Him.very nice guy.

vinylshadow, thanks for asking; this is intended as a premium, HiFi activity. I intend it for use on the best systems available. I believe the Method is beneficial for all systems, but in particular I intend it for high end rigs. 

I have continued to use my method in a variety of systems with no ill effects, and always very nice improvement in sound quality. Recently, I have been reviewing a premium tube output DAC that responds beautifully to the Schroeder Method of IC Placement. 

I have also tried it with yet another set of cables (also under review, and again have success. I have not signed off on use of my method with passively networked cables. I don't much care for them anyway. As prior, until it is demonstrated to be benign to nearly any conceivable system or with particular cables, it is a "do at your own risk" activity. But, again, I have not heard of a single instance of trouble. 

Thanks Doug.
Is this a relatively new method as I don’t think I’ve ever read any cable manufacturer offering their interconnects doubled and soldered into a single connector.

Can expensive interconnects be damaged when disassembling the incorporated connectors and then resoldering 2 cables into a single connector? Is there ANY downside to this method?

How does the changeover work. A person buys their preferred interconnects and ships them off to a person to double them up and put the ends in a connector?
And if I may ask, if this Double IC truly is the bees knees and would make their cables and thus a reference system sound even better, why haven’t cable manufactures hit the ground running with this method....

vinylshadow, I and one other person are seeking a patent; application is submitted and in process.   :) 

I suggest you buy them from Audio Sensibility, Anticables, or the like. If you read up on my article and follow ups, I strongly suggest initially to use quality Y cables to "build" your own prior to ordering manufactured. The home built are not as good as manufactured, but still substantially better than single. Some have mixed cables in the self-made sets. Again, disclaimer applies at this point. 

If you wanted a company to work with your own selection of cable, you would have to make arrangements.