Dakiom Feedback Stabilizers............

After putting the Walker Audio: super silver treatment on these A103 and R103 feedback stabilizers I think these stabilizers would give those Triphasers a good run for the money! I only wish I had the money to compare them now!......Richard

With Tvad's caveat about trying things in your own system in mind, I say this: Triphasers still beat out the Dakioms by a WIDE margin - in my system.

I have had Level 25 line and speaker level Triphasers in my system. I still have the speaker Triphasers in to this day. The improvents in focus, soundstage, dynamics, and overall "musicality" were second-to-none when it came to tweaks in my system. That list includes the Dakiom's, Bybee RCA Inlines (not the slipstream), and BV Audio SR-10 unit (which is a powered unit).

The only other piece that I'd rank up there with Triphasers is the Taddeo Digital Antidote II active version. It has improved almost anything digital I've had, including Sony SCD-777ES, mod'd Sony and Pioneer players, Arcam CD-73T, and many cheap players. But again, this is an active unit; their passive Antidote, at $120 delivered, may be a great deal as well. I had one of those, but it's been too long since I used it so I can't reasonably compare it to anything.

BTW, I have the Mapleshade Silver treatment, seemed to make a very subtle and slight improvement in clarity in my system. I treated my interconnects from mod'd Pioneer universal player to my integrated amp (Belles 250i). Richard, I like your thought of treating the Dakiom's; I should try that some time soon....unfortunately, I don't have the line-level Triphasers anymore to directly compare.

Thanks,

Todd - chams_uk

Chams_uk, The Dakiom stabilizers sound better and better as time goes by, and sound best when they are connected to every component in your stereo system. Todd, how long did you try out the Dakiom stabilizers before you sent them back? And Todd the Mapleshade silver treatment is a good product but it is not as good as Walker Audio super silver treatment, the SST has a more lifelike sound than MST does.........Richard

Thanks for the feedback Richard. I actually used the Dakioms in my system for over a month! I went back and forth with Kim regarding possible incompatibility with 2 mod'd players I have; perhaps added capacitance was the issue.

But I then played them in my system with an unmod'd DVD player, and then later with an Arcam CD-73T. All told, they spent three weeks with these players. And in both cases, the players went right to my integrated amp, and then to speakers - so there was nowhere else to put them in my system.

In ALL cases, there were benefits and drawbacks; I just happened to find the drawbacks not acceptable compared to the benefits.

All I'm saying is that system interaction cannot be determined ahead of time. The Dakiom's made my system sound worse. But I DO recognize their value (I didn't return them, they are sitting now in a video system running 2-channel audio; there, they do more good than harm), and definitely recommend someone try them out.

As for the Walker silver treatment, I may try it, it's cheap enough. Interesting article comparing the two in the latest Bound For Sound mag; worth a read.

Thanks for the tip, and let me know how your new IC's turn out.

Todd.

Chams_uk, I am going to have my Dakiom feedback stabilizers Cryoed Treated, I think the Triphazers are Cryoed Treated too. That's why they sound better........Richard