Synergistic New Tesla Line...Any comments?

Adwiegert, that is precisely what I will be doing in New Mexico. I doubt if it will be the equal of the full-blown ART system. I have never heard the Basik system.

Maxwellssilverhammer, Did you get your speaker cells yet? Let us know your impressions. I have not tried them yet and calling for a demo soon. I always try before I buy and keep items that show marked improvement in my system. I never buy things just to have them like others may think. I have tried many other products and nothing is as good as the Synergistic equipment in my system. If I would find another product better, I would own it. ;-)

I've had the speaker cells installed for about 2 days now. My system was very highly resolving before the cells addition and remains so. I am noticing 3 things so far - the imaging seems a bit better and there seems to be a bit more air around the instruments, which is good. What I don't like is that the soundstage seems to have backed up about 6-8 feet.

This is what I have noticed so far after about 8 hours of play over 2 days.

I agree the PowerCell's highly glossy plastic polymer used for the chassis is way too prone to inadvertent scratches. It is one of the few pieces of audio equipment that actually made me want to use those silly white gloves that come with some audio products. A matte metal or plastic finish would allow the unit to keep its looks.

Personally, I ultimately didn't find the PowerCell 6 to work for me. It increased dynamics by making the music seem a bit "technicolor", which was nice for short listening sessions but got a little fatiguing over longer listening sessions. Admittedly, I am very sensitive to overly revealing/bright sound signatures, so I may be a special case. If your system sounds dull, the power conditioner is great. But if it is already highly resolved and revealing, it may be too much of a good thing to add the PowerCell conditioner.

Finally, all the glowing blue lights of the SR cords and the power conditioner are annoying. You cannot darken a room completely when the MPCs are plugged in. Unless behind a rack, a SR-based system starts to resemble the space ship in Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

Shouldn't the sound itself, rather than a neon blue light, tell you that the SR power cords are working?

Mcondon

Electrical tape... use it, it works wonders for hiding the LED light without changing the sound any.