Synergistic New Tesla Line...Any comments?

But really it is the ground loop issue which is always there with each chassis grounded through the ac cord as well as through the interconnects to other chassis.

It should be pointed out that this is potentially an issue just with equipment that is interfaced via single-ended (unbalanced rca) interconnects, because inter-chassis noise currents that may be present flow through the shield or other return conductor of single-ended interconnects in common with signal return currents. Balanced interfaces will normally be immune to that effect.

There is also, of course, a safety risk that arises from lifting grounds. If everything is in good condition the risk is extremely small, and I have the grounds lifted in my own system on all of the components other than the preamp, but it cannot be said that the risk is zero. There are several other threads in the recent past in which this has been debated.

Regards,
-- Al

Almarg, I agree there is a slight risk and that in a balance circumstance there is probably little benefit, but personally I don't like balanced systems.

Maxwellsilverhammer & Fplanner2010,

I would appreciate an update on your impressions of the Galileo speaker cells since they should be broken in by now...

Thanks,
Dave

Hey, Dave, I wish I could say, come on up and hear for yourself, but alas I am in the mountains of NM for the summer.

I should say that I brought my three Universal Cells and their Basik speaker wires and ics with me to NM. This is not to say that the Apexs aren't better but the Universal Cells are a must.

Dave - I haven't decided yet whether to keep the speaker cells, although I am leaning towards doing so. They do improve imaging nicely and also add a bit more detail. I'm still undecided how I feel about the soundstage being pushed a bit further back, but I'm slowly getting used to it. A lot of the brightness I was initially concerned about is gone, however some still remains, which seems to be affecting the musicality of my system. At this point, the positives probably outweigh the negatives, but I need to do more listening to more different kinds of music.

If my system weren't already very highly resolving, keeping them would be a no-brainer, as I'm sure they are for most people. What I want to avoid is having to de-tune other parts of my system in order to accommodate the speaker cells.

My advice would be to try them and see how they sound in your system.