Jtinn, a reasonable caution. SST is highly conductive. I encourage anyone trying it to read carefully Walker Audio's cautions about how to apply SST. A VERY light painting of the surface is all that is required, don't apply it like a paste.
Mprime, you raise good points we should all be cognizant of in this hobby of ours. I certainly take no offense in you raising them, because they are very pertinent. Placebo effect is real, and we are all prone to hearing what we want or expect to hear from time to time. This is the reason my listening partner/spouse and I agreed to write down our impressions of what we were hearing and only sharing those impressions after we'd finished; and those written comments are what I shared above. That doesn't mean we weren't both fooling ourselves, but you'd need to meet my no nonsense spouse to understand why I don't think that was the case! :-)
What I find so interesting about many of Walker Audio's products is that so many who share this hobby have heard precisely the same changes in our systems when applying many of his recommended modifications/tweaks.
One final thought, it's easy to try one of Walker Audio's products in your system with no financial risk: if something you buy from Walker Audio doesn't work for you, send it back within 30 days for a full refund, less shipping. It's that simple to try it for yourself and see whether you think it's a real improvement or a "psycho-acoustic" event.
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Mprime, you raise good points we should all be cognizant of in this hobby of ours. I certainly take no offense in you raising them, because they are very pertinent. Placebo effect is real, and we are all prone to hearing what we want or expect to hear from time to time. This is the reason my listening partner/spouse and I agreed to write down our impressions of what we were hearing and only sharing those impressions after we'd finished; and those written comments are what I shared above. That doesn't mean we weren't both fooling ourselves, but you'd need to meet my no nonsense spouse to understand why I don't think that was the case! :-)
What I find so interesting about many of Walker Audio's products is that so many who share this hobby have heard precisely the same changes in our systems when applying many of his recommended modifications/tweaks.
One final thought, it's easy to try one of Walker Audio's products in your system with no financial risk: if something you buy from Walker Audio doesn't work for you, send it back within 30 days for a full refund, less shipping. It's that simple to try it for yourself and see whether you think it's a real improvement or a "psycho-acoustic" event.
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