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Audiophile rites

Yesterday, I went to the dollar store around my way and loaded a pack of D batteries, 36 of them exactly, to power my Final Music 6 amplifier. When I restocked the amp with the proper, fresh batteries, it gave me the slamm that I remember it had, when I first got it. I forsee my future as doing that continuously, whenever the batteries are low in charge. A $9.00 investment that provides me audio nirvana whenever I do. Almost as if I had a new amp....I wonder if there are other "rites" that audiophiles do when it comes to equipment, music, software etc that gives them the magic that is missing...and what happens when they do it. It does not matter how "excentric" this activity might be.....IE: qtipping one's ears to clear the sonical picture.

PAUL
bemopti123
mt10425
1,138 posts
 
To remove the "veil", I clean my ears with alcohol and electrical contact solution.
imin2u
392 posts
 
Don't laugh. It's almost that time of the year again.

1)Exactly between soltices, I completely disconnect everything and move it so I can start off with a fresh vacuumed area.

2)I then place the interconnects so that the "in" end is pointed directly to magnetic south and the "out" end is pointed directly to magnetic north. Important, if you live in the Southern hemisphere do NOT change the direction.

3)The same configuration can be used for the speaker cables UNLESS, like me, you have an out-of-phase device (my pre). In that case the "in" end is pointed directly to magnetic north and the "out" end is pointed directly to magnetic south.

4)Power cords are not effected by the Earth's magnetic field BUT should be stretched between two children, age 3, in a tug-of-war.

5)Leave all interconnects, speaker cables, and power cords in position for the next six months.

6) Next, I air clean every component internally to remove any dust that may have accumulated.

7)Afterwards, I clean the component externally with Ponds facial mask. All connectors are cleaned with the proper electrical cleaner depending on the metal the connector is composed of. (Gold, silver, copper, platinum, rhodium, ridiculuositium).

8)Finally, I place the rack and components back and use the cables from six months ago to hook everything back up.

The Anal Retentive Chef
dogeatpuppy
96 posts
 
I put my left foot in,I take my left foot out......and shake it all about.
unclejeff
1,313 posts
 
Okay, lets see now. so far on audiogon I have learned that

1. tubes make a differance; rolling tubes is better

2.One must be particular which interconnects to use; paying serious attention to which cable is coming from the pre as opposed to which comes from the receiver

3. Transports make a differance; even if you have to get a special DAC

4. the DAC is more important; don't waste time on the transport

5.Musicality is actually a word; Audio Aero has it and Wadia doesn't

6.Ancient receivers are better; that they can't stay locked on a particular station is no big deal

7. Two channel rules; so how come so many of us who swear by it also have multi-channel?

8.Dedicated lines are a must; be sure to run seperate lines for the amps

9. Cryo your ports; as in 'Albert'

10. And now I must start moving my gear around around every six months so the cables point the right way? Has Feng Shui now influenced the Cryo-conditioned-specialized power cable-seperate transport and DAC-properly cabled interconnect-specially tube-rolled amp with bi-wired silver-on-bass and copper-on-mid-range electrostatic speakers with custom tweeters?

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