Preamp Deal of the Century

Bwhite, the most effective way to reach the synergy we all wish to achieve is thru high speed mechanical grounding techniques. Ground is the point of reference,and the most efficient way to reach the reference is direct coupling..Tom

Nice posts guys...you *are* a civilised lot on this thread!
Having played devil's advocate and illicited some good responses, I would agree that some final tweaks to an already good system is icing on the cake and therefore can be beneficial.

Cello: your comments are nicely put and I've 'been there and done that' (ie, implementing a lot of tweaks over my time). A lot of you also hit the nail on the head by stating that system synergy is the key to good sound. I guess my simple point is if you feel you are missing something and feel the need to tweak, look first at your major components (such as your loudspeaker) and see if a fundamental change can be made. No amount of tweaking will improve a lack-lustre speaker for example.

Ecclectique: Like you, I have a lot of different equipment at my disposal, I may have left the tweaking urge behind some time ago. I find these days that it is much more challenging (and satisfying) trying to add a Raven ribbon tweeter and requisite crossover to my Proac Response 2.5 loudspeaker etc...etc...than say playing around with tweaks.

In the end, to each his own and we all do in audio what we are able to understand. I don't thinking tweaking is a bad thing and it keeps the fire burning for audiophiles. I guess instead of calling it tweaking we should call it 'fine tuning' to add some credibility to the whole issue.

Regards,

Steve M.

Or, In search of the next level. Tom

Steve. Nice post . "Fine tuning" is the more appropriate word here in this thread. I have a sneeking suspicion that most of us here have "been there and done that".Many of us have experimented with IC's,speaker wire,tubes etc,and can hear the differences these may or may not impart in ones room.I suppose some might call that tweaking,one can call it whatever they want.I would preferr to call it Fine Tuning myself. Are you fine tuning your proacs or are you "tweaking" them??? A superb choice in speakers [by the way] and one that is very dear to my heart![still miss my response 3's to this very day] Interesting......I would classify that type of work as being in the tweaking category and I am certain Stuart Tyler would also call it "Tweaking". He has "voiced" all of his response series speakers to sound as "beautiful" as they do. Steve.... no disrespect here,I am very intrigued to be sure,however; I just don't believe there would be any reward in modding that speaker with a raven ribbon......and yes, I do believe the Raven is a superb driver.Hope you will post your thoughts on your Tweek. Cheers.

Bwhite
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Please do share your observations on the new power cord once it is in and broken in.

Assuming you love it, please also let us know how to get one.

Thanks
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