Did anyone experience Audio Prism's Ground Control


Fellow Audiogoner's

I wonder if anyone has any input on Ground Control spade versions? I am curious about the impact of these pigtails on your system's overall sound?

I also have their quiteline filter (4pack) installed in my HT room and they have helped lower the overall noise floor.

My gear -
Krell Showcase Pre-Amp / Processor
B&W 803s and 804s (rear)
Marantz UD8004
Audience aR12
Audience Au24e speaker/interconnects.
PAD Power Cables
lalitk
Okay, I finally got my hands on a used pair of the
Walker Reference HDL's and I have to agree with
Oddeophile all the way. They are amazing and are
a great synergy with the GC's. I also have the
Detail Magnifiers and there is no comparison. However,
the Detail Magnifiers aren't bad for the price.
If you can find a used pair i would advise to grab
them because they are crazy expensive new.

I also have the same experience with the rca GC's as
Ozzy. On my Dac the Reference RCA needs to be unplugged
often or else the sound stage will shrink. I use the
reference when i am in the mood for more detail and spread
out sound stage. However, in my system the stage shrinks
after about 24 to 48 hours and then they need to be unplugged. For the regular rca gc's maybe once a month.
Scottmac62 , I found I believe, the resistors and caps that Walker is using. Albeit they will not be cyroed.
Now to get some silver wire and spades.
Nice DIY project.
Ozzie,

The only light I can shed on the long term need to unplug Ground Controls, is that I do not need to. The catch here is that my system is not on 24/7. In fact, it is rarely on for more than 4 hours at a time, perhaps 3 times a week. So, my GC's are certainly discharging.

I will say that it takes a full CD before I have wall to wall floor to ceiling and 30 miles deep sound staging from the system. After that, the imaging and tonality remain stable for as long as I care to play music. But that CD worth of sound field expansion happens every time I turn the system on. I had been ascribing it to the tube power amp getting up to temperature and all of the electrical fields becoming stable, as that has always been the case with this Audio Prism Debut amp I have. Perhaps the GC's are also contributing and I just don't notice a difference. It has been a number of years since I mounted these GC's, so my memory for such trivia must be considered suspect indeed.

Bud
It’s said that mixing the Reference GC’s with the “regular” GC’s improves the soundstage. So my question is, is it possible to buy GC’s that are terminated with Banana Plugs that are not terminated with the Reference Banana Plugs?