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Know anything about the BSG Technologies QOL?

Hi there, I just saw a local dealer advertising this on craigslist, They wont tell you anything about it except it works, it half sounds like snake oil and half sounds like it could be something.

They claim it is all analog and retrieves inner detail and has the "WOW FACTOR".

My guess after talking to the guy is is might be disgned around smoothing out microphone curves maybe? or sending out a ton of above 20KHZ info to do some pshycho acoustic/room type thing?

I'm just tripped out they wont tell you anything except, well set it up, if you like it awesome if not dont buy it.

I am genuinely intrigued to see if its truly real and if anyone has expreience. It would be nice to save a long drive to hear something or have something to look forward to on the drive.
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preale
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Since the matter of cable has come up, I though I would put in my 2 cents: 1)if you use the same interconnect in the signal path, you are probably ahead. 2) XLR is WAY better than RCA (that's why they were invented and are used in pro mics.). 3) Shorter is best. 4) Most high-end interconnects are snake oil. Start with good electricity and most of the nasties don't get in. Keep interconnects away from power cords. Speaker cables are a black art. Again, shorter is better. Phil is correct about the subjective corruption of the signal by all interconnects; however, careful selection can create a cancellation effect, where weaknesses and strengths cancel each other out.
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marc777
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Ozzy, glad you like your qol unit. My point about burn in was that the difference is small compared to the other factors such as speaker tow in and placement. I recently swapped a V-Ray II out and put in Shunyatas Triton. It right out of box seemed bright and non fluid. It took pretty much the recommended 200 hrs. to start singing and finally pass the V-RayII in sound quality. The qol right away was positve and only got better with time. That was my point and not to wait and start later. Marc
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marc777
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Ozzy, forgot to say I have a 1amp Supreme fuse I will exchange for the one with unit. I will do a before and after and will report if any or much diference
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ozzy
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213cobra,Phil, My comments about the Zu Cable were to show that the Zu owner has HIS OPINION of the Qol unit, and I'm also sure he thinks his Variel and Ibis cables are one of the best cables.
But, in MY OPINION they were bested by my inexpensive DIY cables big time.
Again, different tastes, systems, and ears.

Don't pay attention to the so-called experts. Quite frankly I and others posting about the Qol unit are only sharing our experience. The Qol really needs to be heard in YOUR system,

Marc777 I agree with you about the burn(break) in. I think the unit is smoothing out ever so nicely. I have the original gold HIFI tuning fuse in mine. I would be interested in how the Supreme works.
preale
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Ozzy, you are correct. It has to be heard in the system you know best. All of us know that swapping out or adding components is really the manipulation of checks and balances. I would like to hear more about designer fuses: I have hi fi tuning fuses in just about all my components with good results. I still have the original fuse in the Qol. Something else: I have rear channels in my setup (they are 24 ft. behind the listener). The way I set up the Qol is to feed my rear channel decoder (SDP1 made by Audio Research) with the second output of the Qol. I have never seen the ambient channels blend into the room in this way. I mentioned this setup to Larry Kay et al., and they had not tried it.
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