sgordon1

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Perfect Path Technologies confusion
Concise usage parameters are listener and system dependent.Where is your sense of adventure, your pioneering spirit?In the absence of "how NOT to use something, " you are on your own!Why is that a bad thing? 
Bloom air around instruments
Old Chinese saying: "If want to learn much, first read what hasalready been said."  (It also may help to define your terms, outside horticulture.) https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/recommendations-for-improving-visceral-impact/post?highlight... 
What do you say to your audiophile friends who say you just listen to your equipment more
If they are in the room, I would say,"Raise your left hand when you thinkI am listening to music, and your right whenit's the equipment."Then, ignore them.Or respond, telling them they were dead wrong. 
Do I need isolation footers for my components if I'm already using an isolation rack?
Here is an easy exercise, to answer your question.Gather household items: rubber doorstops, protective furniture leg discs, pencil erasers, pill bottles, wooden cubes, differentkinds of tape.Place them under and on top of: electronics, cables, end... 
Developing critical listening skills
Three ideas:When was the last time you had your ears professionally cleaned?Listening to music through headphones might help youdevelop critical listening skills.  By "taking the room out of it,"you can focus on "what you hear" more easily.  Lastl... 
High end car system
Have you experimented with placement ofSR HFTs and Bybee QSEs in your car?There are posts on applications of these units in cars.You may start, modestly, with one HFT on your windshield,a few inches under the base of your rear view mirror.I have a... 
Pass Labs XA30.8
Panerai557, have you considered trying the Wide Angleversion of HFT? 
(Jolida) Black Ice Audio Foz SS-X Sound Enhancement
Suggestions:Use quality power cord and interconnectsIsolate for vibration controlTo get the best sound, attention to detailwith SS-X is very critical.  The effort and associated costs will be worth it. 
What is wrong with a sub?
Be true to yourself.  If you like somehing, who cares what otherspost?  They don't have your ears, or access to your gear in yourlistening space.There are things you can do that influence what you hear...speaker positioning, for example.  Jolida F... 
Vibration Isolation
Yes, use a circular saw, carefully, to resist the "pulling"of the rubber.  Use tongs, or a vise, to save your fingers.The results?  Spectacular.  Now you'll have to re-evaluate:in any given application, which sounds better, a halfsquare or a whole... 
(Jolida) Black Ice Audio Foz SS-X Sound Enhancement
I am surprised.  I thought it would be fun tolisten to the same cd and vary the settings.Or, change the settings with different discs."Set it and forget it" is working very well,thank you! 
Should I add a Preamp to my system
Jolida Foz SS-X Sound Stage Expander.Knock your socks off. 
New Tweak --- Its Fantastic
Thanks to whostolethebatmobile.TC plus fo.Q does equal "magic."The only limit is your imagination,with this combination. 
Dumped the rack
On my S.O. piece. I have 2 footers resting on thefront top cross member, and one on the back.On top of those I have a 1/2" corian slab.  Then anotherlayer of footers between it and a component.This setup has worked well for me, for years.And avoid... 
"You cannot handle the truth"
Leery, dreary, bleary.  You didn't play flag football, did you?