sgordon1

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Review: Audio Horizons RTS Coupler Tweak
I concur. Joseph Chow will work with your system and suggest the best applications of the RTS Coupler Tweak. There is simply nothing like it.It is a real audio breakthrough, in terms of letting you realize what yourexisting system is capable of re... 
How to clean inside Amps and PreAmps
I remove the cover on my SS amp, and keep it off.We all have to breathe (especially when pets and small children are not present.) I concur to a draped cloth when not in use.Occasionally I apply some anti-static spray(3M, for example) to the end o... 
Theta Miles owners: Using preamp or direct?
I go direct, with the Miles.Better sound.No cable/preamp colorations.Lowest total cost.For a real treat, place a thin cork layerbetween the circuit boards inside the unit, and isolate the Miles well, from vibrations.It responds favorably to upgrad... 
Is revealing always good?
Are you paying attention to vibration control?What is under your CD player?Are the original feet still on it?Have you tried removing them and using something elseinstead? What kind of support (shelf) is it resting on?How are you cleaning or treati... 
Synergistic Research HFT are you using them?
Why not invest fifteen minutes of your timeand read what others have written, on several different threads?You really do want to learn about the experiences of others, don't you?Are you willing to make a modest effort? 
Acoustic Revive RR-77 Ultra low pulse generator
My listening room is a converted garage.Behind the listening seat and opposite the speaker wall isa series of shelves and closets that are covered by French doors.The shelves are large and start 6.5 feet high to the 9 foot ceiling.I read somewhere... 
Synergistic Research HFT + FEQ
Years ago I read about glass and similar materialsas they apply to vibration control. I have had excellentresults with pieces I have bought from Prism Research Glass, Inc.in Raleigh N.C.I use the sixteenth inch thickness of Quartz glass discsin co... 
Dampening material
Why not go topless? 
Fuses that matter.
If you can hear a difference, then there is a difference.If you can't, then there isn't. For you, in that specificapplication. 
Anyone use the Walker Talisman?
Awesome product.Check website for recommended uses. 
Improvement cd disc?
Marigo Ultima CD mat will transform your listeningexperience. It must be tried, to be believed! 
I Just Know It's BS ... But I Have't Tried It Yet
I return about one of every ten tweaks that I audition.I always let my ears be the judge, every single time.Chips, fuses, cd and room treatments, enhancers of various kinds...it doesn't matter what they are made of or what Ithink the value of the ... 
The best of the ECM label
Two of my favorite artists are Dino Saluzzi andGianluigi Trovesi. Always great performances and superbly recorded,even a level above ECM's typically excellent offerings. 
Synergistic Research HFT + FEQ
My version, DIY: (thanks, Ozzy)Parts...1) copper fitting reducer 3/8 to 1/4 (about an inch long)OR any 1/4 diameter copper pipe, bought from AC, refrigeration supplier2) 7mm (9/32) brass fly tying coneheads, 100 count, fromRip Lips FishingProcess.... 
Review: Acoustic Revive RR-77 Tweak
Shelf, stand, bracket attached to the wall...In my experience, better sounding with nothing abovethe unit and "into" the listening space... make sense?