213Cobra. Phil, I hear exactly what you're saying re the QOL. I know you've commented on the NeutralAudio X-DREI, but this unit is getting v.little discussion. Any further thoughts on it's possible effects, and how it might stack up wrt the QOL?
Anyone HEARD the qol 'signal completion' device?
An ad in TAS... touting this box. I remain skeptical but would like to know what your impressions are if you have heard whatever it does!
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Hello Ozzy, No, I have not actually heard the Qol Unit. I don't believe that I have commented on its sound. The benefits that you and others have written about do not seem to be lacking in my system, so I have no desire to audition the device. There are very divergent opinions about the Qol in this thread, and I find the whole topic quite interesting, as I do most topics in audio. |
213cobra, Phil, your observations are spot on. Sometimes it may seem insensitive to call a spade a spade but in this hobby, where value is paramount before we part with our hard-earned money for an outright purchase, we just need to call it as it is. Benefitting the whole community is indeed the aim of such a forum and you have done so very well. Every component will have its pros and cons and a balanced view is what all of us here need. I wince whenever I hear pure gushing without a single caveat. When Larry gives not a single caveat, it is only understandable, given his capacity as CEO of bsg tech. But dealers of the product would want to be balanced and more circumspect in their views because it is very unlikely they would want to sell anything else in their store without saying to a potential client, "Oh, by the way, you should take this box home too or else, whatever you are buying WON'T let you hear everything that you should." If a dealer says that with every source, pre-amp, power amp or speaker component that he is trying to sell, then his integrity does come into question a fair bit or worse, he might lose the sale altogether. A good thing I observed from my local dealer of the qol is that at an audio show, he merely displayed it but did not hook it up with the other components on active display. I guess he did not want the qol to detract the listener from the intrinsic qualities of the separate components that he was exhibiting. Regards. Jon. |
Still very much enjoying qol unit. On occasion I have taken it out and listened to music for a day without it. I have stopped that as I am always moved more by the music physically and emotionally with qol in. Also has anyone tried it on mono material? From my perspective it is amazing the improvement made in air and space." Long live qol I need it every night! " |
Kicking in a bit late on this thread (I have not tried the QOL yet) but Setonaudio's mention of room problems, odd shapes, etc brings up a good question, for me anyway. I have one of those difficult rooms (open side, other issues) and I'd put a McIntosh MEN220 into the chain more than a year ago and it solved "the problem" (loss of upper bass signal). So, the MEN220 was a gamechanger for me. But because it is a sort of (for want of a better word) "processor" I am wary of what might happen if I thrust the QOL in there. I do get the idea that I can try for free, of course. Any thoughts? Anyone else in the same boat? |
I don't understand it either. I took mine out of the system for a few weeks thinking I could sell it. But, just before accepting an offer I put it back into the system for one more time. Whoa, I couldn't take it back out! I think if QOL would have added a volume control it could have been sold as a full preamp and would have been more in demand. Add on boxes sometimes are a pain. Too bad though, great, great product! |
I remember all the mags wrote great reviews and i couldn't see spending $4K on it so i kinda forgot all about it. Then i seen one for sale on usam for 800 and i thought why the hell not? I went to check the website and found out they closed so i was a little worried i might be buying a very expensive door stop. Nope...it's mint. Factory box, remote, manual the whole enchilada. I've hit that bypass button about 273 times and i can't pin point it but it makes everything I've been playing better. The only nit pick was the hi intensity LED's ... 3 perfectly sized and placed lightdims fixed that in a hurry! As far as I'm concerned..this ain't going anywhere. |
Little pre cut pieces of tinted plastic with adhesive on it. http://www.lightdims.com Cheap and a awesome tweak for those "too damn bright" led's on equipment. |