Audio Magic Pulse Gen products

Excellent! There are no downsides with this item. Fairly inexpensive for the sound quality improvements.

I just ordered a couple more PEAs.

Just to get the Audio Magic PEA back onto recent activity, I can't believe how much the PEA's have added to my enjoyment, the soundstage is just unbelievable.

I hope some of the online reviewers will try these soon so the word gets out and others can try these units.

Thanks Brownsfan for your posting.
Most of the Oppo modders are using the Pulse Gen in their mods and rave about their addition.

Question: Where is the best place for the Pulse Gen's to be installed? I'm thinking as near as possible to the transformer but that may not be possible. What has been your experience?

After I try the additional Pulse Gen's, I may try the Blue Dot.

Hi5harry, Thanks for your comments I hope to get them early this week.

Brownsfan, Thanks for your opinion. I will try one on the PS Audio P10.
I already have the speaker clarifiers on my speaker cables near the binding posts, but I'll try to sandwich the speaker cable with a Pulse Gen and a PEA.
So, lots of experimenting to do.

Davehrab, very interesting comments. I thought that the speaker clarifiers were designed to reduce the amount of RF/EMI crap that is riding on the speaker cables output.

I found a VERY large improvement on my DYI speaker cables with the speaker clarifiers. My Bi-wire 14 and 18 gauge speaker cables are made out of 9999 solid Silver wire that is soft annealed and then sleeved and made into twisted pairs in oversized Teflon tubing.

Anyway, at the moment my next plan is to install the 4 Pulse Gen's.
One will go on my CD player and Dac, one on my Preamp and one inside of my Oppo 95 player.

Emoonie, Thank you very much for your helpful posting.
I have found that the Magic lies in reducing the crap that is in the electrical power. Be that the incoming power or the crap that are own components generate.
At each reduction of this crap the real musically image comes into focus. Its really not Magic just good science.
I think Audio Magic is plugged into that notion.

So, when I receive the Pulse Gen units and start to install them inside the component, space inside the equipment may be a problem.
If the space is available, should I try to install the Pulse Gens as near to the transformer or near to the IEC?

Emoonie, Its a bit difficult to get a hold of Jerry these days. But, once you connect with him , I must admit he ships the items very fast. I have installed 3 out of the 4 units in my equipment but, I have yet to power anything up do to a rack reconfiguration.

I am curious though about your statement about the settling in stage. On my speaker clarifiers I could tell the improvement within a few minutes and they did get better the next day. Is this the same as you experienced with the Pulse Gen's?

Well I just finished installing the 4 Pulse Gens.
Here is where I installed them.
Cary 306 SACD,
Pass Labs X10 preamp,
BSG QOL,
Oppo 95. It was very tough getting it into the Oppo.

I have only played my stereo for about an hour now.
I can detect a clearer and sharper music presentation. Perhaps too sharp, will it mellow a little more after a few more hours on them?

I just installed the 3 PEA's. I placed them on the same equipment that I previously installed the Pulse gens.

Holy crap what resolution!

Every instrument is so clear and precise. Even certain tracks that once had bass notes that were a bit boomy now sound clear as can be.
I don't know how Jerry does it, but it really is an awesome improvement.

Thanks for the additional postings. A liitle more information...

While I was waiting for the Pulse Gen's and another P4 HiDiamond Power cord to arrive I took out all of interconnects, power cables, etc. and re-cooked them on my Audiodharma Cable cooker.

After installing the Pulse Gens in the equipment, I re- connected all of the cables, including the recently acquired and now recently cooked HiDiamond P4 power cord. The HiDiamond P4 power cord is very thick and still will take along time to fully break in.

The first day with the Pulse Gen's connected the music sounded a little sharp , but today 2 days later, the sound is settling in nicely with a very wide soundstage.

I just ordered 3 of the PEA standard units. Jerry said these work well with the pulse gen. I'm very pleased with the Pulse Gens so hope he's right on.

Emoonie, I thought the PEA were made to go on components, but you say they work well behind speakers, please explain.

I wonder what will happen when I place one on top of my PS Audio P10 power regenerator.

Sabai, Where have you been? Still holding on to the HiDiamond Cables?
No, I have never tried the IPC Acoustic Energizers, but I think they go for a lot more money.

Brownsfan, I tried moving one of the PEA's to my Oppo Blu Ray player and it didn't seem to make much improvement with the Video. Next, I will try them on my Amp and then the speaker cables. Definitely a plus over my Cary CD/Dac and on my Pass Labs Preamp.

Raks, I am using the standard size, which I believe is in the middle.

Sabai, I now have a complete loom of HiDiamond cables throughout my 2 channel and home theatere equipment.I am still very much enjoying them, and I doubt that I will change to other cables.

On the PEA's. I own 3 of the standard size that are placed on top of components. There is a smaller size that can go inside the component and a larger floor standing unit.

Sabai,

The website says that the standard is to be placed on top of the components' I think the large ones are the ones to be placed behind the speakers.

I'm getting a very nice, purer sounding, wide, deep soundstage. It seems that any frequency bump(be it low frequency or high)is now completely gone and replaced with a very relaxed sound. But, I also installed the Pulse Gens units inside the same components in which Jerry says the PEAs improve on there effect.
I also have the speaker clarifiers on my speaker cables. Each item added to the depth and realism.
I'm playing familiar tunes and smiling...

It's something you would have to hear (feel) to appreciate.

Sabai, That's a tough question to quantify.
But, I'll do my best.
Adding the three PEA's after what I already had installed was a complete change in image quality. So perhaps the three units would total a 10.
Each unit added one at a time would then be perhaps a 3+.

Sabai, There is a depth to the sound quality that is oh so relaxing.

Sabai, No experience with the Qx4.I did however own 3 of the Quantum Symphony Pro units that were made from the same company that now makes the module for the Nordost unit.
I thought it improved video quite nicely. With audio they seemed to create a suck out in the mid bass range so I sold them. Perhaps the newer Nordost units have improved on this.
Also, on the internet I saw the insides of the Nordost units, and I could'nt believe that there is close to nothing inside!
I realy don't know if the Audio Magic PEA's and the Nordost units are similiar in function, you would have to ask Jerry.

No, Sold them all.
All of have left of my Synergistic products is the MGS.

All HiDiamond.

Browns fan, thanks for the reply.

Wow, Audiotunesx you and I have crossed equipment lines. My reply is based on my personal experience.

I am one of the all time tweaker's. I can't begin to tell you all of the tweaks I have tried. I feel everybody's equipment linked together has different reactions to different tweaks. Sometimes tweaks impress and sometimes they do not. More than 95% have come and gone in my system.

I installed a regular Pulse Gen inside my Oppo (not easy) and I do not think the treble changed at all. The sound became much more organic as they say.
But, I also have 3 Audience Ar2p-TO units plugged into my dedicated circuits. From there I am using PS Audio P10 in which the Oppo is then plugged into.

I have the standard PEA on top of my Oppo and it improves further the sound quality and picture quality. I think the PEA + Pulse Gen = 3.

I also use a digital terminator but I have mine on my Dac. All of the Oppo in and outs are used. You should also try some of the analog terminators on unused inputs on your preamp. They do help quiet things for a few bucks.

Now, I did try the Kemp QA unit along with the Acoustic Revive units, but I was not impressed enough to buy either of them.

I had the regular Stein units along with the ultra versions. At first I thought they were great but as time went on their effect became dull and uninteresting compared to not using them. Luckily I was able to send them back and I had 2 pairs of each for bi-wiring !

I own and like the Speaker Clarifiers. But, I think their use is to eliminate RF/EMI that may be riding on the speaker cables and my speaker cables are DIY versions so perhaps they help my situation more than if I used other speaker cables.

Yes, I still have 3 PEA's. One is on each speaker and one is inside my PS Audio P10 power conditioner. I have a Pulse Gen inside my Oppo 95.
I'm also using the Audio Magic Speaker clarifier's.

Yes, but it seemed a bit too much of a good thing. In other words I had too many of these and it kinda dulled the sound.

The Pulse Gens primarily. They work great installed in my Oppo 95 and also inside the PS Audio P10 power plant. But I had several others installed in my other gear and one by one I removed them.
The PEA's are a different animal. I have one inside the Power plant, one on top of my Synergistic FEQ, and 2 on the back of my speakers.

I have a couple power chips on my main breaker panel. I also have a transformer chip in the PS-10 along with several cap chips.

Since its been a while that I have had the speaker clairifiers attached to my DIY speaker cables I decided to take them out.

When I did I couldn't tell any difference? Huh???
To the point that I actually listed them for sale for a few days.

Then on a hunch, I jammed them in between my biwire binding posts and the magic returned! So, I cancelled my ad.

Now, is it because they were unplugged for several days that caused the improvement or was it because placing them on my speaker binding posts...???

I should add that I have added the Synergistic XOT to the speaker binding posts, perhaps that is why the improvement when I moved the Clairifiers to the binding posts.

Any thoughts on this? Perhaps they need to be unplugged for a while to recharge?

I also have a PEA on both of my speakers just over the crossovers. I noticed that the balance was just not quite right. Turns out one of the switches was off.

Yeah, I can’t tell you how many times I have tried to remove these items only to put them right back, due to the lack of losing that "magic".

ke-Houston,

I'm still using the PEA's (4) in the corners of my audio room.

ozzy