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DON'T ever do this...

You know the feeling. Everything's going great. Your stereo sounds awesome, and you're happy. You're thinking, "wow, how could this be better?". Of course, that little thought starts the wheels churning...

You have a source, line stage, and amplifier. You are running two different IC's between them. You think "what if I swap the two to see how it sounds?"

Dum dum dum duuuuum...It's horrible! You've lost bass, fullness, voices are thin and sibilant.

Well, switch them back and everything will be alright, you say to yourself. You know you can't...you're thinking, one of the IC's is a "weak link"...you must purge it and try new cables again...AARRGH!

Anyone try Madrigal CZ Gel or XLO reference 4 IC's? Let me know.

"If it ain't broke..."
mapleleaf

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fpeel
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Oh, yeah. "Don't try this at home. I'm a trained professional."

Yesterday, after much futzing around with my system in a new room everything fell into place. This was by far the best it has ever sounded! Then I said those damnable words, "Ah, but just a little more will be better..." Unfortunately, I got too aggressive, have no idea where the wheels came off, and worse yet, no idea where they came on, either. Damn, damn, damn! Back to square one.
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