I'll add another thanks to MC, I've never asked a question or input from him direct, but have gained a wealth of information by reading his input/comments and trying out some of his recommendations for myself with gains on my audio system, cheers.
My Apologies to Miller Carbon
You suggested I leave my solid state components on all the time in spite of the trickle charge when off. Today after almost 2 weeks I heard better more solid lows, more air between the instruments, less hash, etc. Miller Carbon also introduced me to the Schumann Generators (2) which I also find helpful. I have very heavy Vandersteen speakers and am deliberating those suggested springs. Thanks MC
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An Australian aboriginal boy would have picked up the snake by the tail, cracked it like a whip breaking it’s neck, and taken it down the mountain to cook it and eat it. Probably with Sweet Baby Ray’s Chipotle and Mesquite sauce, because Texan BBQ is pretty good! I look forward to MC Ribs! @tsuchima1 - evidently you were being a tool to chazzzy007, right? |
Apologies, but I will never purchase the following products because I am concerned that the hype here is due in no small part to a certain prolific poster receiving undisclosed “good customer” discounts: tekton, perfect path solutions, better records stampers, raven, Townshend… I know I’m missing some. Again, apologies. |
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@coys21, "Apologies, but I will never purchase the following products because I am concerned that the hype here is due in no small part to a certain prolific poster receiving undisclosed “good customer” discounts: tekton, perfect path solutions, better records stampers, raven, Townshend… I know I’m missing some. Again, apologies." Say it ain't so, because if it is true, it might invalidate an awful lot of recent hot rhetoric. As they say, when it comes to hi fidelitas, caveat emptor indeed! As for leaving amps on all the time, I did that with my Naim amp for years and years with no issue. Did they really sound any better like that? Who knows? My Creek amp permanently remains in standby mode as a matter of fact. To actually switch it off means reaching around the back and switching it there. Or the mains. However I certainly wouldn't recommend leaving valves/tubes on all the time. That's just asking for trouble. |
"Apologies, but I will never purchase the following products because I
am concerned that the hype here is due in no small part to a certain
prolific poster receiving undisclosed “good customer” discounts: tekton,
perfect path solutions, better records stampers, raven, Townshend… I
know I’m missing some. Again, apologies." Its very obvious to anyone with the ability to think MC has been schilling quite a few companies on this site for a long time...Tekton for sure! ...As far as celebrating this user for coming up with the ingenious idea of leaving gear on,maybe just read your owners manuals,lol |
Yes oz I am an ass. A big enough ass to teach the children a lesson. If only they will listen. Which being children they will not. But seeing as the whole point of this thread is there are adults reading along as well they will maybe get a kick out of it. This is after all a lot of what I write. The kids are clueless but the grown-ups get the in-jokes. I’ve been a big enough audiophile long enough people would seek me out. Like one day this co-worker comes and says hey I would like to buy my husband a really nice system for his birthday, would you be willing? We talked about it, agreed on a price. I went out to their place to check out the room, make sure everything would work. I bought everything, set it up at my place and burned it in, then came and set it all up to be perfect for his birthday. For $2500 she got service nobody gets for $50k. When her husband heard it he called me up and the first thing he said was how much was this tell me the truth she says only $2500 but I’ve been in some nice homes no way this has to be at least twice that. No, she is right, $2500. Second thing he says, "I hope she took care of you." So there may be an ass here but it sure ain’t me. Now, seeing as you know nothing of the true circumstances and therefore have no legitimate excuse to be preaching to anyone but did so anyway the question is, why? What did you hope to gain? One would be to put me in my place. On a thread the subject of which is to apologize to me. What kind of ass butts into a thread like that with insults like this? So could be you are arrogant and selfish on top of moralistic and preachy. Or could be you see this as an opportunity to let everyone know what a great person you are. That my friend is virtue signaling. Now as for the other crap, this is gonna be a challenge but please try and think things through. Suppose for the sake of the argument everyone is paying me. Yes, I waited the same as everyone else for zero discount on my Moabs, I can’t even get Raven to build me a Reflection, at all, and even the Blackhawk is not shipped after 2 weeks, again zero discount, and I could go on but again for the sake of the silly story we will assume it is all true. Ted Denney himself called me up and sent me $30k of product (review to follow), Tom Port got me a White Hot Year of the Cat (for which I paid full price, but he got it for me) so it is not like there aren’t opportunities. So what? As long as my reviews and evaluations are spot on, so what? This gets right to the point of this whole thread: I have a record of credibility, of helping people, of giving good solid actionable advice. The people following it are all over this thread saying yes indeed it is good advice. Because it is. The only way that changes is if I set aside my integrity and start calling a sows ear a silk purse. Which ain’t never gonna happen. |
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Sometimes you need to gather several points of comment on equipment from different users to form a more informed opinion. Townshend podiums for example I recommend as a critical component. Synergistic Research fuses I can't recommend because they have failed in my system (blown) twice with different equipment. Synergistic Research HFT's yes they made a significant improvement in my room. Just my two cents worth. |
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"The proof of the pudding is in the eating" was the original phrase. https://www.npr.org/2012/08/24/159975466/corrections-and-comments-to-stories |
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I think millercarbon knows his stuff and his recommendations are solid. You might not want to "go the distance" like he does but his path to the best sound is true. I’m going all in on Townshend vibration isolation and F-1 cables as I’ve been wanting to upgrade my cables for awhile. I’ve had Townshend Seismic Sinks for a long time and believe in their products. I’ve seen plenty of nice system pictures with Townshend Podiums under expensive speakers so that has nothing to do with MC. Vibration isolation matters. Whichever product you use is better than none I would imagine. Going with Moneoone power cables as well. |
My favorite Millercarbon story is about the night I got the 10 pm phone call from him as he took a break from listening to his system: Me: "Hello?" Him: "Frank ... this is Chuck. I had to call someone who would understand!" Me: "I know how you feel." Him: "This is unbelievable!" Me: "I know." Him: "Goodnight." Me: "Goodnight." I still laugh about this. In fact, I’m laughing as I write this. Frank |
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Is he overconfident? Usually, but justifiably so because he has tried whatever he recommends.A fact check...because it's pertinent. He was recommending Tekton well before he received his Moab loudspeakers, yet he had not heard Tekton speakers in his system. Although he has been promoting Raven Audio integrated amplifiers for well over a year, he has not heard one in his system. He will soon, though. |
"Apologies, but I will never purchase the following products because I am concerned that the hype here is due in no small part to a certain prolific poster receiving undisclosed “good customer” discounts: tekton, perfect path solutions, better records stampers, raven, Townshend… I know I’m missing some. Again, apologies." What??? I don't understand the correlation. I could see never purchasing the following products because: They don't sound good They don't match what I have They are constructed using child labor They are poorly constructed They are too expensive They aren't worth the hype They throw off dangerous radiation or a myriad of other reasons related to the actual product but to restrict your options due to the promotion of someone you disagree with sure gives that person a boat load of power. I'm a tube guy so I turn my stuff off at night but it's usually on for the hours I'm home. Not sure the reason whether it's real or imagined (does that really matter?) but it does seem to sound better late at night. |
I've had solid state Rowland Model 12 monoblocks since 2009 and I've never left them "on". They've always been in standby mode. I thought that was how it was supposed to be. I never read it addressed in the owners manual that it is ok, or recommended, to always leave them on. However, my Model 201 mono amp and Model 102 stereo surround amp ARE always on. There is only an on/off power switch in the back. Things that make you go hmmmm. |
Missed this thread earlier, but I, too, have learned a lot in a relatively short space of time from MC's years of experimentation. Almost everything he recommended worked in my system, and much of it had stunning effects. I pay attention to when he discovers something new, even when I can't afford it :-)! +1 for more civility on the forum. |
All this will surely go to his already huge head, but hey--I'll chime in, too. MC is opinionated, arrogant, but, well, sort of brilliant in this weird corner of fetishland. His occasional revelations of political leanings scare me, but I guess that that's just another expression of his passion. And he's a very good writer, which (sorry) can't be said for many on this site. But all that's beside the point, right? The only relevant question concerns his "expertise" in things audiophilic. And in that arena, his knowledge is vast, and he offers it with real generosity. Shilling for products? I don't believe it, and anyway, I don't care; we're all adults here, we can make brand decisions for ourselves. All I can say is that he has helped me with fairly obscure problems I've had, proposing solutions no one else came up with, that worked. He's also advocated for things that, IMO, don't work, like Schumann resonance generators. But that's ok; it was fun giving those a try anyway. Chuck, if I may call you that, I hope we have the chance to meet one day. We'll disagree about a lot, but what's the point of associating only with those who mirror one's own worldview? You've given a great deal to this forum, and as this thread proves, many of us appreciate it. So: thanks. |
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@georgehoffman60 wrote: "Missed this thread earlier, but I, too, have learned a lot in a relatively short space of time from MC's years of experimentation. Almost everything he recommended worked in my system, and much of it had stunning effects. I pay attention to when he discovers something new, even when I can't afford it :-)!" Exactly. George nailed it. |
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