Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat
RCA covers are a most interesting item. Rhodium, Brass, and the new Perfect Path Technologies (PPT) covers all have a different effect on a system's sound. For me, a few goes a long way but this is the type of tweak can give that dialed in system that final touch. It is absolutely worth trying a 10 pack from PPT. David Pritchard |
sbayne ... The RCA covers have been out for a week or so. $10 each, minimum order ten, with a 90-day return policy. I’m using 22 of them in my system and they are effective. They replaced the Cardas covers I was using prior to the PPT product becoming available. I gave the Cardas covers to a friend for his system. Frank |
Update on the Maggie jumper cables I built a month ago using Furutech OCC wire and their gold bananas, which terminate with set screw pressure against wire in barrel. While I have built several AC cords using Furutech parts, these jumpers are the first connections I have put together using TC, and I have to say TC is the perfect solution for a non-soldered connection. In keeping with TC’s ability to match up the surfaces in mated connections meant to come apart, it is just as effective in a primary connection. There is no reason now why you cannot build excellent cables instead of spending thousands of dollars on cables that don’t have TC in their screw-clamp connections. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4jCKHRvWu0&start_radio=1&list=RDR4jCKHRvWu0 |
Additional e cards I purchased an additional package of the e-cards and installed them on the speaker cable connections from the amp and on the speaker cable connections feeding the speakers. These speakers do not have cross overs. I also added an additional card to the power strip. The immediate benefit was an noticeable intensification of the overall musical presentation. In other words, a more lifelike presentation with better PrAT. With this improvement alone, it is as if I have upgraded a power cable costing three times the price, I should know, because I have. I am also trying out the rca covers on my office system. The impact was a subtle improvement in detail and some lowering of the noise floor. But I have been on the road a lot, after Installing them, so will not do any serious listening till Friday. I will report if, further improvements present themselves, as ”break in” occurs with both products. Rc |
For anyone using PPT's Total Contact ... I can't emphasize enough ... paste the inside of your outlet covers of the outlets you are using to plug your equipment into. Big gains in SQ to have there. Last night we just hit about the four-week bump after pasting the circuit breaker switches. The clarity of the system is really unbelievable at this point. Frank |
Yes, reducing vibrations in audio is very important and makes a huge difference if done correctly. We have been doing a lot of experimenting with seismic vibration reduction lately and now need to move on to PPT products which I hope will help calm stray electrical “vibrations”. The Gate is going to be a particularly interesting product I believe, this I am thinking might be built into a dedicated audio consumer unit also using TC housed within a non ferrous damped enclosure. Any thoughts on this? |
Bike frame and designs are very analogous to audio systems in that vibrations, storage and release of energy, how stiff, how flexible, measured improvement, and rider perceived improvement are all at play. Especially fun was Time trial racing while riding a carbon fiber recumbent in the early 2000’s. At speeds over 16 mph aerodynamics are the major cause of drag. David Pritchard |
Graphene has showed up in Vittoria road bike tires and wheels. I would have bought the Graphene tires but I had just bought some Conti 4000 IIs. Dassi Interceptor Graphene frames $8500. Well shut my mouth and call me corn pone! “Externally, the Dassi Interceptor is just another carbon bike. Its frame has some distinctive design features such as seatstays with a Kamm-tail cross-section, but there's nothing about it that obviously screams 'futuristic'. It's what goes into that frame that makes the bike special. All carbon frames combine an epoxy resin with sheets of carbon to make up the composite, but the Dassi adds graphene to the resin to produce something that's exceptionally stiff and tough for its weight. This particular frame is claimed to weigh around 800g (plus 290g for the fork), which is respectable, but Dassi CEO Stuart Abbott reckons he'll be able to manufacture an aero frame weighing just 500g in the near future.” |
As an old road biker, I've been wondering if any of the graphene technology will be used in the manufacture of bicycle frames and forks. How about cranks, derailers, brake and shift levers? Could we be looking at nine-pound graphene-based road bikes in the future? I wouldn't discount the idea. I've seen 14-pound carbon fiber pro bikes. Don't ask about the price though. Through the roof. Like twelve grand. Frank |
davidpritchard ... Hi, David ... Take the wall plates off of your sockets where ever your equipment is plugged into and paste the inside of the wall plate cover entirely. Big SQ boost to be had there. Happy listening ... Frank PS: The new "Stop It" (RCA jack dust covers) are really worthwhile too. |
Yesterday I pasted Total Contact on the inner surface of the top lid to the Pass Lab Int-60 Amplifier. I am already using four Omega Mats sitting on top of the amplifier and a Synergistic Research Blue fuse . There is a tremendous Synergistic effect of these three upgrades on the amplifier’s performance. Simply stated the music is now more fun to listen to and more emotionally involving. Now one has a way to fine tune a wonderful product with three great products. You do not have to envy Tube amp owners and their ability to roll vacuum tubes. And if you do not like the change , the Mats and the fuse are removable, and the Total Contact can be wiped off with an alcohol swab. It really is a fun time to be an Audiophile! David Pritchard |
Geoff ... When bell bottoms were in vogue, I was in my thirties. Now then, ducktail haircuts, zoot suits with single button jackets, stuffed cuffs, draped pants with reet-pleats, and blue suede shoes are another issue. :-) This is what I’m talkin’ ’bout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEm6oDP_6f8 More of the late, great, and most beautiful Dorothy Dandridge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7cJOITm6A&list=RDzE7cJOITm6A&start_radio=1&t=34 Frank |
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Uh, guys, calm down. I’ve been using caps on everything from TVs to DACs to Blu Ray players to CD players ever since Oregonpapa was wearing bell bottoms. Cardas Caps, caps of my own design, PWB caps. PWB actually has caps for just about any kind of open hole you can think of, USB port, what have you. Hint - If PWB Electronics is in the dust cap game the chances are very good that the operating principle does not (rpt not) involve dust or RF. |
Interesting but I guess first you have to believe that shorting caps are a good thing and work to begin with. Never got on board with that idea as of yet but I remain open minded. Here are a couple of threads related to same. https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/rca-shorting-plugs https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/rca-caps Some good information within. |
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"STOP IT" Over the past two days, I've been reviewing a new product from Tim Mrock's Perfect Path Technologies called "STOP IT." "STOP IT" is shorting plugs that have received the PPT treatment. They fit into unused RCA jacks in the rear of your components. They are gold in color and look quite attractive once installed. I'm using a complete set of 22 of the "STOP IT" plugs. The total went into the rear of the CD player and the line stage, replacing a complement of Cardas shorting plugs. As I stated before, the PPT products are cumulative in nature, so I'm basing the results here on the fact that I'm already using PPT's Omega E Mats, Alpha E-Cards and the judicious use of Total Contact contact paste. Everything is system related, so I'm speaking for my system only. Your results should be similar if you are using PPT products. Upon initial listening, there was an immediate additional lowering of the noise floor, revealing more subtle nuances in the music. As a result, the dynamics were improved, the speed of the leading edges of guitars and standup bass also improved. Most noticeable was the smallest detail of female vocals. Most of my listening to new products is done with vocals because it is the instrument most of us are most familiar with. The "STOP IT" devices allow one to hear all of the subtleties of the voice like throat and mouth sounds. The slight raspiness of the sultry singer, the moist sounds as the words are formed, and the various pressures of air as the singer lends emotion to the words come through like never before. Good stuff that reaches out for realism. I'm a guitar freak. It is an instrument that has always appealed to me - especially blues, classical and flamenco guitar. With the PPT products in place, the system was already really getting there as far as the natural sound of guitars is concerned. The "STOP IT" plugs have pushed things over the edge toward real guitars. The dynamics, from softest strumming strokes to wild plucking comes through big time. The leading edge speed is right there too. Dynamics galore. I love harmonica and chromonica music. Anyone who has Willie Nelson's "Stardust" album knows what I mean. Any Charlie McCoy fans out there? I know the sound of the live instrument very well, as I've been playing it myself since I was nine years old. The way the system is now, with the addition of the "STOP IT" devices, things are really getting close to what I hear live. The subtle slow bends and that unmistakable reed sound is amazing now. Get Robert Bonfiglio's "Live at The Grand Canyon" album to see what I mean. It is a wonderful recording. Demo quality, really. The "STOP IT" product is cost effective. They are ten dollars each, with a minimum purchase of ten units to offset the cost of postage. There is no minimum when purchased with other PPT products. Like all PPT products, with the exception of Total Contact, there is a ninety (90) day return policy. Use the A'gon store, the PPT website, or contact Tim directly for further information. Highly recommended. Frank |
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