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Perfect Path Tecnologies ‘The Gate’

Having been a music lover and audio enthusiast for more decades than I care to admit to I’ve had the privilege of owning some tremendous components over those years and thought I had attained a level of musical enjoyment that would be difficult to improve upon without spending more money than I could afford. Then along came The Gate to turn my audio conceptions on end. 

While I was quite skeptical of all of the positive proclamations regarding the Perfect Path mats, cards and contact enhancer ( how could they possibly bring about such sonic improvements?) I took the plunge and purchased a nano bundle to see what the hubbub was all about. Much to my surprise they not only brought about improvements to my systems’ ability to recreate a more musical sound but did so in spades. 

When Tim of Perfect Path Technologies asked if I wanted to try his new product, The Gate, I jumped at the chance thinking it would be a nice addition to what the other products provided. I wasn’t prepared for the quantum leap The Gate brought to my music listening pleasure. As much as the other products brought about a much lower noise floor, greater detail and delicacy, improved dynamics, richer tone and more realism The Gate does so in magnitudes difficult to describe. The best way I can describe its affect is unreal purity leading the most realistic musical sound I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing.....outside of a live performance obviously. It has me listening to all of my CD’s as if for the first time again.

I have no idea how The Gate actually works or what it does I just know it’s the most dramatic tweak to my system I’ve ever experienced and I wouldn’t think of being without it. As to how it’s implemented, it’s installed in the electrical panel with one lead connected to the common buss and the other to a breaker ( preferably 220). Hope I got the terminology correct.....I’m far from being an electrician!

At $4,999.00 it’s not cheap but worth every penny to me as I’ve spent more on components with less sonic improvement. 

Lastly, I realize some will scoff at something they can’t understand and I get not understanding it as I don’t, but I would hope people could keep their skepticism healthy and civil. I am not here to promote or sell, nor do I have any affiliation with PPT. I am only sharing something that I’ve found to be transforming in my system. Sorry for the lengthy introduction.
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tuffy72561
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@mrs_ppt
Glad to hear The Gate is already out and exceeds expectations...per usual for Tim's products! I spoke to Tim several months ago and he mentioned that he expects to have a version of, or an alternative to The Gate, for those of us living in an apartment without access to a circuit breaker box. I was wondering if that was still the case and if it will be available soon? I have been upgrading  power cords and power conditioners lately but will change my trajectory on purchases if it is to be available soon.
tuffy72561
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@ozzy 

Thanks Ozzy. Definitely something to consider that may work for me. Now to just come up with the scratch. My guess though is once people hear how good it sounds in a system they will find a way to buy it. Put off all upgrades and tweaks until you can buy The Gate first!
tuffy72561
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I  recently Added some very nice and expensive Mullard 6922's along with copper stoppers, from Brent Jesse Tubes, to my hybrid integrated amplifier and they made a very nice improvement in the overall sound. The reason I am mentioning here is that after a few weeks I decided to put the PP Total Contact on the Mullard Tubes pins. Well the improvement of sound quality may have been greater than the actual tube upgrade. So much  added texture and clarity and  a three dimensional effect are what I noticed the most. I had done this with the previous tubes and had no problems whatsoever. It was actually very easy to apply with the consistency of the Total Contact. It doesn't take much at all. Anybody who has tubes in their system and some Perfect Path Total Contact should really try this! I think this is the equivalent of treating  many other connections. I plan to treat the outside glass  surface of the tubes with a thin coat of PP TC in the near future as Tim said this is definite increase in sound quality.
tuffy72561
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Thanks Frank. I have a hybrid integrated amp so no power tubes. Just two 6922's on the preamp side. Every time I treat tubes with the TC it makes a very noticeable difference. Seems like a much higher level of level of texture and three dimensionality is gained upon doing so.Very worthwhile! 
tuffy72561
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@oregonpapa 

I just installed 18 of them in my place last Mon day and could hear a difference for the better as I turned my system on an hour later. The sound has continued to improve almost daily. I dont own the Gate but had Tim put his special sauce used in his new products, new since the Total Contact including the Stop Its, on the outside of the transformer that is within my Core Power Technologies 1800. That improvement was shoc kingly good as it continued to improve for 75 days before I installed the Stop Its in my system. Whatever this stuff is it makes the tone and timbres of the instruments in your system sound more lifelike, more dynamic and your soundstage increases in all directions with more space between instruments. This stuff is amazing. It has eliminated my need to spend money on new speakers.....at least for a while. Lol
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