TG Audio vs Pursang vs Poiema Interconnects

"This proves that "Lak" is a Ridge Street shill which he has always denied."

Guess I must be fortunate to have moved out of Toledo in time, 'cause it was me who was going to Beta test the speakers first...

Lak must also be Albert Porter's shill. Poor Larry--or is it poor Albert?

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Yesterday I went to an authorized BMW recycler. Inside the office they had this mint M3 that said "Test" on the windshield. My salesman told me they were going to crush it since it was a test vehicle--and not even the parts could be sold!

Steve, since those are your first (and only) pair of Sason speakers they are, by default, test speakers. Why? Because no matter how brilliant, careful, experienced in QA protocol and/or production you are (and you are), you are not perfect. BMW is not perfect with all their engineering/manufacturing R&D capabilities. They acknowledge this by crushing the entire test car...

With psychic power, primal intensity and boogie factor,

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Well, Mr. Tbg, the problem is that most people lack the conditions for proper evaluation. Under those circumstances, cables which tend to mask and/or flavor will be preferred.

Someone posted above how great "XYZ" cable is (I've never heard it--I don't know). Yet he's using a $4K transport and an $18K DAC with a very basic, entry level type power filter (it is musically bening, though). It's the same filter I recommended to my little sister for her 25W/ch NAD receiver & AIWA changer/Soundstream DAC based audio system. Is this guy hearing his system as it is supposed to perform? Of course not! He's arrived to conclusions without first truly optimizing the potential of his system.

Power, acoustics and vibration control must be addressed before any critical listening takes place.

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I don’t understand the audio forum mentality. Everybody wants to do DIY but nobody wants to Do It For Themselves. Instead they want someone else to do the work and then tell them what will work best for them in their system. A common forum question is: “Which is better, connecting the speaker cable to the woofer and then jumper to the tweeter or connecting the speaker cable to the tweeter and then jumper to the woofer?” The funny thing is, that question invariably gets numerous replies with each respondent expressing, with absolute certainty, that their preferred wiring method is the “correct” one. I guess Internet audiophiles are afraid to trust their ears and they seek comfort in following the herd. What if they listen and make the wrong choice (as determined by the herd)? What if they listen and don’t hear a difference (when the herd says they should)?

Here's the entire post:

http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/cables/messages/99308.html

...and I'm officially stopping helping anyone with power issues--unless they can prove they've done enough homework and are stuck somewhere. People who just want answers never truly learn--and can't pass on much either--because they develop no problem solving skills.

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Gee, Psychic, I'm truly sorry that my power filter isn't expensive enough. You must know something about the state of the power in my house that I don't.

Wrong.

The *level* of filtration is inadequate. You have stated (and I did before too) the reason why you use it: is musically benign. Equipment as resolving as yours will let you know in a snap if the power filters are messing up--and most DO mess up. The Power Foundation is comprised of just them ACFX coils and capacitors in parallel. It takes more to do the job right--even if the electricity is already 'clean'. AudioPrism knows that. They marketed the filter you own because the real thing was way too costly to manufacture and be profitably marketed ( the infamous T4 ). Even so the T4 is not enough by itself if the power is really nasty. The T4 was marketed as a valid option "even if the power is clean". How so? For a start, the entire chassis is copper--the T4 weighs about 60 lbs.

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