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QOTSA - Lullibies to Paralyze (180G) |
Greg,.
Bought the MFSL Katy Lied years ago and since gave up my search. |
It's A Beautiful Day - S/T. Columbia 1970
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Mark Knopfler "Local Hero"
Abbey Road/1/2 speed |
Steve - I am mucking about w 2 Furman in a cascade for the analog front end…..results promising…. |
Hey Jim,
Hope your foot is healing well.
I know Furman gets very good press. The main designer left to develop the AQ Niagra series.
This Puritan has got to be the cost/performance champion.
More to come......
Just from auditioning my in house components in several different configurations has yielded significant positive results. |
Todd Rundgren / Something anything
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Cradle "The History"
Modern Harmonic/45 rpm
The Quattro sisters |
Vijay Iyer, Linda Oh, & Tyshawn Sorey
UnEasy
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My EMI meter is very steady at 47mV.
Less than half it was when I first installed the Puritan. |
Did anyone get the recent Friday Music reissue of Chicago I (“Chicago Transit Authority”)? |
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Steve, Please share changes, details of placement. What were your readings with the Shunyata(s) prior to adding the Puritan? |
James,
Just one thing since leaving the EMI meter in.....my phone charger elevated the reading by 10mV! On my front end dedicated line.
This is just one example of how critical electronics are to overall musical satisfaction. |
The Allman Brothers Band "Idlewild South"
\MFSL |
+1 Steve
The Beach Boys
Surf’s Up
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African Head Charge / Voodoo |
Jackson Browne
First Album (Saturate Before Using) |
@slaw I have a NM- 1975 Kendun copy of Katy Lied that is really good. I probably should have stopped looking there. The guys on the Steve Hoffman forum aren't very kind to the MFSL Katy Lied, but it would be nice to have one. Not worth the current asking price though, at least for me. |
Ray Charles - True to Life |
Greg, I meant that I stopped my search for Katy Lied after hearing how bad the MFSL version is. I figured continuing the search would be fruitless. |
Cradle "The History" (lp 2)
Sundazed |
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The Cradle lp is very interesting. The song to song recordings aren't consistent, but the album is quite enjoyable. Recommended. |
Spirit "S/T"
Sundazed/mono |
Spirit "The Family That Plays Together"
Sundazed |
Spirit "Model Shop"
Sundazed/mono |
@spiritofradio,
James, I haven’t tried all combinations yet but there are benefits to be had by experimenting.
I tried my Hydra 8 into the Puritan and no improvement on the meter and SQ suffered. Haven’t tried reversing this yet.
My wallwart power supplies are now in the digital outlets on the Hydra 8, on it’s own outlet. Sounds better plus dropped the mV on my meter by 10. Hence I put the wallwart from my Synergistic FEQ into my Hydra 4 (which is daisy-chained to my V-Ray) on the other dedicated line.
I experimented moving my AddPower pluggins, and they are now on separate outlets instead of parallel. One on each dedicated line. These devices make a big improvement in my system.
When Is first installed the Hydra 8 and V- Ray, the reading on my meter was around 260 mV. When I substituted the Puritan for the Hydra 8, the reading was 112mV. The Puritan feeds my front end only.
Last evening, I was getting readings as low as 54mV. It was the same this morning until businesses started up again. This is proof that listening at night does sound better. Last night, everything was sounding so real, so great!
Everyone's power situation is different. These are my results. |
Bush "Sixteen Stone"
Interscope Records/Germany
1994/95 |
Steve, Thanks! That is very useful information for me. Last evening, I was getting readings as low as 54mV. It was the same this morning until businesses started up again. This is proof that listening at night does sound better. This is exactly what I also know to be true, without a meter, I hear obvious improvements here beginning late evening, and during other more randomly occurring time periods. My feeling is that air conditioners are quite big culprits. Not just our own here. When I got my Hydra things improved some. But, I’m still going to keep on at attempts to further clean up my power supply. |
Steve, sorry if you’ve mentioned this already but which Add-Power plug ins do you use, EU2s? |
James,
Yep. I'm planning on two more. |
Having the meter isn’t necessary but very nice tool to actually see what one is hearing and more proof to the naysayers.
I'm also using two Akiko Audio Triple AC Enhancers. One on a separate outlet and one into the Hydra 8, all on the dedicated line for the front end.
I actually have most of these for sale but have decided to keep all but the Hydra 6. |
Chocolate Watch Band "The Inner Mystique"
Sundazed
Psychedelic mAaaanNnnn..... |
Joe Walsh
The Smoker You Drink |
The Left Banke "Walk Away Renee"
Sundazed |
Mudcrutch "2"
..."I can’t help you do
the right thing wrong".... |
Donovan "Wear Your Love Like Heaven"
Sundazed/mono |
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will The Circle Be Unbroken. United Artists 3 LP gatefold 1972
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Bee Gees - Odessa. ATCO Records 1969 pressing. |
The Remains "Live 1969"
Sundazed |
Richard & Linda Thompson - Hokey Pokey. Island reissue 2020, originally 1975 |
Spiritialized / We are floating |
The Mountain Goats "In League With Dragons" |
Well, all the above wouldn’t have been possible without the Noteworthy Audio ICs.
They don’t have a characteristic sound. They just let the music flow.
I made smart decisions buying my components. Synergy was key.
The Noteworthy Audio ICs, let my components thrive! Isn’t that what cables should do?
Not add to the music..... not contribute to what you thought the components you bought were suppose to bring to your enjoyment?
No, this is what cables should do,...link your well thought out components and let them sing.
I can think of no higher complement. |
Leo Kottke - My Feet Are Smiling. Columbia 1973
Recorded live at the Tyrone Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis |
PJ Harvey "Stories of From ty City, Stories From the Sea" |
Thank you very much Steve. "Neutral" was (& is) the design goal of all "Noteworthy Acoustics" products. I've found it's not hard to make a cable sound dark, bright, or bloated. Neutral however is tuff... so I take your assessment of the IC's as a huge compliment.
Sonic Youth / Destroyed room |
