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charles1dad

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Standmount speakers 4k-8k
Regttlieb,You are correct in that there are numerous excellent mini monitors and it's difficult to actually listen to them prior to purchase. For instance the Boenicke W 5 SE I recommend may be a relatively rare bird  (small European company) but ... 
Found Music Blade Amplifiers
Hello Jazzdoc,You have a very upper echelon level system. These are the types of systems that would readily exploit the impact of vibration and resonance management. I don’t have SRA products but Star Sound platforms are undeniably beneficial with... 
Standmount speakers 4k-8k
Hello, In your price I'd recommend investigating the Swiss made Boenicke W 5 SE.Charles  
Found Music Blade Amplifiers
Hi Jazzdoc, The SRA amplifier stands have earned a stellar reputation for their performance enhancement.  Are you saying that you weren't anticipating  even "some"degree of improvement?They  visually match superbly with your amplifiers. Good move.... 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
Hello Al,As with Dave I always appreciate your insightful and well reasoned contributions. Funny thing is that my Coincident Line Stage and each mono block SET use a 3 amp slo blo fuse.  My Line Stage is one of the very early models of the  first ... 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
Hello Dave,Thanks for sharing your insight and observations based on various products in your system. What has struck me is that these various system tweaks/accessories have a very prominent accumulative positive effect. In my personal case, premi... 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
Dave,Thanks for sharing that review although I have to say that it affirms what many posters on this thread had discovered for themselves . This review will give a wider audience for music lovers seeking an effective audio product to improve their... 
Manley Jumbo Shrimp upgrade
Gbmcleod,As you well know this fuse topic has been covered numerous times on this and other open discussion forums. As geofkait noted the ratio is usually quite high in favor of listeners with a positive response. I do believe that some people can... 
Manley Jumbo Shrimp upgrade
Celtic66.1 The Jumbo Shrimp main voltage fuse is a 600 ma slo blo. If you don’t find improvement (or very little) you can return the Synergistic Research Black fuse. 2 You have three tube types to manipulate, 12AT7, 5670 and the 7044.3 Your output... 
Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables
Hi John,for the record it was not me but jond and jazzonthehudson  who directed their inquiry towards you . Nonetheless I'm sure everyone here most certainly appreciates your informed response.Charles, 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
Hello Dave,I believe that the final sentence of your post is the essence of wisdom and truth. No matter how strongly one may attest to the quality or attributes of an audio product there are going to be contrary rebuttals, it’s just life. Doesn’t ... 
Looking for really fine cables at really low price
Bill,Congratulations on your move from Minnesota to Tennessee and its much milder winters. You wife obviously has very good ears and taste. The Crescendos score high in regard to sound quality and appearance. I suspect that given her feelings towa... 
Looking for really fine cables at really low price
Hi Jet,Yes I understand how changing one aspect of your system undoubtedly affects other component and audio accessory choices,. It's all intertwined for sure  . Have you heard anything from Brett (Isochronism) recently? He hasn't posted here in a... 
Looking for really fine cables at really low price
Hi Mikirob, Which do you find the more musically or emotionally engaging the Harbeth or the Devore?Charles  
Looking for really fine cables at really low price
Hi Jet,It's good to hear from you.  I was under the impression that you had passed on the Kondo cable in favor of the W.E. wires. No doubt that the Kondo is excellent and goes straight to the musical soul. I came oh so close to buying the used  Ko...