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Perfect Path Tecnologies ‘The Gate’
I have been following this thread for awhile and have a couple of questions.  I have a main panel and 2 sub panels in my house.  The main panel in my house has the audio system and a sub panel has the home entertainment system.  Will The Gate impa... 
Which band IS really America's Greatest (rock & roll band)?
geofkait - sorry i missed your mentionslaw - rock & roll has many genres, perhaps you should be more specific to how you define rock & roll.  it seems like you are stuck in your generation of rock - 'classic'. 
Which band IS really America's Greatest (rock & roll band)?
I'm surprised no one mentioned Nirvana.  They only had 3 full length studio albums, but influenced a generation and numerous bands.  They have sold over 75 million albums world wide. 
Which band IS really America's Greatest (rock & roll band)?
I'm surprised no one mentioned Nirvana.  The only had 3 full length studio albums, yet influenced a generation and numerous bands.  They have sold over 75 million albums world wide.  
Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat
16 mats is a tad less than 10,000 dollars.  Probably a hard question to answer but what is the optimal number based on cost, probably system dependent.  Another way of asking is how did you come up with the number of mats to order.  What should so... 
Does hearing the best in high end audio make your opinions more valid?
To be clear, take retail price of a very expensive components and put them together with out much thought vs. buying equipment that is great value, get it used and then spend time researching and experimenting  to make sure the components have syn... 
Does hearing the best in high end audio make your opinions more valid?
Some times I wish I hadn't heard a great sounding system because it makes me a bit too critical listening to other systems, in particular my own.  I will also say if you do enough research there are people making amazing components, speakers, wire... 
My experience after lost of 20k$
I can't help but reply - I recently heard the Mach III by Phasure, a PC streaming audio to a DAC.  Absolutely stunning in sound.  The inventor has made many tweaks to what a standard PC is - linear power supply, no fans, no video card, removable h... 
Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps
My preference is to listen to female singers so this thread has been great.I’m surprised Sade has not been mentioned. I am always mesmerized by her singing.Suzanne Vega - not goose bumps, but love the story telling in her songs, Caramel a favorite... 
Modding Synergistic Research MPC to Galileo status
Devilboy,I've seen Rodrigo Y Gabriela in concert twice. Their 'Live in Japan' CD is spectacular. With the MPC mods I could more easily visualize the guitar playing. This essentially the effect of when I say 'more space' and '3D'.I'm hesitant to sa... 
Modding Synergistic Research MPC to Galileo status
I just had three MPC's upgraded by Michael. The service was top notch. As people have already mentioned I can hear more decay in instruments and space around them. The music is more 3 dimensional than before. CDs that are well recorded and have a ... 
Power Cords: A Skeptic Looking to Dabble...
An interesting tidbit - I brought over my 'audiophile' power cords and interconnects to a friends house who had a system composed of equipment you could get at a typical electronics chain (e.g. BestBuy) and we could barely discern any sound qualit... 
Which used preamp for Halo A21, under $1,000?
I have the Halo A21 as well. After going through several preamps I settled on the TRL Dude. A lot of information about the Dude in Audiogon's forums. 
Synergistic Research - NEW Element Cables
Audioman58,Here is a quote from you on SR from a couple of years ago -"I can tell you that Synergistic Research is one of the best in research And their new products are getting better and better per value. After the CES in Jan they have a true hi... 
Your Favorite AC Outlets
I've been experimenting with receptacles for years. Each receptacle has it's own characteristics and some equipment/cords seem to to better with a specific receptacle. If you looking for dynamics and great tight bass the Teslaplex is probably the ...