davidpritchard
Responses from davidpritchard
| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic The OLED is three weeks old and so has been through over twenty on - off cycles. The TV was left on when I disconnected the Cable connection and treated the input signal cable with Total Contact. Mother and I noticed the stated improvement with t... | |
| Conditioning/Burn-In Method No. But your cables will never be completely broken in until you put more current through them. They need to be fully conditioned by an Audio Dharma cable cooker. Second and a distant best is to use one of the break in CD's you can buy.David Pritc... | |
| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic I had a delightful evening last night. I took my syringe of Total Contact to my Mother's apartment. As some Audiogoner's know she is a 94 year old serious audiophile. She is classified legally blind due to macular degeneration with no vision in on... | |
| Rectifier Hum Why not E-mail Dennis Had and get his opinion. He is a talented designer who is also approachable. I hope you will share his opinion with the Audiogon community.David Pritchard | |
| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic It certainly does improve video performance. The new Sony 43 TV with the new Oppo 203 (upgraded with a better power supply and audio sound board - Oppo Mod.com ), really does have a better picture and sound. The picture detail is enhanced and the ... | |
| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic fleschler:In my Marantz Sa11-2 SACD player there are 7 fuses, all have been upgraded to the Synergistic Research Blue. The addition of Total Contact to both ends of each fuse gave a sense of increased soundstage but at the cost of the music havin... | |
| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic I also have applied Total Contact to the tubes of the Art Audio PX-25 Amp.PX-25 output tubes - 4pinGZ-37 Rectifier tube( Equivalent to a 274B) - 4 pinBH7A Driver tube - 9 pin6922 Driver tube - 9 pinThe limited space at the base of the tube on the ... | |
| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic I have now evaluated the Total Contact on four different systems and it is worth the money to buy it, and it is worth the time and energy to apply it.I give it my highest recommendation to buy.It is not goop, not a thin messy liquid, not a thick f... | |
| Where can one send caps etc... to be Cryo treated here in the states? Cryogenics International in Scottsdale, Arizona (480-991-0299 ) is an excellent cryo facility. They also are the manufacturers of the equipment many other companies use to treat our equipment.Charles has extensive experience in the optimum rate of... | |
| Grounding blocks, boxes and cables, what are you using? I have used the Acoustic Revive- RG24 grounding disc , the Synergistic Research original Grounding Block, and now use the Synergistic Research Active Grounding Block. The SR Active is the most effective and most expensive of these devices.I would... | |
| Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses? Paul McGowan President of PS Audio has a nice video discussing audio grade fuses and agrees they improve the sound.http://www.psaudio.com/askpaul/audiophile-fuses/David Pritchard | |
| I love my PS Audio Direct Stream with Red Cloud :) I hope all PS Audio users will watch the video recently put out by President Paul McGowan about upgrading fuses. He heard the difference a better fuse makes ! It is at the PS Audio Web site- ask Paul. I recently upgraded the PS Audio Perfect Wave... | |
| Cost effective Schumann Resonator Nonoise and James:Experimentation is the Key to Having the Schuman generators improve the sound. Five to eight feet is often the normal range for best results and centered between the speakers.I do like their effect using them in a traditional ste... | |
| Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses? I hope you can leave your amp on to give the fuse about 100 hours so it is fully settled in. If possible reverse the direction of the fuse and see if it sounds better. It may sound more articulate in one direction.I look forward to your comparison... | |
| Graphene in fuses and cost I have tried the Mad Scientist Discus, Tube Toppers, and his graphene contact enhancer. This is a fine company located in New Zealand.I have also tried the Synergistic Research SR-20, Red, and Black fuses.I think both companies price their product... |