geoffkait
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| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Al and Mitch, and atmasphere - excellent arguments by all of you. In fact, I’d go so far as to say your arguments would probably sway almost anyone, especially a newbie, who has not already heard directionality for himself. I especially like all t... | |
| Dielectric grease on connection ends slawFWIW:I tried the Sil-Clear in the past. Like others reported, it’s messy at the very least.I bought a very nice amplifier used on-line years ago. When I listened to it, it was unimpressive. I took the cover off and went in to clean connections... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... ptss"Consumer Fraud"...now that's MUSIC to my ears. At 66,with 50 years of record collecting excellent gear,and wise to this hobby, I detest "charlatans" and "snake oil" salesman. really? Name two. | |
| Quack System Upgrades ivanjWorst I’ve seen follows. Some years ago: How about the audio show where these wizards, you know "fung shue" (sp) patchouli type folks, who were putting little pieces of paper, some even different colors and shapes under amps, around the demo ... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... oregonpapa OPHey, didn’t we solve the directional thingie a while back in this thread with Warren Gehl’s input about wire extrusion? I hate to judge before all the facts are in but it appears a bunch of dudes on this thread, without mentioning any... | |
| Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics? Geoffkait: The discussion in which the Ginsberg Burroughs anecdote appeared was about knowledge not lifestyle. To whit,"Burroughs, older and wiser, simply replied that he didn’t say anything because "you can’t tell anybody anything they don’t alre... | |
| Dielectric grease on connection ends jetterI was assuming (please don't give the overused definition of assume) that if a component has power that it would be full power, all or nothing if you will. I never thought that cleaning the outlets and pc prongs could make a sonic differe... | |
| Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics? bdp24I cut off my mop in 2003 when Pearl Harbor (whose band I had just joined) asked me if I would not mind doing. She was a London-type Punk/Rockabilly singer (three albums on WB, Stiff in the UK), and didn't cotton to anything remotely hippie-... | |
| Dielectric grease on connection ends jitterI was assuming (please don’t give the overused definition of assume) that if a component has power that it would be full power, all or nothing if you will. I never thought that cleaning the outlets and pc prongs could make a sonic difference... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... AlmargI don’t exclude the possibility that a fuse change can make a difference, but once again the explanations that are offered in support of the existence of those differences do not withstand quantitative scrutiny.Sounds reminiscent of Juror #3... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... analogluvrIf it's measurable can you provide the measurements please? analogluvrAnd almarg, I believe I can solve the mystery. It's called confirmation bias. Analgluber, thanks for asking. HiFi Tuning data sheets at,http://www.hifi-tuning.com/... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Allow me to draw your attention to some of the conclusions found on the data sheets of HiFi Tuning, manufacturer of the HiFi Tuning fuses. o Aftermarket fuses gave the best results for conductivity and HiFi Tuning cryogenically treated fuses gave ... | |
| Dielectric grease on connection ends JittergeoffkaitI would be remiss if I didn't add that ALL CONTACTS in the house should be cleaned and enhanced including all non audio wall outlets and power cord plug prongs."I have to call you on this one. Have you ever cleaned any wall outlet ... | |
| Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics? Agear wrote,"Burroughs was hardly a font of wisdom with his penchant for heroin and young boys."then Agear defended that statement with,"It was not a reference to his writing but rather his life and how he lived. Two different things grasshopper. ... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... grannyringThey work because fuses are the biggest bottleneck in the power supply. Bypass the fuse and improve the sound far more. I am not saying do it, but the point is any fuse is the weak link in the power supply. That tiny, tiny, thin wire of ... |