glaucon

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Review: Intuitive Design/Pitcher Sound Labs Summit PSL 624 Speaker
I have a pair of the Gamma Summits. Wonderful speakers. I'd like some advice on filling the Path stands with sand. I've heard different thoughts on this: fill one-third, one-half, two-thirds... What is your experience, and how does it affect the s... 
Shunyata ztron power vs cx cables...
Interesting as the comparison between the Torus and the Talos might be, it really doesn't belong in this thread - note the title. Why don't you start a new thread, so people who are interested can go to it directly? 
Copper Sleeve over IEC
I just tried this on both ends my Shunyata Python CX from the Acoustic Revive RTP-2 to the Krell SACD Standard Mk. III. Astonishing! Much quieter and cleaner sound, nothing exaggerated, just smooth, deep, and flowing. Got the copper sleeves from H... 
Cleaning agents?
I second Dopogue's recommendation. On the basis of a post here on Audiogon I went to the Flitz website and ordered a sample for $5.00 shipping and handling (handling must be $4.20, because shipping was 80 cents; but I digress). It arrived (very sm... 
Help with Meridian 518
(1) You are losing exactly 4 bits of resolution (out of a theoretically possible 16) - that's almost the sonic equivalent of listening to an AM radio built into the stomach of a plastic teddy bear.(2) The resistors (10db in my case) are Vishay. It... 
Help with Meridian 518
One more thing...Make sure you're operating the 518 as close to unity gain as possible, i.e., 87. When I first used my unit, I could only go up to 72. The sound was great, but I didn't realize how compromised it was until I had resistors installed... 
Coda Continuum power amps
I started with the Coda 10 about 7 or 8 years ago. Fabulous amp. Then I felt I needed a bit more power so I started looking around. I heard Symphonic Line, Classe, Krell, but in my system nothing bested the Coda 10.5. It's like the 10, but better ...