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Is a high priced Line Conditioner needed
In my opinion, one has to try and experiment with power conditioners to determine which is best suited for their system, their tastes and which components to use conditioning on.With that said I agree with the comment Nonoise made on 09-21-13: reg... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
Calvinj, You must have been very busy to take several days off from listening to your system. You will have to let us know how many more hours your speakers will need to fully break in; when you know.Until then enjoy the music... 
HiDiamond P4 for power cond. RSA Dmitri?
I believe the P4 would be a good selection and work well but that's not to say that other power cords might not sound better. I have not heard the power conditioner in question. I have heard and own a P4. 
Gain stages on Preamp
68pete,Good question! 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
I added a CT-1 power cord to my main system and I must admit that I did hear an improvement. If one is familiar with what HFC can do for your system regarding a more natural truer to live performance sound, that's what I experienced. 
CH Acoustic X-20 PC vs Less Loss DEPC Reference PC
John,I did notice greater improvement when using the HF power cords on the front end vs. my amp in my main system. With my integrated the improvement was greater.I have read many comments from audiophiles that use the HF power cords and they have ... 
The King is dead, Long Live the King
Namaste' 
CH Acoustic X-20 PC vs Less Loss DEPC Reference PC
I received one CT-1 PC a few days ago. After doing some extended listening I have reached the following conclusions (this will be short and to the point)In the past, I was not sure what I heard, but I'm now ready to commit:1) The CT-1 PC outperfor... 
Elrog 300B vs Takatsuki 300B tubes
Interesting read regarding the Elrog ER 300b. Where does one order a pair?How much is a pair?I recall reading a while ago they were on back order (but I forget from where) is that still the case?Thanks for any assistance. 
How important is a good rack?
Rack suggestions are very subjective.I don't know of anyone personally that has done a comparison of racks in the same room at the same time. I'm sure that would be interesting and difficult to do. 
CH Acoustic X-20 PC vs Less Loss DEPC Reference PC
John,I find them all to sound very good and I can't really choose one over the other. Sounds like I'm being vague and noncommittal but I'm not trying to. I truly believe it has something to do with my twin isolation transformers (5 KVA/each) in my... 
Is Goertz still the choice for Magnepan?
I did not realize that Goertz was such a good match with Maggies, but I'm always open to learn more.I had a great experience with JPS Labs speaker cables, spicifically the Super Conductor3.What type of dollar figure are you talking about when you ... 
do screws make a difference in mounting wall plate
Toward the end of this thread: http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1401648535&openusid&Audiolabyrinth&4&5&st100 your topic question is discussed.I know that Audiolabyrinth (Audiogon user name) has done a lot of ex... 
comparison of different dedicated AC line types?
Jea48,Thanks, that's a great article! 
comparison of different dedicated AC line types?
I've run 10 and 12 gauge both romex, Greenfield, and a several others such as THHN wire twisted and pulled through conduit in my eight dedicated outlets. One of my 10 gauge twisted THHN wires were even cryogenically treated in deep submersion.To b...