lowrider57

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Speaker cable length
I moved my vertical rack to the side wall. I was using Purist Audio cables and changed to Canare 4S11. Both cables are 15ft. At this length nobody will hear the difference between same length and one long, one short.I like them more than the $2500... 
lightening fast CD- I can move a needle on a turntable almost quicker than the laser
+1 @reubent .ARC top loading CDP's cue up very quickly. 
SAE Amplifier Channeler
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No preamp?
I went direct from an Audio Note DAC to an EAR amp with gain control. I was surprised to hear such clarity and purity in the music, including increased dynamics.But after awhile I missed the timbre, soundstaging, and realistic presentation of inst... 
Grounding with a Earth box?
@ozzy Thanks for that comprehensive answer. Very generous of you to expose the secret sauce that's inside the boxes.Interesting that the YouTube guy used your design, including the cigar box. 
Grounding with a Earth box?
@ozzy Reading the basics about the Synergistic Research box I discovered they use the signal ground, not the earth ground from components. Is that what you are doing? 
Grounding with a Earth box?
Crystals? Iron Ferrite, crushed magnets? I keep reading about magnets. How they can DIRECT and focus a signal to the CENTER of a conductor... Don’t shoot the messenger.. It’s how they focus a laser in a vacuum. Rick Schultz at High Fidelity Cables... 
SAE Amplifier Channeler
You can try using a Variac on one of the amps. Slowly ramp up the voltage over the course of several days. 
Preamps or source components
You are using an API Power Wedge? Which model?From the website...The 116 has six isolated outlets (one with reverse polarity for all you polarity sensitive types) for source components, and four for high current drawing amplifiers. The 113 has thr... 
Grounding with a Earth box?
Hey look at this...https://youtu.be/NOVfFLTXB3k 
Craigslist Fraud
I've advertised speakers, leather jackets, and a motorcycle. CL is where the low-ballers live. 
Grounding with a Earth box?
@millercarbon, I hope you realise I was serious when I asked, where's MC. I know you think outside the box and might have a theory.Now my question, how do we know that the box only contains dirt or sand? Could there be some of the elements used by... 
Grounding with a Earth box?
What's in the box?https://youtu.be/VN9icwiN6io 
Grounding with a Earth box?
The Ground Zero uses a wire attached to a ground post or the chassis of the components. I tried it and it seemed to smooth out the highs, that's all.@larryi I believe the active blocks use the negative of an RCA jack as ground, and the ground from... 
Grounding with a Earth box?
I believe it's a way to simulate star-grounding after the fact.