michelzay

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Power Cable DIY - Please advise
@narcissus - NEP-3200 has a better pronounced lower side of mid-range frequencies. This fact not only in cables but also in preamp/amp gives that impression that you hear a strong bass. High Frequencies are less pronounced. IEGO male 8085 is bette... 
Power Cable DIY - Please advise
Just be aware that as a marketing trick, there are some audio/electronic Chinese companies which place simply a small office in Europe but all the design/work is done in China. They pretend to be a German, Italian or Austria company to sound fanc... 
Power Cable DIY - Please advise
I tried several different brands of power cords. Finally, I realized best solution would be to make DIY PCs. Neotech is a very good choice. I have some Neotech PCs that I assembled myself. The connector side is very tricky on assembling. Neotech 3... 
Amp ac cable connection
@Psinyc, hmmm.... It seems your Triton PC is ""SHUNYATA Research"" power conditioner. and not a Synergistic research!!!  @dicockrum, Once again you are right... BTW, My powercell was one of those earliest version and seems new versions like 10UEF ... 
Amp ac cable connection
Dave, I agree with you ... SR powercell is very good for power amps. I regret to have sold my Powercell. My personal impression was that it brought more brightness and a little bit of softening bass to my system. But overall, it was pretty good wi... 
Amp ac cable connection
Based on my knowledge, there are two power conditioner brand which are "NON-CURRENT LIMITED". Tara Labs (PM2, Ad6, IDAT) and Synergistic Research powercell. The rest of PCs whatever the brand is, they are not suitable for Power amps.Tara labs Powe... 
Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables
Does anybody know what sort of Male/NEMA AC plug is used on different Cerious power cord? By looking at pictures, it seems these AC plugs look like Oyaide ones! However there is no any description or any marks ...  
Viva, no longer a fan
Viva audio is a very small company and tracking serial numbers is very easy to do. This is just an excuse to not offer an appropriate customer service. When you buy a new device from VIVA, it takes a couple of months to make it and get delivered t... 
Joule Electra preamps and amps. What is your impression?
It seems Joule Electra is not in business anymore: http://www.joule-electra.com/If someone is interested on OTL preamps or AMPs, perhaps it is wise to choose a company which offers reliable customer service like Atma-Sphere.enjoy the music... 
Your last concert was to see who and when?
Buddy Guy and Jeff Beck in SF, 8/16/16. Buddy Guy was so amazing as I have seen before (x4). The big surprise was when Carlos Santana showed up and played with Buddy Guy. It was so disappointing that Jeff Beck didn't participate??!!! Jeff beck pla... 
Wall Receptacle Oyaide R0, Furutech GTX-G and SR Black UEF
This is my experience: I began with Hubble Cryo version (like Porter outlets). The difference compared to ordinary Hubble outlet was huge. I moved to SR tesla Red and it was even better. Then I replaced them with Furutech GTX-G on amp side (Solid ... 
Jazz for aficionados
Orpheus10, You are right about that, This album was originally released as Argo Records "The Ahmad Jamal Trio Vol 4" and later on, it  was pressed with different labels. Its CD version is sold as "Ahmad Jamal" on Amazon. https://en.wikipedia.org/w... 
Jazz for aficionados
@Oroheus10, I agree that he needs to get more reviews. I saw Ahmad Jamal performing in Jazz clubs as well as in big crowd venues back in France and NYC. One of my favorite albums is Ahmad Jamal Trio Volume IV, that I listen to this LP at least onc... 
Where to get a reliable Cryo treatment service for Power cord?
Thank you very much guys for your comments. The power cords came back today. I need to mount Ac plugs and run them for a few days for any eventual break-in process. I will share my experience on before and after Cryogenic process. cheers.Michel 
Where to get a reliable Cryo treatment service for Power cord?
At Jena labs they use -329F (liquid nitrogen) instead of -300F (dry/gaz nitrogen) for cryogenic treatment. At -329F, this process perhaps offer slightly a better result especially on nude metal, but it might not be safe procedure for assembled cab...