sgordon1
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| Makeup brushes for Christmas I spray anti-static fluid on the tips of carbon free brushes (away from the electronic piece) and carefully brush the tips against the bottom and sides of my power amp. And the transformer, also.Do the full outside perimeter too. Make sure the p... | |
| New Component Upgrade Success Rate So, your friend never experienced a divorce? | |
| New Component Upgrade Success Rate Are you paying attention to the small things?speaker placement, seating position, furniture in the room,wall and floor challenges? What about cabling and attentionto vibration control, for each and every piece?Instead of chasing the holy grail b... | |
| High end UPS for Expensive audio eequipments the best protector is anticipating a problem; were you aware of questionable weather conditions and ignored the warning signs of a potential problem? were you scared enough to learn this lesson: disconnect, and listen safely later, when the atmos... | |
| Synergistic Research HFT's Great detail and focus.A great compliment to the other versions.Have you placed any HFTs in your car interior? | |
| Synergistic Research HFT's OP, When you are ready, treat yourself to a set ofHFT-Xs and place as suggested. Listen as your speakersare transformed!The variety offered by the different HFT versions is special.Welcome to the party.WhenW | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Great results with Synergistic Research ECTs on top of SR Black fuse. The mains fuse of my amplifier extends on both sides of therear wall. I have placed one ECT on the screw-in cap (outside) and one on the fuse holder cylinder (inside). The ECT... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Regarding fuse ROTATION... I have found "DOTS DOWN" to sound the best.My Marsh power amp has two fuses per channel. When I initially installed the black fuses, all four dots on the fuses were facing up.Yesterday I rotated them so their position wa... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Back to the important stuff...Has anyone experienced a change in sound relative to the position of the black dot on the fuses?Do you prefer the dot to face the floor, the ceiling, or slanted to either side? | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Step one, confirm that "slow blow" would not be the better choice.Step two, call SR in CA. They have been great help to mein the past, and will surely treat you fairly.Lastly, in which sequence did you power up the Ayre? | |
| Review: Audio Horizons RTS Coupler Tweak I concur. Joseph Chow will work with your system and suggest the best applications of the RTS Coupler Tweak. There is simply nothing like it.It is a real audio breakthrough, in terms of letting you realize what yourexisting system is capable of re... | |
| How to clean inside Amps and PreAmps I remove the cover on my SS amp, and keep it off.We all have to breathe (especially when pets and small children are not present.) I concur to a draped cloth when not in use.Occasionally I apply some anti-static spray(3M, for example) to the end o... | |
| Theta Miles owners: Using preamp or direct? I go direct, with the Miles.Better sound.No cable/preamp colorations.Lowest total cost.For a real treat, place a thin cork layerbetween the circuit boards inside the unit, and isolate the Miles well, from vibrations.It responds favorably to upgrad... | |
| Is revealing always good? Are you paying attention to vibration control?What is under your CD player?Are the original feet still on it?Have you tried removing them and using something elseinstead? What kind of support (shelf) is it resting on?How are you cleaning or treati... | |
| Synergistic Research HFT are you using them? Why not invest fifteen minutes of your timeand read what others have written, on several different threads?You really do want to learn about the experiences of others, don't you?Are you willing to make a modest effort? |