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| Shunyata Research Venom Defender or High Fidelity Cables MC-0.5 Power Conditioner? I own both and the MC-0.5 has considerably greater impact in my system and so I have been slowly buying more. I use the Defender primarily for its surge protection capabilities. Other than that, it's impact is minimal. | |
| Merrill Audio ELEMENT 118 on Tour @rsf507 , I tried a variety of power cords with both the Element 118s and the Christine. Of the 2, the 118s are more responsive to power cords. Yes, @bill_k is correct, the 118s use 20A IEC inlets but Merrill chose these because of their ability... | |
| Merrill Audio ELEMENT 118 on Tour All good points regarding vibration control and I wholeheartedly agree on its importance. Regarding the Element 118s, Merrill incorporated a very novel means of controlling for vibration via a combination of a pair of stainless steel outriggers a... | |
| Merrill Audio ELEMENT 118 on Tour Viber6, Neutral, cool, warm, grey, etc. mean different things to different people and so I don't always know what people mean when they use these terms. Right or wrong, I define neutrality as a flat frequency response where no part of the frequen... | |
| Merrill Audio ELEMENT 118 on Tour Here is my first-hand experience with the Element 118 monoblocks along with the Christine preamp. First of all, I would like to thank Merrill for sending both the Element 118s and the Christine preamp to me for evaluation. I have had them in my ... | |
| My expert tips on building a sensible world class audio system. This is maybe one of Audiogon's best threads about absolutely nothing. | |
| My expert tips on building a sensible world class audio system. @pokey77 , my mentor was the great Frenchman, Bain du Soleil. Many know him for his famous golden sun tan but Bain du Soleil was also a mathematics prodigy. By the age of 5, he had already counted to infinity not just once but twice. When he ... | |
| My expert tips on building a sensible world class audio system. @2psyop , I know what you're saying about the Bose Waves. I almost bought them since they were on sale at the local Best Buy but in head-to-head double blind testing performed by my dentist friends between the Bose Waves and the Wilsons, 4 out ... | |
| My expert tips on building a sensible world class audio system. @millercarbon, streaming movies is a whole other topic. With all the Wilsons in the room, I found I had no room for a big screen but we found a totally acceptable solution. My wife and I stream movies on my new Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus smartphone. ... | |
| My expert tips on building a sensible world class audio system. @millercarbon, the importance of top quality sound in a walk-in closet cannot be overstated and so this is not the place to compromise. @elizabeth recommendation is spot on but Magico Ultimates would work well, too. | |
| My expert tips on building a sensible world class audio system. @tooblue , this is all tongue-in-cheek and meant to poke fun at all audiophiles, myself included. If I have offended anyone who owns a Bose Acoustimass 10, I apologize. Yes, the Wilsons are better but that doesn't take away from just how good ... | |
| My expert tips on building a sensible world class audio system. Lol, @roxy54 , I think you're mistaking me for the other Viber. |