However, I have already done that several times and really don't want to ruin the signature of my equipment. Regards, Michael Wolff

Absolutely correct. But it does do quite a bit for degrading sound properties. Every experience I have had with the cyrogenic has led me to realize that it degrades the sound by rolling off the high end and reducing harmonics of various instruments. This leads to the big misconception that the...

Shot, Go pick on someone in your own class of stereo listeners. Because Beav is way above your understanding and comprhension level. Here, go pick on this guy that is selling a $50 Conair hair dyer on Audiogon for $230. AudiogoN ForSale: XAV Xionic tourmo gun - cd/lp

Quote: don't think you can invert the phase on single phase AC... You are correct in that most of the power is single phase coming out of residential homes. Unless you have commercial or heavy duty equipment that can utilize dual phase. Reversing the polarity of a power cord might...

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"Would it be accurate to state that Carbon Cables are neutral? Are they more or less neutral than other configurations of cables? Could they be considered warm? if so in what frequency (general) band?" Depends on total construction, what other elements (metals if any) are used in conjuction...

gerG, It will have both absorption and reflection characteristics. I have not personally had the experience of listening to their effectiveness, yet. But, that will be remedied come this January at the Home Electronics Show in the room we are using. Right now there is a good chance that...

If I may add something to acoustical treatment of rooms. Last night I met with a gentleman in Seattle that has a manufacturing shop which has been making RPG panels for quite a number of years. He has extensive experience in manufacturing sound treatment applications. The reason I met with...

Quote: *nudge nudge* I'm probably not the one that you really want to nudge. BUT, if you are thinking about the SRII's, here is a post on Audiogon about the Empress line. Audiogon Link IN addition, I would like to invite everyone that is going to show in LasVegas this coming...

Quote: Wolffy, I hope you realize that the review is of PS Audio's Ultimate Outlet, a power conditioner, not just an outlet replacement. Thanks for pointing that out, guess I overlooked that and keyed in on the outlet part. PS Audio makes some fine equipment. I happen to use both a...

I can't say that I agree with any of the above benefits in using the PS Audio outlets. In fact I find just a complete opposite of what is stated. I will never use another nickel coated outlet or other device in my system again. I find that while the nickel is a great corrosion inhibitor the...

If you have read all the opinions on this forum and others as to the effectiveness of power cords and still think there should be no difference, then you have already answered your own question and saved money. You may be able to get a used computer cord for a $1.50 which would even be a bigger...

Quote: Have you realized how nearly impossible it is to find a used pair of Cardas Golden Reference Power or Golden Reference RCA interconnects on Audiogon or Videogon? They don't come up very often. That says something. It says a lot. I count 18 Golden Reference products on Audiogon...

Quote: am truely suprised at how little support my idea of building a dream digital rig is getting. Gopher, I for one, am a digital maniac. I just cannot go back to cleaning ticks and dust spots off of records to put on a Oracle turntable. I just received a Gryphon Mikado cd player...

Eyeteeth, I think I finally figured out what you were wanting to happen. Please check and see if this thread now is on the Empress Cables site. The problem is that there have been multiple threads which have been started up not just here on Head but also on Steve Hoffman's site. I can only...

Quote: "And I will add a lost post by Wolff that was removed from this thread." Actually posted by Grover at the request for information from DA. I am curious as to why it disappeared. There is another post that disappeared about the Empress Phono Cable. Eyetheeth, I am not sure...

sure, The difference is EMI/RFI stand for Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) and Radio Frequency Interference (RFI). RFI covers frequencies specific in the range of 1kHz-10GHz.

With all due respect. RFI is a different animal than EMI. That's where my research and experience lies. The B-2 bomber is stealth because it absorbs RFI rather than reflects it. This is due to it stuctural surface which is made of carbon. Best Regards

Quote: I would be interested in your explanation as to why the Empress IC design has extremely smooth grain free sound vs other cables? DA, Well, I think most of it is luck. The reality of it is that Grover and I were thrown together quiet by accident thanks to a reviewer from...

A used Carbon Ribbon Source cord - $375 on Audiogon For those that may be interested Best Regards,

There is one and one only on Audiogon right now for $375. A five footer.

Sounds good to me.

Just some input on what I believe to be the relationship of RFI and power cords used in audio systems. The grunge that you hear along with your musical information is attributed directly the amount of RFI that is both external and internal to your system. The most sensitive device to that...