Got the Evs last summer, was hesitant to write about it, since English is not my native language. But, I will give it a try. I use Burmester 956mk2 amp and Franco Serblin Accordo speakers, s.cables are Yter .Listen almost nothing but jazz from 50's-60's. The source is also Burmester 089 player. Since most of my albums are old recordings, must admit that sometimes I wished that old Blue Note editions could sound like todays ECM,for example, no matter how much I actually like the some of the records or that sound in general. If you listen to that music, you know what I am talking about. Anyway, first heard (read) of EVS here on Audiogon, the product had simple and logical technical explanation, the reactions were highly positive and the price was insignificant, so I decided to give it a try. Contacted Rick and get them. The result is positive, the EVS really helps hearing old recordings in a better way, meaning the music feels more accentuated from background and less you hear the 'noise' of 'bad' or just old production and transferring process. I would perhaps describe in a scale it as adding a better ic of higher value. Since I already use Burmester silver ic and have tried some even more expensive cables (AQ Fire for examp) that did nothing better to my overall sound I found that small 'gadget' (EVS) to be surprising and excellent value for what it provides and really can recommended it. I am sorry to hear that Rick feels ill, if there only more enthusiasts like him
EVS Music Purifiers - Amazed by how much improvement they make! Anyone else try them?
A few years ago I had Ric Schultz at EVS modify a VTV Class D amplifier for me. As part of that mod I bought a pair of what he calls ‘Music Purifiers’. Small black cylinders with + and - wires to attach to binding posts of your speakers. I put them on my Gallo Strada 2 speakers, but with the new amp and other streaming equipment I was adding at the time, I never did careful A/B listening tests to see if they improved my systems sound quality or not.
Fast forward to 2023, when I hooked my old VPI Scoutmaster back into my system for the first time in years. I quickly fell in love again with the sound of well recorded records and set out to upgrade my analog gear. Early this year I bought a Sutherland Little Loco phono stage, a Lyra MC cartridge and a Schiit Kara preamp to handle volume control. The path I traveled to arrive at my current analog system involved many rounds of A/B testing to find what gear sounded best. The new set of components is now more musically satisfying than my DAC or streamer and I’m spending more time each week listening to new records and old favorites.
One afternoon while fooling around with my speakers (with EVS Music Purifiers attached and Audience Au 24 SE speaker wires), I decided to
A/B test to see if the Purifiers improved the sound as EVS claimed.
So I played one of the tracks I’d been using frequently for my earlier A/B tests, to see if having the Purifiers attached improved the sound. After I disconnected their positive leads from the speaker terminals, I played the title track from Joni Mitchell’s Court and Spark. I could tell immediately that something special in the sound was missing. I quickly reconnected the Purifiers positive lead on both speakers and cued the track again. Playing the track with the Purifiers reattached restored all of the SQ characteristics I’d come to love in Joni Mitchell’s iconic song.
The 3-D feel of the sound stage space, greater detail and so much more involvement in the music were all back. I was blown away to find how important these inexpensive Purifiers were to hearing all the sound quality my new components were capable of producing! Additional A/B tests with other tracks I love and know inside out confirmed the first test. My experience so far makes me suspect that the better a given systems sound quality, the easier it is to hear the improvement these Music Purifiers make. Using the Music Purifiers gives me so much added musical enjoyment there is no going back. Listening without them is not an option.
The results of my listening tests with the Purifiers has been so surprising to me I’d like to hear from others on Audiogon who have tried them. I’m curious to learn if you have found them as important to enhancing your systems sound as I have in mine. If you do like what they do in your system, I’d love to hear what aspects of musical quality they improve and how much.
Thanks for any feedback! If there is interest, I can post some further details about the tracks I used, and what things I noticed as improvements in each test.
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@alexatpos Very nice post, you have no reason to be hesitant, please continue to write posts. |
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