Tripoint Spartan


For the past two months, I have written very little about the Spartan Power Conditioner. Truth be told, I really didn’t have much to write about. The Spartan came with the highest expectations, along with the loftiest adjectives. Alas, it seemed not to be. Until one day…

On 7/24/2010, exactly 59 days from delivery, I sat in astonishment. Strange, because the whole system literally transformed in a single day. It’s as if someone took the lid off my stereo. What I hear is gorgeous, sparkling, clear, unrestricted, and delicate music. I hang on to every note, as it takes over my respiration, heart rate, and my eyes begin to weep. Even the pauses sound beautiful. The stage has been transformed into a hall, with notes rising and collapsing into natural space. Music is open and extended, with detail, sweetness, shimmer, and sheen. I can feel the music vibrate my body. From top to bottom, the music is absolutely cohesive, infused with energy and freshness. There is now a direct connection with my emotions.

I hear no negative effects or trade-offs. It does not simply lower the noise floor, but redefines the whole experience. Every audio component is performing better, and there is a purity and refinement. I do not hear a stereo, but I do hear the music. The presentation is absolutely uncanny. Nothing seems out of place, although the beauty is somewhat surreal.

Miguel’s obsessiveness has paid-off, and he has created two of the most unique, special, innovative audio components. Was it worth it? Depends if you want to take an excellent system to a new level by adding the elusive ingredient of magic. This was not an easy piece to afford, and it took a great leap of faith. I look forward to the next few months of listening to music anew, and I wonder if things will get even better. At this point, as I find difficulty getting out of my seat while enraptured by music, I would do it all again.
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Knghifi, I noticed some improvement the first two days and little after that.
Tbg, for the 1st 5 hours it sounded tight so was wondering about break in. It sounds excellent now and the BEST bang for the buck investment. Most noticeable improvements are reduced noise and bass.

I found my new SS Mono amps best plug into my two 20 amp dedicated outlets so lucky I tried the Maestro.
I have to echo the improvements brought to my system by Maestro outlets. I was very skeptical about them or any other outlets. As an electrical engineer, I do understand a little about those electrons but these outlets somehow make my system sound so much cleaner with larger sound stage and clarity. If there's a scientific documentation on how these outlets do it, I'd like to read them.
Sacman,

I am not aware of any scientific investigation or meaningful measurements of outlet quality from an audio perspective. My experience is that everything that transmits power or signal has a sonic signature. There are many means to modulate that impulse which are not well understood from the perspective of recreating a musical event.

Usually, discussion of scientific measurements in audio ends in a bloody brawl with extremism and hurt feelings. I can already hear the footsteps of short, pointy-eared creatures.
i have heard the Tripoint Spartan and the Troy...and we did get an opportunity to do a with/without on the Troy. Smokes, that puppy does work. just removing ONE of the silver grounding cables from one of the amps brought in a haze, tiny, tiny but noticeable.

The system was the AE reference system in Hong Kong...all Tidal Sunrays w the 2 6 foot tower subs, 3 sets of Tidal monos, the 4-stack Tidal pre and the full stack of Stahl-Tek digital.