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Review: Fusion Audio Enchanter/Impulse Power cord
A friend of mine is using a 1.5 meter Interlocker terminated with Cardas silver RCA's between his new Audible Illusions M3B and a McCormack DNA225.[Legacy Focus 20/20 speakers]Its quite a combo, no doubt the Interlocker cables contributing signifi... 
Review: Fusion Audio Enchanter/Impulse Power cord
Wow! Lots of good experiences with the Fusion stuff!Eric's a good guy to, which helps.I am glad I did this review, just wish I had done a spell check before posting!Eric was going to try to build a silver or silver/copper balanced IC, maybe I will... 
Review: Fusion Audio Enchanter/Impulse Power cord
Hi. I have the Impulse now at the Esoteric DAC. Once the Wilson's settle in a bit more, I will pull the Predator off the clock unit and install on the DAC.Will definately report back later on this.One of the Impulse cords I have has the Oyaide sil... 
Review: Fusion Audio Enchanter/Impulse Power cord
The Intelocker 2 should be something! Should match the Impulse/Enchanter very well, which are a hybrid design also.I meant to do some swapping of the Predator off the Esoteric G-03X clock to see what type of change would happen.Of course its a clo... 
Review: Fusion Audio Enchanter/Impulse Power cord
Hi Xtil6!Yes, I had the Interlocker IC, single ended. I run all balanced, but wanted to hear the IC. It was fantastic, killer for the money, and BETTER in some ways than the Alpha Core TQ2 I had several years back.I say in some ways, cause the TQ2... 
With Cary Tube System: AQ Cheetah or Nordost Frey?
I use a 25' set of Nordost Frey interconnects to run from preamp to mono's.[$10,000 preamp, $14,000 mono's] Its quick, clean, accurate, and extended.It replaced a 30' set of Purist Audio Venustas, just as good, slightly different presentation.[jus... 
Best matching Cables and interconnect
Hi. Man, matching up cables to a specific system is pretty tough!I personally think that you should listen to the system for a while after it has settled in. Get a good grip on the sound, and this may take a few weeks or more, depending on how muc... 
Tuners: late 80's Sony Es, Pioneer elite,etc....
The Pioneer F-91 Elite was nice, simulated rosewood panels and all. Sounded good too........ 
Best matching Cables and interconnect
Greetings:To help folks with recommendations, a few questions:How much do you want to spend, what length speaker cables {cost may factor in here] do you need?Are you bi-wiring, or running balanced?Cheers! 
Review: Magnepan 3.6R Speaker
Hi Shopsmartjazz.I am not sure about anyone who can perform mods to the 3.3R's in Philidelphia.Have you thought about upgrading to the 3.6R's?It depends on the mods that you want done. Almost any established/well known modification company will up... 
Review: Magnepan 3.6R Speaker
Greetings:The Isofuses I use are the same size/length that the holders will fit. Regarding the value, I use 1 amp higher on the treble, and 1 amp higher on the mids, than what Magnepan recommends.[or is stated on the panels]The fused protection is... 
Review: Magnepan 3.6R Speaker
Greetings to all.I found another tweak for the Magnepans:IsoClean fuses. Here is a link:http://www.quinceton.com/isoclean/PowerProducts.htmVery nice, but perhaps a bit pricey @ $25 each.I actually use a slightly larger value than what Magnepan rec... 
accidental power down....any damage???
Many amplifiers do not like to loose input power from a preamplifier when powered up. Some put out distortion, some may hum, some can go into oscillation.This is usually bad for loudspeakers. Many amplifiers haveprotection relays, and will clamp d... 
help with powered sub wiring
Greetings:Even with a modest set up, you possibly can get the best sound if you run your cables this way:Run speaker cables from the Classe to the powered sub. I firmly believe, proven through experience, that you should run a powered sub using th... 
Grouding question ?
Its a good idea at least to have one component in your system grounded.That way if there is trouble, you have one route available.More than likely local codes require grounding, and national electrical codes most certainly do apply.If you have hav...