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1: General Asylum, RE: Yet again, the latest Audio Advisor catalog brings us "The Audiophile World of Unreality" (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-05-23, 08:32:54 (67.187.79.1)
Maybe "she" isn't actually a she. These days it's hard to tell. "She" might be a zee. Or maybe a zye. .......
2: General Asylum, RE: If some is good, is more better? (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-18, 14:44:06 (67.187.79.1)
If an amplifier is designed correctly, the listener shouldn't be able to tell if it is solid-state or tubes. What say you, Mr. Kait? (I know. I'm a troll.) .......
3: General Asylum, RE: High-dollar power conditioners and power cords (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-07, 05:46:30 (67.187.79.1)
Thanks, but I'm way beyond a starting point. Check out my system. The Kimber Palladian power cord is extremely highly regarded, so that was the basis for my question. Would what's actually a lower-pr .......
4: General Asylum, RE: High-dollar power conditioners and power cords (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-07, 03:13:12 (67.187.79.1)
Over three decades I've owned several power conditioners, including some from Audio Magic, Richard Gray, PS Audio, AudioQuest, Shunyata and Chang, but this wasn't really about that. It was about wheth .......
5: General Asylum, RE: High-dollar power conditioners and power cords (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-06, 15:41:49 (67.187.79.1)
Um, you have a website. Wooooooo. The stable? You're not that interesting. You're just another fraud lurking in the world of lunacy. .......
6: General Asylum, RE: High-dollar power conditioners and power cords (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-06, 12:09:05 (67.187.79.1)
Surely others have figured out you are a fraud, right? It's so obvious. But, hey, it's a free country. At least for now. Good luck. I'll keep your secret. I promise. .......
7: General Asylum, RE: High-dollar power conditioners and power cords (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-06, 10:30:42 (67.187.79.1)
Comic relief. Hmm. Wish I had used that. Oh yeah. I did. Is your manufacturing facility located at 8089 Gatehouse Road, Falls Church, VA? What about your headquarters and distribution center? My sauna .......
8: General Asylum, RE: High-dollar power conditioners and power cords (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-06, 09:35:50 (67.187.79.1)
It turns out that you're nothing but a fraud. Ultimately, you can't explain how a power conditioner only works well with a particular power cord because that would undermine your entire business model .......
9: General Asylum, RE: High-dollar power conditioners and power cords (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-06, 07:29:55 (67.187.79.1)
Actually, Mr. Kait, you're the troll, aren't you? Why else would you be stalking this forum? You have nothing to offer except perhaps comic relief. Your posts reflect serious mental impairment and yet .......
10: General Asylum, RE: High-dollar power conditioners and power cords (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-06, 07:15:00 (67.187.79.1)
Good point, fantja, but Mr. Kait apparently does that all the time, according to his posts. He has, um, a lively imagination, most likely drug- or alcohol-induced. Thank you for your input. ::: TOPIC: .......
11: General Asylum, RE: High-dollar power conditioners and power cords (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-06, 07:00:31 (67.187.79.1)
Poor Mr. Kait. Your pseudo intellectual arguments fell apart in seconds. I've been at this hobby for four decades, so while I've learned a lot -- mainly to use my ears -- I do value opinions of people .......
12: General Asylum, RE: High-dollar power conditioners and power cords (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-05, 18:54:49 (67.187.79.1)
Thank you. Do you know how they do that given we're talking about electricity and not something like speaker cables or interconnects, which can both act as tone controls? (I'll prepare for the attacks .......
13: General Asylum, RE: High-dollar power conditioners and power cords (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-05, 16:09:45 (67.187.79.1)
You come off as a POS. I asked a legitimate question. .......
14: General Asylum, RE: Tip-offs on how to spot a troll... (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-05, 09:17:03 (67.187.79.1)
Or, the other obvious possibility, Mr. Kait, is someone who is curious and likes to have an understanding before investing even more money than he already has. Over the years, that amount is sizable, .......
15: General Asylum, RE: I take it you are talking about your portable system? (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-04, 16:57:56 (67.187.79.1)
Sure! But I didn't like it. It made me mad. .......
16: General Asylum, RE: I didn't say that. (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-04, 15:28:06 (67.187.79.1)
True. It's nothing like yours, the essence of simplicity. It suits you perfectly. But, hey, I can dream. You obviously do. .......
17: General Asylum, RE: I take it you are talking about your portable system? (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-04, 15:25:32 (67.187.79.1)
You obviously have no idea what a troll is, big boy. Isn't it time for you to fly back to your home base planet? Better check your flux reactor to make sure it's ready for the journey. .......
18: General Asylum, RE: I take it you are talking about your portable system? (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-04, 13:56:14 (67.187.79.1)
How's that? Why do you keep posting when you obviously have nothing to contribute? .......
19: General Asylum, RE: High-dollar power conditioners and power cords (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-04, 13:42:26 (67.187.79.1)
That's great, but that's not what I was asking. .......
20: General Asylum, RE: I take it you are talking about your portable system? (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-03, 14:04:54 (67.187.79.1)
This has absolutely nothing to do with what I was asking, but I'm glad you're entertaining yourself. The best system, of course, is no system. Live musicians. .......
21: General Asylum, RE: I take it you are talking about your portable system? (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-03, 13:27:22 (67.187.79.1)
No one will, Dr. Emmett Brown. Better get that DeLorean tuned up. .......
22: General Asylum, RE: I take it you are talking about your portable system? (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-03, 12:33:13 (67.187.79.1)
Do you make any sense to anyone but yourself? You're obviously waaaaay above the heads of most of us. Or maybe stoned. .......
23: General Asylum, RE: Got any examples? Most high end cable companies don't make power conditioners. Nt (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-01, 16:00:11 (67.187.79.1)
No power cords? Wow! I'd love to hear your system. I'll bet it's very quiet. .......
24: General Asylum, RE: Got any examples? Most high end cable companies don't make power conditioners. Nt (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-01, 14:40:28 (67.187.79.1)
That's precisely why I posed the question. What are the experiences of other audiophiles/music lovers? .......
25: General Asylum, RE: Got any examples? Most high end cable companies don't make power conditioners. Nt (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-01, 13:38:11 (67.187.79.1)
You're exactly right about that, geoffkait. That's precisely what makes this all the more curious, to say the least, especially if you're going to buy a Shunyata product. AQ doesn't seem to be as adam .......
26: General Asylum, RE: Got any examples? Most high end cable companies don't make power conditioners. Nt (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-01, 13:24:06 (67.187.79.1)
Yes. Almost all high-profile dealers (in addition to Shunyata the company) I've talked to say if you buy a Shunyata or AudioQuest conditioner, not getting a Shunyata or AQ cord, respectively, will sev .......
27: General Asylum, RE: High-dollar power conditioners and power cords (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-03-01, 10:37:41 (67.187.79.1)
I'm asking a very specific question that has nothing to do with whether fancy cords make a difference. Never mind, but thanks! .......
28: General Asylum, RE: High-dollar power conditioners and power cords (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-02-28, 14:17:31 (67.187.79.1)
Thanks, but I'd like to confine this discussion to power conditioners. Again, I'm not asking about high-quality (expensive) power cords. I'm asking about whether they need to be the product of the sam .......
29: General Asylum, RE: Time to get out the beer and pretzels. Nt (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-02-28, 12:48:22 (67.187.79.1)
Exactly. .......
30: General Asylum, RE: Well, now that Amir is on YouTube. . . (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-02-28, 11:44:55 (67.187.79.1)
What am I supposed to watch? I'm not saying cords don't matter. I'm just asking. Would a $5k AudioQuest cord be toxic to, say, a Shunyata Everest? If so, why? .......
31: General Asylum, High-dollar power conditioners and power cords (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2021-02-28, 11:24:45 (67.187.79.1)
Just wondering. If these power conditioners that cost up to $8,000 truly cleanse all the grunge and work magic for your system, how is it that their manufacturers claim you have to use their super exp .......
32: General Asylum, RE: +1 (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2019-09-30, 17:34:49 (67.187.79.1)
I've sold lots of stuff on the other audio sites with no issues whatsoever. Give it a try. .......
33: Inmate Central, RE: Antonio Brown now being accused of rape?? (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2019-09-18, 11:43:28 (67.187.79.1)
I thought he got rid of you. Does Pittsburgh still even have a team? .......
34: General Asylum, RE: yeah ok UPS guy (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2019-09-01, 11:25:06 (67.187.79.1)
UPS has gotten worse than Comcrooks, and that's quite a feat. Our lazy idiot driver tosses packages on our driveway, which is about 200 yards from our house, or into the woods, both in clear sight of .......
35: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Which Adcom amplifier??? (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2019-07-27, 12:48:03 (67.187.79.1)
For the money, Adcom was hard to beat back in the 1980s and maybe the 1990s, but I'm sure the amps you mention would need a health checkup. .......
36: General Asylum, RE: More good news (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2019-07-23, 10:41:45 (67.187.79.1)
Hey, this is wonderful, Earl! By the way, perhaps you can explain why you list yourself as a Grado dealer but Grado stated very clearly that in fact you are not. Are you a dealer for anything? Thanks .......
37: General Asylum, RE: Expectations (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2019-07-20, 18:59:22 (67.187.79.1)
Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant! .......
38: General Asylum, RE: "converts thermal energy to far infra-red"??? (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2019-06-18, 11:42:57 (67.187.79.1)
How many hours of break-in are required? .......
39: General Asylum, RE: A/C conditioners (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2019-06-14, 15:09:23 (67.187.79.1)
He's not my friend. He's just someone who bought a high-end ARC preamp from me. Anyway, yes, double-blind testing would be the true test. It's either imaginary or his Shunyata stuff isn't really all t .......
40: General Asylum, RE: +1 (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2019-06-11, 13:35:33 (67.187.79.1)
I'm sure you don't. And they're not "light bulbs." Whatever. .......
41: General Asylum, RE: +1 (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2019-06-11, 12:46:14 (67.187.79.1)
Thank you everyone for your input. For purposes of clarification, assume that the preamp and CD player in question are NASA caliber. You could put your ear flat against the displays and not hear a thi .......
42: General Asylum, RE: I think he did understand (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2019-06-10, 17:27:20 (67.187.79.1)
Unless it's filtered. Theoretically. .......
43: General Asylum, RE: A/C conditioners (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2019-06-10, 16:37:06 (67.187.79.1)
None of the components have a problem, so this isn't about a power distributor trying to filter garbage generated by a downstream component. We're talking nuances. .......
44: General Asylum, RE: A/C conditioners (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2019-06-10, 16:31:23 (67.187.79.1)
My point is: how good can the world-renowned Shunyata stuff be if it doesn't filter out noise from the displays of high-end equipment with essentially cost-no-object power supplies and everything else .......
45: General Asylum, RE: A/C conditioners (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2019-06-10, 13:49:20 (67.187.79.1)
What??? That was what I was saying. He can turn off the displays. This isn't stuff purchased from Best Buy or Bubba's Audio and Bait Shop. I don't think you understood my question or got the point. Ne .......
46: General Asylum, RE: A/C conditioners (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2019-06-10, 13:42:53 (67.187.79.1)
grantv: Um, we're talking about someone with dedicated A/C lines, Audio Research (some of it is Reference gear) and Spectral. Definitely not run-of-the-mill stuff, so those explanations are highly unl .......
47: General Asylum, A/C conditioners (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2019-06-10, 11:02:42 (67.187.79.1)
I know at least one audiophile who has extremely high-end equipment, golden ears and very expensive Shunyata "power distributors." He claims he can hear if the displays of his CD player or preamp are .......
48: General Asylum, RE: Shunyata yada yada yada (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2019-02-02, 07:43:46 (67.187.79.1)
Didn't you used to advocate Foundation Research gear? Thank you, everyone, for your thoughts and experiences. .......
49: Inmate Systems, double reed's ARC/Harbeth magic (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2019-01-24, 14:12:57 (67.187.79.1)
double reed 's ARC/Harbeth magic System
IP Address: 67.187.79.1
Last Update: January 24, 2019 at 14:12:57
Amplifier: Audio Research REF75SE
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): Audio .......
50: General Asylum, Shunyata yada yada yada (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2019-01-23, 14:34:08 (67.187.79.1)
To hear dealers talk, if you don't have Shunyata conditioners and power cords, you might as well plug your high-end equipment into basic outlets and $5 extension cords. I'm a two-channel purist and I' .......
51: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Audio Research LS27 vs. LS28 (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2018-12-23, 12:00:27 (67.187.79.1)
Mike K: Know anyone who will ship me an LS28 to audition? I didn't think so. Based on a person's gear and comments, I can actually get a decent idea of the differences, but I certainly wouldn't base m .......
52: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Audio Research LS27 vs. LS28 (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2018-12-23, 04:18:43 (67.187.79.1)
I was wondering if the LS28 represents a dramatic improvement over the LS27. I'd like to hear only from people who have owned or heard both. Thank you, but I'm not looking for other preamp suggestions .......
53: General Asylum, RE: REL Stadium III vs. REL S/5 SHO (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2018-09-15, 13:10:11 (67.187.79.1)
I'm trying out a REL S/5 SHO and I can tell you that, blindfolded, a person would be hard-pressed to hear a difference. That's how good the Stadium III is. .......
54: General Asylum, RE: REL Stadium III vs. REL S/5 SHO (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2018-08-30, 17:07:57 (67.187.79.1)
I'm not quite sure what M-db is saying. Can someone please translate? And I never said I'm not happy with the performance of my Stadium III, used as it was designed to be used instead of out in the mi .......
55: General Asylum, RE: REL Stadium III vs. REL S/5 SHO (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2018-08-30, 12:51:31 (67.187.79.1)
Thanks, everyone. I'm not seeking advice on what sub to buy. I'd just like to hear from people who have heard the Stadium III and S/5. I've owned a Stadium III for 12 years and was wondering how the n .......
56: General Asylum, REL Stadium III vs. REL S/5 SHO (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2018-08-29, 12:32:18 (67.187.79.1)
For strictly a two-channel system used almost exclusively to reproduce acoustic music (bluegrass, classic country, classical) in a fairly small but not tiny room, how does the newer REL compare to the .......
57: Digital Drive, Wadia 861SE vs. Audio Research CD6 (0.00)
Posted by double reed on 2018-02-08, 14:13:16 (67.187.79.1)
I'd like to hear only from people who have heard both of these CD players. And, actually, my Wadia has the Great Northern Sound Statement upgrade. Anyway, Is the Audio Research better? If so, why? Als .......
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