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In Reply to: RE: So you know what it doesn't do, yet... posted by Ryelands on November 7, 2015 at 05:19:01:
and you could fairly accuse me of being one (a NENU). So, just for that reason, I will try some Tube Toppers. By the way, I wrote nothing about measurements per se. However, I usually want to know how a product works to make its magic, even if the idea is theoretical on the part of the manufacturer. I don't think that's too much to ask. What surprises me is that folks like yourself seem to be offended by the mere posing of questions about products that you have already adopted. If you're happy, why would you even care what anyone else says or thinks? You could be an Easily Offended End User. (An EOEU. They are indigenous to Australia.) Anyway, I tried not to disparage the Tube Topper in my remarks and had no intention of doing so.
Also, I am not entirely a NENU. Here are some "tweaks" I use in my home system: (1) Goldmund cones; I actually think they sound better than any other cone, and I have only a theory why that is. But they've been around for probably 20 years and are no longer made and so receive no attention. (2) Other tweaky footers; I never let anything sit on its factory supplied feet; heaven forbid! (3) Good AC plugs, but I am always behind the latest fashion. I've made all my own AC cords and interconnects. On ICs, I like Eichmann bullet plugs. For IC wire, I use 5N or 6N silver, thinnest gauge possible without compromising current carrying capacity. For AC cord, thick gauge pure copper or XLO top of the line AC cord from M Percy. To achieve heavy gauge, individually insulated strands of thin gauge run in parallel sound best, IMO. In general, ribbons and thin gauge wire sound best, IMO. I hardwire AC cord when possible, in the belief that an IEC connection robs some of the benefits of a good AC cord. I've tried several different wraps around AC cords and ICs which are supposed to shield from EMI and RFI; none have ever made a difference. Perhaps I live in a low-hazard area for those radiations. (4) AC power regenerator, only on front end equipment, never on amplifiers. (5) Tube dampers from Herbie and other sources; I like Herbie's the best but only because they are well made and sensibly do not cause the tube to run too hot. (6) I carefully dress all signal-carrying leads with respect to AC cords. (7) I do quite a lot of DIY building and modifying of tube equipment, and in those endeavors, I have many biases that are substantiated only by my own listening experience; I never measure distortion except by looking at sine waves on a 'scope.
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