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Re: Time Out

Hi Jon,

I agree with your noted views. My deal is that I am happy with my gear. I know I do not have an ultra high end system. I also know it is not mid-fi. What the Fatboy on my pre did is clearly let me know that aside from other fine tuning/tweaking that my gear is capable of more then I hear now. Actually I spend alot of my free time for over 1.5 years now improving my system. It is a hobby for me, I enjoy mucking around with it and can afford financially (so far) to do so. Fortunately for me I have not run into any anguish within this hobby, mainly pleasure. Although it can be an expensive hobby.

For an example, the pleasure and experience my wife and I shared when we played a Patricia Barber CD "Nightclub" (very well recorded) was immense. Thanks to Al Sekela for introducing me to the CD! The pleasure was enough that my wife asked what I did/changed to improve the system so much. I told my wife about the powercord change (Electraglide Fatboy) and that I purchased two more to play with and she said, "ok cool, when are we getting them? The stereo sounds awesome.". MHE has shown me that cables will not turn a sonically mediocre system to a great one. On the other hand, cables in a system can make an astonishing difference in the sonic reproduction in a system. I have heard $50K systems sound so bad that it was unlistenable for any length of time.

This is a contraversial topic. MHE has shown me that there is such a thing as system synergy. And I do believe that cables are a component of a system with the foundation of the system being the the electronic gear and acoustic environment of the listening room.

cdc


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