Try not to laugh.

Posted by mattcecil1@yahoo.com (A) on December 18, 2006 at 14:51:42

In Reply to: Re: Try the Sonic Stabilizer.... posted by Awe-d-o-file on December 18, 2006 at 13:20:48:

I'm almost in the same boat you are, in terms of thinking about giving up vinyl. maybe its cuz my cartridge now has a mystery open coil, or cuz my new Promitheus TVC has usurped the Mapleshade vibe draining gear which my tt claimed ownership too previously? to get my rig back to 100% is gonna cost big $. I got into Lp's for the sonics, but lately i'm finding a lot of satisfaction with CD's. However, for the music i listen to, there are lots of new LP releases cropping up.

Herbie's puck is the shizzle though with the WE mat, a real good combo for sure.

my cdp is a modded XBOX. that's right!! modded in that i've replaced the male plug with an Oyaide P-079 AND removed 10 screws from inside the case (so internal vibes don't travel throughout the innards). Plus i'm using Anti-IC's w/Bullett plugs rather than the OEM cabling. Before these tweaks the XBOX's imaging, timbre and presentation killed my old cdp. its so smoooooth. Now its bass & imaging are ridiculous.

To my ears, this XBOX sounds as good (sometimes better) as my tt rig which costs 10X more...and i really, really like my analog rig! Previously, i had a Sony scd-595 changer for 2 years and hated it.

I treat all my CD's/DVD's with Mikrosmooth and a shot of the Ionoclast for static. I also treat the XBOX with a degaussing track (Cardas Sweep Track) occasionally.

Herbie's latest mat is the best (Herbie's mat) i've tried, but i just can't get past the sound. A previous poster mentioned HF rolloff, maybe that's it. I just don't like the sound with it on - whether at home, on my computer or in my car. pretty sure its cdp dependent though...

matt

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Topic - Go figure - Quint 08:14:55 12/18/06 (18)

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Re: Dammit! - sherod 08:31:34 12/24/06 (0)

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I love Herbie's stuff - Mike B. 13:22:47 12/18/06 (0)

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Re: Go figure - Awe-d-o-file 10:02:53 12/18/06 (6)

Try the Sonic Stabilizer.... - mattcecil1@yahoo.com 13:00:39 12/18/06 (5)

Re: Try the Sonic Stabilizer.... - Awe-d-o-file 13:20:48 12/18/06 (4)

Try not to laugh. - mattcecil1@yahoo.com 14:51:42 12/18/06 (3)

What's a WE mat?... - Wellfed 21:35:36 12/18/06 (2)

Re: What's a WE mat?... - Awe-d-o-file 08:13:43 12/19/06 (1)

You're absolutely right.... - mattcecil1@yahoo.com 08:31:16 12/19/06 (0)

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Try not to laugh. - mattcecil1@yahoo.com 14:51:42 12/18/06 (3)

What's a WE mat?... - Wellfed 21:35:36 12/18/06 (2)

Re: What's a WE mat?... - Awe-d-o-file 08:13:43 12/19/06 (1)

You're absolutely right.... - mattcecil1@yahoo.com 08:31:16 12/19/06 (0)

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