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RE: Some points to consider.

Posted by guitarplayer (M) on August 11, 2007 at 19:29:27

In Reply to: RE: Some points to consider. posted by alan m. kafton on August 11, 2007 at 18:32:55:

when I first met the Oyaide gentlemen at CES 2005 (along with Joe Cohen), I discussed this very issue. I did not receive a definitive answer. Rather, they seemed to be very intrigued by what I had been doing.

Yes, I too spoke with Muruyama-san and he was well aware of my work with cryo treating the Oyaide products. We had a nice conversation (interpreted) and he was very interested in the results of my work and the results. I was very impressed with his dedication to quality. In fact, IIRC, we even spoke about the Acoustic Revive (Joe C imports both lines) as an example of the DX cryo'd.

Al, I certainly respect your knowledge on the subject and defer to your knowledge of mechanical and electrical interactions affecting the performance of AC gear. I did a quick search (I don't visit here that often) before posting this message and it appears that there are some fantastic insights to be gained from your posts. I look forward to reading through them as time permits.

I can only relate the experience of myself and my customers over the past 2 or 3 years I have been cryoing Oyaide (Alan and I were the two first two dealers to pick up the line upon it's entry into the US). I haven't noticed any reduction in tensile strength and the "grip" of the receptacle before and after cryo.

Moreover, many of my customers (and I as well) have had Oyaide's installed for quite a while now and they seem to grip as well as they did on day one, and I am always plugging and unplugging ridiculously heavy power cables. However, this is experiential evidence, as I have not measured tensile strength, so take that statement what it's worth--an opinion from a dealer, on an internet forum! Ha!

There are a few other manufacturers of AC gear that use cryo as an integral part of their manufacturing process, however, they are mostly unknown here in the US. These companies are every bit as quality driven as anything we have available here currently in the States and view cryo as one of the most important parts of the recipe for their end product.

Interesting discussions. I might have to lift my self imposed forum ban and start visiting more often. Lots to learn from everyone here.

Peace,

Lee

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