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In Reply to: So, who is already onto the AudioMagic Stealth power conditioner? posted by Jon L on November 28, 2001 at 21:52:48:
Jon, I can sympathize with your apparent disdain for so-called rave reviews, especially, as you rightly point out, the three products in question have all received their due. If you're in the market, that makes it difficult to decide "whom to believe".On that note, my review attempted to remind readers more than once that results will be system-dependent, and also listener bias influenced - at best a "qualified" rave then. I explained my personal preferences to insure that someone with different aural priorities could weigh my findings accordingly. As my earlier interview with Jennifer WhiteWolf-Crock of Jena Labs indicated -- and Jennifer is obviously endowed with the requisite experience and credentials to know -- no one power line conditioner could rightfully claim to fix all potential AC problems, in all systems and all locations, better than any other.
Another thing you might consider is that the CF-X, in its various incarnations, has been around for years. Any manufacturer ballsy enough to enter this overcrowded, recession-hit market at this time with yet another plc better be very familiar with the top contenders to beat 'em or at least offer a valid alternative. He'd be wasting his time, money and efforts otherwise, right?
The thing that I personally found most impressive about the Stealth wasn't so much the performance (like with the Hydra, you'd have to expect something competitive if the manufacturer had his wits about him)but the so-much-lower price. This goes for the Hydra, too - both units are considerably more affordable than the CF-X. They all perform in the same league but don't sound the same. What I was hoping readers would take away from the review wasn't so much that I personally preferred the Stealth, but that, if you're shopping in the up-to-$5,000 category, this unit should be on your list despite its apparent I-don't-belong-here status.
During the review period, a fella named Miguel called unannounced who was a paying customer and compared those three units as well as a PS Audio power plant. We compared notes, and I was interested to hear that his findings mirrored mine as far as the specific sonic signatures or attribute contributions of each plc were concerned. That he happened to also prefer and purchase the Stealth was immaterial - someone else would and will go the other way. What I found more important was the indication that the three units seemed to exhibit the same results even in a very different system and environment.
Cheers,
Srajan
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