Recent content by Mike Gillespie

A friend who is a prominent tube amplifier and speaker designer (mostly horns but some box speakers) had Maggies in the 70's and 80's and said that every year, to get them to sound good, he had to open them up and stretch the ribbons. That normal temperature changes from hot to cold, and just...

Any one know the Fuse type or the 1.7i? Any one try the Hi-fi Supreme or Gold etc? Any one try the Synergistic Fuses? Much difference noted? Thanks.

I'm thinking of putting in some 2 way monitors in my office. Just wondering if anyone's compared the Dynaudio Confidence C1 to the Gallo Strada2? I would be using with a separate sub. Also, if you've heard the Joseph Audio Pulsar and one of the others, would like to hear your thoughts. Thanks.

Hi, I'm in the market for a few new power cords. Currently, I've got a bunch of David Elrod Gold statement power cords in my system and am wondering if any one has compared them to the Shunyata Zitron Alpha series for both digital, High Current (HC) and Analog. I've also run Synergistic...

HI, I read the thread: http://audioshark.org/power-conditioners-regulators-24/shunyata-triton-vs-rest-2451.html Am thinking of getting the Shunyata Hydra Triton/Typhon or upgrading from my Synergistic Powercell 1 to their 3. I like the SR Powercell 1 that I own and when compared to the PS...

Anyone have any experience with David Elrod's speaker wire? I'm looking for wire to run from a McIntosh MC402 amp to Raidho D-1's and I understand his power cords are quite good. But I've never heard much about his speaker wire, especially his Diamond line. I don't need much bass because I...

I was thinking of getting one but would like to know if anybody on the forum has tried it. BSG offers a 30 day trial (you just pay shipping) and they've gone direct so the price is lowered 40% from previous 4k list. One thing that concerns me is that BSG is just a small, single product company...

Hi, RE: the Bryston - BIT-20 - Isolation Transformer - Surge Protection units... Do you know if the toroidal transformer in this is a balanced or unbalanced toroid? Are the BIT units the same or very similar to the units made by Torus? Any one have any experience with this particular unit...

An audiophile buddy has just replaced his stunning Grover Huffman cords (super inexpensive) with Elrods and he's staggered by how great they are. I'm staggered by how expensive they are, even used. Anybody have direct experience with them?