Hallo everybody,
just a quick update.
Yesterday I tried the SST on my second system or lets say my wife's and children system. First I must say that the components (McIntosh MCD7007, C32, MC7270) are full of dust, the contacts also were quite dirty. The IC cables from the CD player to the preamp is just a little bit better than a normal one while the rest of the IC and loudspeaker cables are/were quite good ones.
The power cables aren't replaceable that means they are just normal wires (could buy them for a few cents in a do-it shop) which go directly into the component. McIntosh like some other manufactories very probably never thought that power cables could / do make a difference.
After applying the SST everywhere on the contacts the difference was major than on my main system. Especially the low ends were much clearer and extended. I didn't hear, though, much difference on the high ends and the midrange but since I didn't take so much time for a deep test, I very probably didn't take so much attention on these frequencies.
I had a long talk yesterday night with Lloyd about the Valid points, which I haven't finished to play around with, and his SST. He told me also to apply it on the pins of the cartridge also because in his opinion it is there where it makes the biggest difference (near the source). He also told me that even if a difference could be heard immediately, it really comes at its best after 12 hours listening. I put the stuff on the cartridge pins but the 12 hours of listening to music aren't over. On this I am not going to comment and it is useless to tell you that I cannot tell you the difference before/after unless I let my immagination go. Anyhow my experience with this stuff is very positive and I am very impatient to hear what the others will write about it. in the bottle here is enough SST to be used for 5-10 or even many more hifi systems so actually splitting a bottle of 70$ between 5-10 persons wouldn't make it expensive. But first let's see if it is only me (my immagination!
) who hears differences.
The bottle will be on its way to Steve in the next few days. Make up yourselves where it has to go afterwards. If at the end there is still some rest in the bottle, then send it back to me (or wait till I am in London to get it back)
regards
titian
