Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:52 am
Neil Young Archives Vol. 1: Disc 4, Topanga 2 (1969.70)
Neil now with Crazy Horse & Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. A couple of previously unreleased songs here.
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J.J. Cale: Roll On
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*As an aside for those who may be interested? I use a product called Quiet Lines in my system. Quiet Lines are made by a company called AudioPrism. They are designed to clean up the hash & noise on your a/c lines. Without going into a lot of detail they have been quite effective for me, especially by the digital equipment, namely my CD Transport & DAC. They supply a much lowered noise floor which is very apparent. I also use them for my pre amp. I have one installed in an outlet just prior to where i had my Audience power conditioners (1- aR2 & 1- aR1) plugged in and one was plugged into a second TV which i no longer use so when i noticed it just for the hell of it i unplugged it and plugged it into the other outlet with the one already in it.
I next played the J.J. Cale cd which was new and unheard by me. Well immediately i thought boy is this CD well done. The sound was crisp & very clear with many small details easily audible. Nice.
Then i played the Neil Young CD & it too immediately jumped out at me with its clarity (I'm no doubt wrong here but to me it seems as if the tempo was improved as well?) the product of a much lowered noise floor. I then proceeded to play a couple of CD's i was most familiar with and they too showed the improvements as had the others.
It appears that the combination of the two Quiet Lines in the one a/c outlet have a cumulative effect and a very much improved noise floor. If anyone is using them it may well be worth a try. Very impressive improvements.
This was during the 8am hour when demand for a/c is highest, i can hardly wait till my late night listening as whatever improvements made should be even more apparent.
If interested a review of the Quiet Lines is here. ( I have no financial interest in them in case your wondering)
http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/db04.htm
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minir
Neil now with Crazy Horse & Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. A couple of previously unreleased songs here.
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J.J. Cale: Roll On
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*As an aside for those who may be interested? I use a product called Quiet Lines in my system. Quiet Lines are made by a company called AudioPrism. They are designed to clean up the hash & noise on your a/c lines. Without going into a lot of detail they have been quite effective for me, especially by the digital equipment, namely my CD Transport & DAC. They supply a much lowered noise floor which is very apparent. I also use them for my pre amp. I have one installed in an outlet just prior to where i had my Audience power conditioners (1- aR2 & 1- aR1) plugged in and one was plugged into a second TV which i no longer use so when i noticed it just for the hell of it i unplugged it and plugged it into the other outlet with the one already in it.
I next played the J.J. Cale cd which was new and unheard by me. Well immediately i thought boy is this CD well done. The sound was crisp & very clear with many small details easily audible. Nice.
Then i played the Neil Young CD & it too immediately jumped out at me with its clarity (I'm no doubt wrong here but to me it seems as if the tempo was improved as well?) the product of a much lowered noise floor. I then proceeded to play a couple of CD's i was most familiar with and they too showed the improvements as had the others.
It appears that the combination of the two Quiet Lines in the one a/c outlet have a cumulative effect and a very much improved noise floor. If anyone is using them it may well be worth a try. Very impressive improvements.
This was during the 8am hour when demand for a/c is highest, i can hardly wait till my late night listening as whatever improvements made should be even more apparent.
If interested a review of the Quiet Lines is here. ( I have no financial interest in them in case your wondering)
http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/db04.htm
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minir
