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Old 07-11-2018, 01:58 PM
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Default Interesting exchange

I don’t know. This guy is a stir the pot kind of guy. Obviously a very smart guy who knows his stuff inside and out being a very good audio engineer and audiophile himself. I certainly do not condone any salesman pulling a fast one and adjusting the volume control during a A/B demo which should be obvious to anyone in the room with eyes. On the other hand, Mark states that it is his belief that a stock power cord can get the job done as good as any snake oil expensive cord. And who needs power conditioners according to him. I’m sure he was more than thrilled to catch the salesman goosing the volume control, whether purposeful or inadvertent, to further validate his own feelings on power cords and conditioners. Boy, I wonder what kind of field day he would have with vibration control products. Maybe he is just too smart for his own good. I think I will continue enjoying my Shunyata power cords, Shunyata power conditioner, and Stillpoint vibration control devices ... if it’s all snake oil then I don’t know how to explain the remarkable positive benefits in my own system and that’s all the matters to me.
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