I've spent many years assembling this system and the results speak for themselves. I've had friends and neighbors come over for a listen and routinely have to throw them out because, quite frankly, I don't like their music and besides, my neighbors are jerks.
Sorry to arrive this late to the thread! Now to tell you idiots what to think.
I recommend the Groove Masher cart- lower output, unobtainium impregnated grooving coil. It's a lot more subtle than the Groove Molester, and the (prelubricated) stylus profile means your vinyl will last much longer. It's chock full of inner detail, air, and harmonic deliciousness, but it should be at twice the price.
I used to bathe my CDs in Diet Pepsi too. (I laugh st the stupid things I did as a beginning 'Phile!) Then I switched to grape, for the harmonic sweetness... But eventually I founded that I couldn't stand the coloration. Then I switched to 7-UP, because it's .....(wait for it...).... More transparent to the source!
I took Albert Porter's advice and tried the Groove Molester cartridge for myself. Some dude with tatoos on his face was selling them out the back of his van at the mall. I didn't think anything of it till I listened that night with my girlfriend. After about 15 minutes, she became visibly irritated and asked me to stop. I said no. She said if I didn't stop she'd call the cops. I could not believe her reaction but I hear it's fairly common. People just don't react well to Molesters. Me, I love 'em. Thank you Albert!
Thanks so much for the kind words Alberporter. As you've discerned, my passion for ferrets literally knows no bounds.
And speaking of passion, I wish I had known of your clothing needs earlier. I can provide tiny black stockings as well as a wide variety of even more provocative ferret appropriate lingerie - and a ferret to wear it!
Certainly the idea of 560 ferrets in a single domicile might seem suspicious to the uninitiated. But as I have something north of 1,200 of these lovable little bundles of energy darting around my own residence on any given day, it hardly seemed excessive.
Only a fellow ferret lover would understand your passion.
I remember the first time I laid eyes on one of these golden colored creatures, I could not get her out of my mind until she was mine.
Here's the image I keep by my bedside. One look and you understand why I named her Ferret Fawcett.
Although I could never find the tiny black stockings she deserved, Ferret Fawcett was still stunning.
Kevinkwan: My role in the international ferret trade is well known and goes without saying. Your thinly veiled insinuation that I knowingly sent 560 fuzzy wiggling bundles of joy into little more than a ferret Auschwitz is reprehensible.
Certainly the idea of 560 ferrets in a single domicile might seem suspicious to the uninitiated. But as I have something north of 1,200 of these lovable little bundles of energy darting around my own residence on any given day, it hardly seemed excessive.
The thought of those 560 fuzzy little souls shall haunt me until the day I die.
Sanderman: in the interest of full disclosure, shouldn't you admit that you're CFO of Ferrets International? And that you personally oversaw the importation of over 560 ferrets for Piel's "pleasure" alone?
TMI? Perhaps. But the CFO part should probably be reflected in your signature line. Just sayin'.
Though John (Roxy54) is loathe to admit it, he's one of the people that Philgrelle forcibly removed from his house. This occurred after John insisted on using his favorite reference disc--"A Chipmunk Christmas"-- to evaluate the system. A red-faced John was said to exclaim, "I'm going to get even with you on Audiogon!"
Note to John: "Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang walla walla, bing bang..." is not high art.
Albert, props for addressing the ferret issue and not trying to weasel out of an apology--although as I re-read your statement, Im not actually able to find one.
No matter.
Your coveting of the Suckitall Line Cleansers is understandable. It is not my intent to make you jealous, envious or humiliated in any way, shape or form, but Im proud to say that Ive been a Suckitall owner for years. Once your juice has been sucked clean, theres no going back. Even my wife, whos no audiophile, marvels at the ability of this product to suck hour after hour, day after day, week after week, year after year, without asking for anything in return. As a married man, thats really all you can ask.
Malcom I salute you for ferreting out the truth. Audiogon would not be the site it is today without clarification and truthful posts like we see here in this thread.
I just wish I had a couple of these pieces for myself. At the top of my list would be a clean Suckitall LineCleanser AC filter. You never see one at a decent price. In spite of it's name a Suckitall never goes down.
Second would be a Plotcher Rug Protectors Tweak. All the ones I've seen are either chewed by a dog, scratched by the cat or used by a ferret as a napping place after escaping the toilet.
You just can't get a break, just like the bad puns in this thread.
That's right man, Look only for friends that will understand and like your rig and listen to the same music you do...
Perhaps internet is very helpful finding lots of virtual friends with same mind set and same music taste and 'throw-ing out' all other 'jerks'. Moreover, if you live among 'all neighbors jerks', it replaces live social life with virtual.
"The story I got was his pet ferret got stuck in the toilet and between that heartbreak and the overflow smell he walked away, let it go back to the bank."
Well Albert, the story you got is dead wrong. Moreover, I personally take great offense at the implication that Garson Piel willingly left the ferrets behind. Why? Because I'm the one who SOLD him the ferrets!
In point of fact, Piel only left his house when a jury of his peers (as if this great man HAD any peers) convicted him of killing one of his customers. As an aside, in my opinion, that homicide was entirely justifiable as the customer BOASTED about replacing Piel's carefully chosen capacitors with some audiophile crap from Mundorf or VH. But I digress...
A letter arrived at my house two weeks after the incarceration requesting that I take care of the ferrets in his absence. What, for TWENTY YEARS? I don't think so! Besides, I live 250 miles from Garson Piel's house and what he was asking--the daily care and feeding of those ferrets--was patently unfair from my point of view.
Long story short, by the time I got there, the ferrets had jammed up the plumbing trying to escape. The very inference that this great man, a man who dearly loves ferrets (though he clearly hates people), would abandon these creatures upsets me to the point of tears. YOU, sir, owe both me and Piel an immediate apology. Thank you in advance for your cheerful cooperation.
I too heard that rumor that Garson Piel had abandoned his house.
The story I got was his pet ferret got stuck in the toilet and between that heartbreak and the overflow smell he walked away, let it go back to the bank.
So if you want the Carabadds I would make a bee line over and see if they are still there.
I know for a fact this pair of Carabadds had the add on super tweeter. Most came with standard Peculiar version but his had the Vari-Peculiar where you can adjust just how Peculiar you want the thing to sound.
You promised if you found a pair of these they would be your last purchase. So if I see them on Flea Bay I'm going to be disappointed. And please don't use the old, "I only used these until the Ferret died" story to get top dollar.
Does Garson Piel use the Carabadds in his home system? I ask because I understand his home hasn't been occupied for several years and I could use some Carabadds myself...especially if I don't have to pay for them.
Phil, he sounds like an extremely passionate guy, poorly treated, and now with an axe to grind. One can only hope his incarceration does not result in his next audio product having that shut in metallic sound that he was once known for. His plans for industry will truly be a blast and there are rumours he is after maximised dynamics this time, especially in the lower registers. His next invention may spark a whole new fire in the industry.
Recently I had the good fortune to speak personally to the respected and admired man behind the esteemed Moongfongo line of electronics: the estimable Garson Piel. I visited the man himself in Rahway State Prison. Garson confided in me that I was his first visitor (in two years!) and he truly seemed to appreciate it. I found the trip very worthwhile as he not only told me about who he was going to "get back" after he got out, he mentioned that he had "big plans" for others in the audio industry too. Sounds exciting! As the hulking man was lead off in handcuffs and shackles, I could only smile to myself, wondering in hopeful anticipation about what great things lie in wait for the audio industry.
I have learned that a Senior Audio Engineer left a major audio company and started his own spin off company - "Booze Speakers" which are truly superior. I know the Garuudoos with extra tweeters give you lots of highs, but I'm thinking you cant go wrong surrounding yourself with Booze for that real buzz. Their all new 14.2 system (which is double the usual 7.1 !!) is a surround, surrounded by another surround, and wired with Carbadd's new Platinum Macrame Double Cross-Weave run in on a quality lawnmower seems such an obvious choice for smarter people.
Mike60, That's a great catch on your part, I'm grateful you cleared that up before I had to intervene.
I have not heard the Carbadds but a good friend swears by them. He broke his in on a refrigerator and the sound was always somewhat cool and austere. Later he put additional hours on it with his space heater and got great overall balanced sound.
The scenario with the lawn mower makes sense, a lawn mower has to deal with dog poop, weeds and beer cans. It's no wonder it makes a perfect break in tool for the Carbadds. No matter if your musical taste runs toward #1, #2 or even beer drinking party music, the cables are ready to deliver.
It's posts like yours that make high end audio the fulfilling and satisfying hobby it is today.
I made a mistake in my post and my friend's friend saw it and abused me on the phone, and well deserved. "You cant burn Carbadd cables in on a airconditioner because they will sound all whooshy, you idiot". "You have to run them in on an electric lawnmower" He has lots of bare patches in his garden to prove it. He even mowed the local golf course for free, with a huge extension cord and the Carbadds. A tip - you know they are run in when the mower's lows sound deep and holographic on a silent black background, and the highs sound even higher with a great multidimensional soundstage. One last tip - be careful not to run over the Carbadds because you have to start all over again, like he did. No wonder he was cranky. Sorry if anyone was mislead.
By all accounts, this is a truly a stunning system that I hope to hear one day! I just want to comment on the Cardbadd Interconnects and Speaker Cables: A friend of a friend of mine used these cables on his Bose surround system. It sounds like overkill, but according to him, after a few thousand hours of burn in on the airconditioner, the cables transformed the Bose into the most awesome sounding true high fidelity, even better than the real thing. And he really knows music and has well trained ears. I often see him playing video games and listening to his ipod so loud that even my ears hurt. But obviously it was an absolute stroke of genius, and he said they invited a friend of another friend, who is the leading hi fi dealer to hear it, and he was so impressed that he decided to quit selling Dali Megaline and Wilson Alexandria and just sell Bose with Carbadd Cables. He reckons he will sell them for even more, based on the sound alone. It just shows those idiots who dont believe in spending big on cables just what can be achieved. If I ever get to hear the system, I will report back.
