Gordon Gray
Well-known member
Hi all,
Just received my CDP back from Ron Hedrick / Marigo Audio. 360.835.9239. For the record, I have no relationship with Ron or his company. However, I must admit that I am a big fan of Marigo.
Ron installed four Bybee filters, a new IEC jack, and numerous vibration control devices in my Cary. More on that to follow once I do some more listening. He also included the newest incarnation of his optical disc mat. It's called the Evolution Signature mat.
Cost $200. Can be used on CD, SACD, DVD, and Blue Ray discs. It's also extremely thin and should pose no mechanical issues with the transport. My Cary has very little clearance. No operational problems.
Don't know about the science behind this product. I do know this is his third or fourth iteration.
So what do you get?
A silly, stupid bargain and an absolute no brainer.
I've done ten or so A / B's so far on a vast variety of music. The difference is clearly audible on all CD / SACD discs I've tried although the difference in red book playback, to my ears, seems more dramatic.
Deeper, denser, saturated presentation. Music is fleshed out from a much darker background. Significant decrease in the feeling you are listening to digital versus high quality analogue. It's interesting that you don't know you have system "noise", even at a very low level, until it's gone. That's exactly what this does and alot more.
I'm generally not one to gush but this, IMO, is a must have accessory. Don't know if Ron has a money back option (you can always ask) but I cannot imagine anyone using this in a credible system and wanting to return it.
Two really big ears up.
GG
PS: I think you can also purchase through Music Direct, which should provide the money back option. Make sure you ask for the specific model mentioned above. It's a relatively new product in Marigo's line. They may still have / sell the previous version, which is thicker (called the Signature 3-D Stabilizer Version 2) and has 9 "triangular cutouts" in the mat. The current model has only two.
Just received my CDP back from Ron Hedrick / Marigo Audio. 360.835.9239. For the record, I have no relationship with Ron or his company. However, I must admit that I am a big fan of Marigo.
Ron installed four Bybee filters, a new IEC jack, and numerous vibration control devices in my Cary. More on that to follow once I do some more listening. He also included the newest incarnation of his optical disc mat. It's called the Evolution Signature mat.
Cost $200. Can be used on CD, SACD, DVD, and Blue Ray discs. It's also extremely thin and should pose no mechanical issues with the transport. My Cary has very little clearance. No operational problems.
Don't know about the science behind this product. I do know this is his third or fourth iteration.
So what do you get?
A silly, stupid bargain and an absolute no brainer.
I've done ten or so A / B's so far on a vast variety of music. The difference is clearly audible on all CD / SACD discs I've tried although the difference in red book playback, to my ears, seems more dramatic.
Deeper, denser, saturated presentation. Music is fleshed out from a much darker background. Significant decrease in the feeling you are listening to digital versus high quality analogue. It's interesting that you don't know you have system "noise", even at a very low level, until it's gone. That's exactly what this does and alot more.
I'm generally not one to gush but this, IMO, is a must have accessory. Don't know if Ron has a money back option (you can always ask) but I cannot imagine anyone using this in a credible system and wanting to return it.
Two really big ears up.
GG
PS: I think you can also purchase through Music Direct, which should provide the money back option. Make sure you ask for the specific model mentioned above. It's a relatively new product in Marigo's line. They may still have / sell the previous version, which is thicker (called the Signature 3-D Stabilizer Version 2) and has 9 "triangular cutouts" in the mat. The current model has only two.
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