Stabilant 22

[brit]

Small update. I just treated my AES/EBU cable between totaldac streamer and Devialet master.

What can I say?! I am now hearing more detail, the notes are sweeter and the voices feel even more real. 

This is a stunning upgrade! For under £50 I now have a much better sounding system. This is an absolute no-brainer as far as tweaks are concerned.

Still have the SPDIF to go between Master and Companion but I'm taking my time with this, savouring the changes. 

Guillaume

Hi Guillaume,

Sounds (no pun intended!) like a winner  . Must invest in some for myself . 

Point for clarification - do you need to apply to both plug and socket, ie male and female part of connections?

David

I almost think it should be compulsory for everyone on this forum! 

I'm wondering if whether a .5 ml bottle would be enough for most, that's £14.83 on Amazon!!! 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stabilant-22-N-A...22VRAXYVZB

You apply it to both end of your cables but not the sockets themselves, although you probably could do that too. I started with ethernet cables and worked my way through the signal chain. Still have the SPDIF between Master and Companion to do.

I also applied it to the micro SD firmware card that goes into my totaldac server.

What's interesting is that at first it made my system sound bright (and detailed) but it settled very quickly. Now I'm getting improvements further down the register. The decay of notes seems to have improved a lot in my system but that's me just picking out one aspect. Everything feels more coherent.

Here are some notes from then manufacturer re applications in hi-fi:

http://www.stabilant.com/appnt15.php

Guillaume

Guillaume,

Many thanks, very helpful, as is the link to the Sibert "fact sheet".

David