Acoustic Revive’s RAS-14 A/C Stabilizer

Mike Silverton has posted a review of the Acoustic Revive’s RAS-14 A/C Stabilizer ($1095) at Stereo Times. His conclusions:

It’s not feasible to pull these devices, listen to the system without them, and reinstate them for another listen, no less do it “blind,” in as short a time as a valid a/b comparison requires. We plow ahead in typically subjective fashion, which, I admit, is how I prefer to do these things…

With the RAS-14 pair removed, the sonic image lost depth, dimension, textural and harmonic largesse. This is not to say that listening to the track absent the Stabilizers proved a disappointment. Had I never heard of these things nor had a chance to use them, I’d have called the sound good. It’s ever a question of experiencing a marked improvement you perhaps had thought unlikely until you hear it…

I didn’t feel the need to remove the RAS-14 pair just to make sure. I knew that I was hearing a fine recording significantly enhanced by – it must be admitted – a very expensive tweak.

For the big number, see below. I’ve given up commenting on what things cost. Not my place. We’re all grownups. We make our own decisions. The RAS-14 is a well-made piece of equipment that does a bang-up job. That much I can report with confidence.

You can read the full review here.