Looks like my brother and I will be going on Friday with one-day tickets. Can’t get there Thursday night ‘cause of a Shawn Colvin/Marc Cohn concert here in Indy that night.
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If any of you dear Axpona visitors happen to visit this stand, please share your thoughts on CAD products, I’ll appreciate so much. Thanks.
Here the announcement from CAD website:
CAD will be exhibiting at AXPONA 2023 in Room 592.
CAD is delighted to confirm our co-exhibitors are AESTHETIX and VANDERSTEEN. We are looking forward to a weekend of great music! Scott Berry will be on hand from CAD to demonstrate the CAD Ground Controls and show you…
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Will do, Luca. They were also at the Florida show, but both times when I went in for some reason I wasn’t able to hear the system with, then without their grounding devices.
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They were the first people I met at Axpona last year. Wonderful people! I can’t wait to see them again!
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Scott Berry and his wife live in UK but they come from US, I had several contacts by email with them last year and are simply lovely.
I use 2 CAD GC1s in my system but I’m curious to know their new products (like USB Control I already ordered as act of faith in their technology).
I suppose it would be interesting to meet Scott in person, thank you Al and Tony, looking forward to your impressions.
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Prego. 
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I have been thinking that a 1.1 might be in my very near term future.
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Congrats, a few reviews consider the 1.1 a remarkable upgrade compared to 1
Let me know what do you think about it.
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Hi @luca.pelliccioli , once again I take advantage of your patience… could you tell me where you have the CADs connected and what is the benefit of incorporating them into your chain, considering that you have P20 and Puritan. Thanks 
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It’s a pleasure, Joselo.
Actually I’m using the 2 GC1s connected to each M1200s. One for the right and the other for the left. Both of the them connected to the unused RCA input (as recommended from Scott of CAD).
You can hear the difference once you unplug them and after an hour or so. It’s evident: something is lacking, a sort of relaxed feeling mainly due to a softer background and a pleasant smoothness and delicacy. The GC1 brings a rounded and controlled sound in low area, along with mitigate edged benefit on upper high. It’s not an improvement, to clarify me better. The sound quality is the same, the feeling of relaxed pleasure listening to music it is the real difference.
Another set up I was using before is:
- one GC1 connected to both PST and MK I DAC (or MK I DAC and BHK Pre) for digital path
- the second GC1 connected the SPP for analog path
Since I bought the MSB DAC and playing rarely vinyls I abandoned this set up.
Hope that helps.
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Do you have any new updates regarding the M1200’s now that they’re back in the system for a little longer?
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I’m afraid what I reported in my other thread is confirmed. I’m missing the S202. There are differences, I’m hearing what I’m hearing as time goes by and the M1200s are settled back.
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Thank you for such a detailed explanation and if it helps me a lot. I just contacted Scott and he responded very quickly.
You’ll probably ask for one initially with the goal of adding a second. 
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I’m curious to understand the differences between the GC1 and the new GC1.1 version, My dealer asked to Scott about technical differences, if it worth the upgrading and a possible trade in program.
I’m also waiting a few explanation about the new USB Control, I ordered it last April but still waiting for it and asked if connecting via USB cable a unit to the GC1 is better than plugging in the same unit the USB Control:
Luca do the GC1’s have one or two grounding inputs on them? I think thats the difference. maybe…
I don’t have one but just read a review and it said something about one for each channel.
Can I ask if its just grounding, why are the cables so expensive? I get signals that have information, but this is just ground. Why not just a copper multi-strand wire (for flexibility)? Seems $350 is pretty steep for a grounding connection.
I would also love to know what’s in the box.
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I’ll ask Scott directly and I’ll let you know when he answers. The USB control looks interesting.
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Thanks Brian.
Also GC1 old version sports 2 inputs.
As for ground cables I agree with you. They look pretty cheap and are not flexible (like garden wire covered with fabric), if you bend them they keep that shape.
There are some on TMR for less then half that price.
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