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After leaving my system on for 3 days...

...I listened to a CD I'm pretty familiar with, and found that the sound is harsher than it used to be!

I know that there is the arguement that leaving solid-state devices on usually yields better or at least no performance difference, but is it possible that the performance actually suffers?

Before my little experiment of leaving it on for 3 days, I used to turn it off in the night, and leave it on all day during the day. Also, I just purchased a tuner, which I have stacked on top of my CD player, which is on Vibrapods. Perhaps that is the cause. (They say you shouldn't stack)

Or is my system just revealing the real sound from the CDs?

I admit, I will have to go home after work and do some more experimentation before I come to a solid conclusion whether the sound has gotten worse or not. (Perhaps unstacking my tuner from on top of my CDP)

I own the following system:
- NAD C370 Integrated Amp
- NAD C541 CD Player
- NAD C420 Tuner
- IXOS & Monster interconnects
- Monster speaker cable
- B&W DM601S2 speaker pair

Any ideas?
lennychen

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sean
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Short of buying a PS Powerplant, i don't think that you'll ever be able to get optimum results out of any system in a dorm room. Between all of the computers and other gadgets tied into the electrical system of the building, you'd almost have to make sure that everyone was sleeping and all of the electronic gadgets turned off in every room to be able to hear what your system is capable of. As mentioned, late night listening is where it is at ( if at all possible ) without going to some type of dedicated lines / isolated ground / power regeneration set-up. Sean
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sean
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Lenny, the Vibrapods work by having a specific amount of "give" factored into them. By "over-podding" and not following the recommended weight ranges, you can get into a situation where the pods are not compressing and the component is simply resting on top of them. At that point, you start to get more direct energy transfer from the supporting shelf up through the pods and into the component. Whether or not the increased coupling or lack of damping is beneficial would be up to the ears of the "beerholder" and the individual component being supported : ) Sean
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