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Clean power and it's affect on sound quality

Been reading quite a bit about how clean power can affect sound quality by segregating the system from the dirty grid with power conditioners, high-end power cables, isolators, and even off-grid battery-powered systems.

I've noticed some changes in sound quality with regards to better power supply, especially with regards to the older house I was in vs. the newly built house I'm in now. The older home had a warmer tone due to 50 years of copper wiring being burned in. My new house is brighter because the copper wiring hasn't been burned in yet.

But one thing I also noticed is that when I recently changed the batteries in my remote controls from your typical Duracell batteries to the solar-rechargeable batteries I use now. The sound quality really improved. Dynamics were improved across the board, tonality was warmer...more golden, like a sunset vs. mid-day bright. The soundstage opened up as well with more airiness and clarity to the instrumentation regardless of my media source. I highly recommend using solar-rechargeable batteries for your remotes vs the standard OEC batteries that came with the remote. I think you'll notice a vast improvement in sound quality - being cleaner and warmer. 

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Are you talking about a remote control that you hold in your hand? Your post isn’t making sense to me, or did you add that as joke?

If you are indeed referring to batteries on handheld remote controls, that is absurd and has absolutely nothing to do with the audio quality.

 

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bipod72 OP

The best thing to do is have your speakers face north.  The magnetic field from the earth will improve the sound and make you believe that you are listening to much more expensive equipment.  It also helps if you paint your speaker magnets with nail polish, but the polish must be organic, or it will make them sound like an AM radio. Be sure to use hot pink because other colors will make your speakers sound dull! 🤣

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hilde45: Why not add some LSD to that coffee also? The OP will be able to see the sound as well as hear it! No need for a pricey TV or premature depletion of those solar batteries...
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bipod72 OP:

The norther lights won't affect your equipment as long as your ceiling is purple, and you use non-metallic paint.

Any brand of polish will do as long as it’s organic just make sure to use west to east strokes with the brush to negate any magnetic fluctuations.

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Just experiment!  You'll get there one day.  I'm too busy helping others with quantum physics until further notice...🤔

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tunefuldude:

I do listen to jazz.  I have even attended the New Orleans Jazz Festival twice, but its' not my go to genre.  I mainly went for the entertainment and atmosphere.  I do consider Jazz to be one of the most difficult genres to play with an instrument though.

I only have a few Jazz CD's.  Mostly Al Di Meola and Jean Luc Ponti.  Not the traditional Jazz per say but were categorized as Jazz when record store were prominent. 

As far as piano is concerned, I do like it.  My favorite is Rick Wakeman and some classics. I agree with you in that piano is very difficult to reproduce and have it sound believable (live).  These two are among my favorites.  Just plain beautiful! Rick Wakeman - Sea Horses - YouTube       Rick Wakeman - Catherine Of Aragon (youtube.com)

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