Copper Sleeve over IEC


There has been several threads on AA about putting a 1 1/2" copper union (coupler) over the IEC on the CD Player, Preamp, Amp.

Well I tried it...

Anyone else give it a try?
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Showing 5 responses by theaudiotweak

If you do a search for rfi and emi shielding materials you will find many different types and variations. The foil types made of copper with adhesive maybe the most simple to procure and to use. I have a couple of copper foil inductors I could unroll and use for this experiment/purpose. Some slicing and dicing along with some spray adhesive may open this up for some shielding inside of my cd transport. Tom
I use brass ac outlet cover faceplates. My power cords use steel bearing fill as a dielectric RFI shield as well as being a drain for micro-vibrations. I love that sound. I will try out the copper end shield over and near the IEC end of my power cords. As I described my power cords shielded construction, would not both ends unprotected as they are, be improved with the copper shields? I hope to find out soon. Thanks for the tip. Tom
About a year ago on another thread, I told of removing the ferrous cover on my ac mains box. That made for a nice improvement and heard by others in my listening room as my system was being played. Tom
David my last post was in reference to removing the entire cover off the AC mains breaker box. Tom
Couple of maufacturers have been using steel or brass microbearing fill in their cables for vibration control as well as for shielding purposes for many years. Starsound being the first that I know of and then Virtual Dynamics. Tom