I strangled my pipe


As disgusting as this sounds it is ever so true. I had been told to run dedicated lines . I did , 10 gauge romex into hospital grade outlets on a separate breaker . I got the Pipedream 21 s and hooked them up to a gamut 200 mk 11 and had a Classe Omega amp I put on the subs. The Omega preamp was in line with a Marantz sa 1 and Nordost spms. The sound was thrilling and shockingly dynamic to be sure but the things that make a truly great speaker were just not there. The soundstage width , depth and transparency as well as pinpoint imaging was good but well inferior to my Aerial 20 t multichannel room.I was more than a little surprised , especially considering the rantings and ravings JV and HP did when The Absolute Sound reviewed them. I just simply did not hear the magic they described . A friend said to run 6/3 with ground into a Cinepro sequencer that turned 220 to 110 . Then put in a couple of Cinepro powerpro 20 conditioners and 2 Cinepro power supply 3 voltage regulators. I did it and this , I must share. The difference was stunning and immediately obvious . The speakers blew out the back and side walls as if I had just replaced a sony reciever with Levinson gear. It was just astounding and I am trying to temper my enthusiasm here. The sound seemed to sweep wide outside each tower and then creep up the floor toward the listening position. Nothing I have ever done has made a greater positive impact in any system I have controlled. I just wanted to share this with anyone that does not think that power matters . I live in a small town in a small neighborhood outside the city limits so I do not really think my power was terribly corrupted to begin with either. Any similar observations?
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I ran two dedicated circuits for my system when I moved into my current home. One was just for the amp, the second was for the rest of the system. I ran Belden 83802 to PS Audio outlets and have been very happy with the results. I was surprised that every time I did something with the power, i.e. powercords, outlets, dedicated circuits, the biggest difference was in the bass. Everything was improved, but the bass was the most obvious.
Soundstage, imaging, and everything was better! I don't know why more people don't do this?!?
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