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| Ground Loop - New Twist? Thanks, Sean. Your suggestion makes sense even to a non-techie like myself. Along that line, it would seem lifting the ground at the IEC inside the amp would accomplish the same thing. This is just me looking at options. The PC has heat shrink ove... | |
| This is THE powercord I want : Very insightful article. Of particular note, aside from futuristic applications, is the technology used in developing the wire. Sounds like these scientists have learned that wire ain't just wire after all.Superconductor ICs, cables and PCs, drool... | |
| PreAmp for Bryston 3BST/Mirage OM6 combo There was no indication as to the characteristics desired from this upgrade. That knowledge would have helped tailor a response. Still, several good suggestions have already been made. To expound on a couple of them, the Sonic Frontiers Line 1 is ... | |
| Ground Loop - New Twist? Sean: That is pretty much my philosophy on the situation. I prefer to use the equipment as designed, but do want the best sound.Given that the cable co. fails to fix the problem I am considering taking this to the extreme. Everything is plugged in... | |
| Power Cord for which COMPONENTS???? Based on the discussions here it seems the popular opinion is to start with source. My experience was different. Putting one on the pre- "livened" things up; maybe "more musical" is a better description. Adding one to the amp gave an overall great... | |
| Ground Loop - New Twist? Cornfedboy: That phrase meant connecting the audio outputs of the TV to one of the inputs on the pre-. Sorry it wasn't clear. Thanks for the ideas, too.To everyone: Went out today and looked even more closely at how the cable hook up is grounded. ... | |
| Hales owners discussion Good idea on the Audiopoints, but I'm considering putting mine on wheels. The cable guy was getting too close to them while doing an install, so I laid down two strips of cellophane tape to mark the position of the one in his way and lifted it to ... | |
| Ground Loop - New Twist? Well, I'm not giving up the TV. At least not until hockey season is over. ;-)As for the RS fix, tried it and while the sound improved the picture quality was unacceptably poor. Eventually bought a ground isolator, but in this case even it is not e... | |
| Reviewing the Reviewers Given Djjd's comments the following thought comes to mind: What kind of person reads an Internet discussion group and expects the same level of journalistic professionalism as that of a highly visible author being paid to write articles whose very... | |
| Hales owners discussion Our rooms sound *very* similar. The main one here is 19'x12' with an assymetric vaulted ceiling (13.5' at the peak) and a couple of other oddities to the contours (low ceiling area near front door, dropped beam at the dividing line between living ... | |
| How to get rid of transformer hum? I'm not sure this was a ground issue, Liguy. Not sure it wasn't, either. The grounding at the old place was originally suspect, but am pretty sure it is more than adequate now (long story). Given the neighborhood it may well have been similar , bu... | |
| How can power cords make a difference? Before someone else jumps on it, let me be the one to respond to Redkiwi with, "That's because you expected it to sound bad. There's no way power cords can make a difference." Not because I believe it, but because the responses have become so pred... | |
| How to get rid of transformer hum? While it may not be a feasible solution for some, try moving. The transformer in my DAC hummed audibly (hearable from ~2 feet away) and it was almost on its way to the factory for repair. There was also a seemingly unrelated hum through the speake... | |
| Passive bi-amping works ? Garfish, looking forward to your review. TWO upgraded DNA-2s? I have a severe case of amp envy. | |
| Monitors are falling While Jeff's suggestion is the best (and I will fight the desire to add a long diatribe about parents that overly coddle their kids, never teach them proper boundaries, end up with little monsters and then wonder "where did we go wrong"...) (didn'... |