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| A not sarcastic question for the power conditioner/upgraded power cord folks @immatthewj denial is a 12 gauge river on the path to disenchantment. | |
| A not sarcastic question for the power conditioner/upgraded power cord folks @immatthewj I guess my point is that there have been some technological developments in power cables and conditioning since your conditioner was designed and built. In theory, hard wiring a power cable to your conditioner would be superior to an I... | |
| Has this ever happened to you? @xenolith +1 to your honey. | |
| A not sarcastic question for the power conditioner/upgraded power cord folks The Absolute Sound article posted by @chuck is very thorough and sounds right to my non-electrician ears. I wish it was available when I purpose built my listening room from the studs out 15 years ago, including the power lines from the breaker b... | |
| A not sarcastic question for the power conditioner/upgraded power cord folks To address the OP’s first question, yes, the power cable from the wall to the power conditioner is critically important, at least that is my personal experience. I recently upgraded the supply cable from the wall to my conditioner/distributor and... | |
| Has this ever happened to you? LOL | |
| Does a good power conditioner reduce need for power supply upgrade? @emergingsoul thanks, it has been fun to put it together. I will look at options to replace the streamer. Adding the Teddy Pardo power supply in place of the switching supply in the Node N130 made a huge positive difference. A bigger difference... | |
| Does a good power conditioner reduce need for power supply upgrade? Thanks @sns | |
| Does a good power conditioner reduce need for power supply upgrade? @sns I would be interested in any insights or specific information you can provide on how power supply and power conditioners purposes are unique. I have a vague idea, but would like to understand more. I know power supplies typically convert AC... | |
| ABX testing with AQ Dragon power cords @mclinnguy thanks for your detailed effort to make an objective report on the OP’s system. Based on the OP’s initial post on his, his neighbor’s, his dealer’s observations, and their n your report, I am convinced that his system in his room is re... | |
| What exactly is PRaT??? @soix as a musician, do you feel comfortable with and understand “swing” as it it pertains to music? Swing: ±music: to produce a bouncy, uneven rhythm - Wikionary I intuit that PRaT and “swing” are related. A hifi system that provides insight i... | |
| Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover) Larry Coryell “Fairyland” | |
| Linear Power Supply Recommendations! +1 for Teddy Pardo dual power supply. https://teddypardo.com/product/dual-outlet-power-supply-custom-version/ I am using one with Bluesound Node N130 and Chord DAC to positive effect. I have also had success using MCRU and Swagman Labs PS, bu... | |
| What were your favorite gear additions in 2024? @musicaddict nice to see Odyssey Audio still going strong! | |
| Yes, digital cables matter too Why would anyone use coax cable? @mikhailark above in this thread I noted that USB is not an option with current streamer/server as I am using the only USB connection on the Node N130 for my SSD with my ripped and downloaded files. My Chord Q... |