darrenyeats wrote: > Hi Ralph, > 1. The cumulative effect of all the steps I described is significant, > and I would be surprised if I couldn't hear it blind (even though I've > to proved myself to have been fooled on past occasions, so I am wary). I > have been distinctly unsatisfied with the sound on two occasions since > then, and both occasions I later discovered I'd left my phone charging > (unfiltered) in another room. I've talked to the wife about a blind test > but no dice so far ...! > > 2. The items using SMPSs (7 or 8 devices in my study, and the Touch in > the music room) are plugged into a filtered Tacima block, and this > itself is plugged into a Marmitek filter which is plugged into a wall > socket. This is the opposite arrangement to usual. Usually the stereo > components are plugged into filters to protect them from switching noise > on the mains ring, but in my case I'm protecting the mains ring from the > sources of switching noise. It's an upstairs ring and nothing else is > plugged into it, other things like the heating system have their own > circuit from the CU. > > Head on over to pro sites like Gearslutz or SOS and you'll see this > stuff isn't magic(ke) really.
Thanks Darren. I respect your version of the improvements since you make these statements along with a healthy dose of skepticism which is not how this would be presented in the audiophile press. Plus you are trying to address a very specific and real problem, namely noise inducted by switching mode power supplies. Well done! Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: SBS on dedicated windows 7 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101564 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
