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So you're saying the room is not the biggest factor outside of component selection?

Posted by jihad (A) on November 1, 2010 at 12:57:44

In Reply to: RE: Anything you do to improve the room is going to pay off in a big way. posted by bartc on November 1, 2010 at 12:20:41:

I would argue that unless you're listening through headphones it is. Well, maybe the quality of the recording.

You can tune your AC any way you want. Expensive fancy plated outlets and AC connectors can't/don't take the place of a sensible, knowledgable approach to addressing the AC that's fed into your components. They can't take the place of MOV or X/Y rated caps placed across mains, etc.

Have you replaced all of the lousy, sloppy and lose IEC connectors in your equipment with Neutrik PowerCon connectors? They are a much better connector and much safer than IEC connectors. This is an example of a functional upgrade not just an aesthetic one.

It's all a moot point anyway because it's all turned into DC by rectifiers that make their own hash and noise. Large supply caps put off magnetic fields and are full of ripple current. Those issues need to be addressed seriously, they're not something you can just throw eye candy at.


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