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RE: Nah

Posted by rick_m (A) on April 4, 2011 at 21:54:02

In Reply to: Nah posted by unclestu on April 4, 2011 at 16:12:46:

Hi Stu!

Let's see, you said...

"I had already modified the power strip by running heavy gauge romex through the various AC outlets."

There you go, clearly not an audiophile device, all those wires and connections! Now mine on the other hand has custom stamped contiguous bars and blades made out of, of, something, probably phos bronze or maybe genuine brass. Anyhow no wires except the line cord and I don't remember how it's terminated. 2/$6.00 I think at my local hardware store but I figured I was worth it...

"difference in sound, particularly as now the dedicated line was in advance of such things as the heater and stove"

Hmmm. Maybe you islanders wire thangs differently than us westcoasters or did you put in an additional breaker above the 'MAIN' breaker? I don't know how else you can get 'above' the 220V split-phase stuff. I can see where that might help as the main breaker's impedance will produce a voltage drop from all the current noises below it while the 'main' section only sees the meter and wire back to the transformer.

Maybe I'll try it, if I plug my system into the outlet on the range it will feed from that section of the panel although it will also go through the little breaker on the stove. I'm almost afraid to try because if it makes a nice improvement then I'll have to rig up another circuit!

Switching gears, I've now got my paws on some larger 'crystals', well beads at least of various sorts and I'm going to take the antiphile approach and start by trying to measure them prior to listening. Why not? I don't hold out too much hope especially since I don't have all the equipment that would be handy but still I think it will be fun. Then of course I'll listen. I've found that a lot more things are measurable than is commonly supposed and I'm hoping it will be easier with larger samples.

Regards, Rick

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