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Can cables with active shielding sound better with regenerated power?

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The answer is yes it does!
On a whim today, I moved the Synergistics Research mini power coupler that provides 30VAC to the SR REL SPEC subwoofer cable, of which was recently upgraded to Zero capacitance active shielding and given the Quantum Tunneling treatment, from the balanced power conditioner over to the Walker Audio precision motor controller where it is sharing power with my CD player via a PS Audio UO banged onto the output of the WAPMC and damned if it didn't make a marked improvement in background blackness/stillness which provides improved soundstaging and transient decay.
Yes I did a quick listen of the CD player now being powered with the UO on the output of the WAPMC with the MPC moved back to the balanced power conditioner and the results quickly showed a reduction in the above mentioned attributes.
This has me thinking about the SR demo I heard at CES where Ted had his new Enigma PS powering the shielding on the cables in that setup and how dramatic that demo was when he switched between the 2 tubes that power the shielding circuit. Just goes to reinforce that power does matter, even down to the smallest of duties.
Cheers,
~kenster

Edits: 03/24/08 03/24/08

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Yr W.A. motor controller works on digital or analogue topology? (nt) - cheap-Jack 11:43:14 03/24/08 (5)
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- RE: Yr W.A. motor controller works on digital or analogue topology? (nt) - kenster 11:58:55 03/24/08 (4)
  The WAPMC is designed to power TT motors with a proprietary AC regenerated signal but I found that it makes an incredible improvement when powering my CD player due to the input and output isolation transformers and the true AC regeneration.
  It also had provisions for motor phase reversal and adjustable frequency output at ~80 hz which my CD player prefers over the ~60 hz output. It is rated at 25 watts max output but being built to Walker standards, I'm sure this is conservative.
  Cheers,
  ~kenster
  
  Edits: 03/24/08
  - My question is: is yr CD player sharing power with WAPMC - cheap-Jack 12:42:08 03/24/08 (3)
    Hi.
    
    .. directly or via yr PSA UO?
    
    c-J
    - RE: My question is: is yr CD player sharing power with WAPMC - kenster 13:51:58 03/24/08 (2)
      The WAPMC is being driven directly from the wall via an Oyaide R-1/WPC-Z/TEL wire PC and the CD player is then powered by the WAPMC along with the MPC.
      The UO was pressed into service mainly to facilitate the connecting of the 2 units to the WAPMC's output since it only has a single solo outlet.
      Cheers
      
      Edits: 03/24/08
      - This is exactly what I think you've done - but it's no good!! - cheap-Jack 08:11:00 03/25/08 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: My question is: is yr CD player sharing power with WAPMC posted by kenster on March 24, 2008 at 13:51:58
        
        Hi.
        
        Never plug yr analogue gears (yr TT/motor controller) directly into the same powerline outlet sharing with any digital gears (yr CD player). Period.
        
        'Cause the RFI noises emiitted by a CD/DVD/Blu-ray player (whenever swithced ON) will go into the yr analogue gears via sharing the same AC outlet. I've actually measured an increase in powerline noise as such with a wideband powerline & EMI noise analyser.
        
        The proper way to stop this is to add an Oyaide duplex on to the WAPMC unit: one outlet point for yr TT & the other for yr CD player via yr UO, which hopefully can stop the RFI noises emitted by yr CD player into yr TT sharing the same Oyaide duplex.
        
        You should hear better sound.
        
        c-J
        
        RE: This is exactly what I think you've done - but it's no good!! - kenster 14:04:09 03/25/08 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: This is exactly what I think you've done - but it's no good!! posted by cheap-Jack on March 25, 2008 at 08:11:00
        
        Hey c-J,
        
        Maybe I wasn't clear in answering your query and while I appreciate the info, this is well understood here and if one were to read my system profile, it would be clear that the TT and the phono preamp have been removed from my system and the only source component is the CD player.
        
        When the TT and the phono preamp are implemented, they are the only source components and the CD player is completely removed from the system. In other words, in the big rig, there is only one source component hooked up at any one given time for the very reason(s) you site.
        
        Cheers,
        
        ~kenster

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