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I did some decorative work on my room, Since I deeply pealed the walls I decided to go ahead and move the location of my dedicated line. Doing so shortened the previous length of the AC wires and I was left with some 5ft to spare. The room it self, furniture, rug, new wall paint, system position, all remained the same. A second before cutting the spare wires I decided to conduct an experiment: Why don't I remove the PC's gear side plugs, connect them directly to the line wires (chain one to the other with the same type of wire 1ft long for amp and cdp) and see what no PC's and outlets system sounds like.
Yes, it sounded fantastic, better than with any hi-end PC's/outlets configuration I've ever tried, and most surprisingly with no RFI.
I know what I did was against many E-codes, but what it gave me is the perspective of how good PC's/outlets should sound like: No flavoring, No connection is the best connection.

Follow Ups:

No doubt about it. I hard wired everything about 15 years ago. Very inconvenient. - Norm 07:26:36 05/08/09 (5)
Especially if there is a thunder storm or you want to change equipment.
- You could put - unclestu52 12:13:44 05/08/09 (2)
  an IEC on the end of the wire, so at least you can swap out components. That adds only one more connector.
  
  Stu
  - RE: You could put - benie 22:12:01 05/10/09 (0)
    Yes , this is what I have done as well, but plan on upgrading the IEC at some point. Very nice way to hear what an outlet sounds like. Get rid of it!!
  - Actually, as I remember I did think about that, but I wanted a real benchmark. nt - Norm 13:26:06 05/08/09 (0)
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- Same Here - Dynaudio_Rules 08:24:32 05/08/09 (1)
  Hard wired my Hafler amp, sounded great. I also hard wired my speakers to my amp. Straight from the xover to the inside wire of the amp...this is truly the ultimate but like you said its very inconvenient. With that said, if you are not one to move things around or change gear often it might be worth it...
  
  Karma Means Never Having To Say You're Sorry 音楽は力です。
  - Yeh, I'm not one to move stuff around!! nt - Norm 13:27:41 05/08/09 (0)
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