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In Reply to: RE: Now that I have gotten accustomed to the tape on the plug leading to my PowerCell, I'm going to remove it. posted by Norm on October 10, 2009 at 08:21:32
Norm, I think you will find a more open sound once you remove the teflon tape.
I did not like the tape with my Powercell SE.
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The sound just keeps getting better even after 30 days with 3 coatings of Oatey's teflon tape! Before doing this latest upgrade the bass was little thin but now I can FEEL IT like I'm at a LIVE SHOW!.. Everything just sounds so SMOooOTH and more REALISTIC now. This tweak is more like a major component upgrade now!.....
Change for the sake of change is usually preferred. For awhile. But, then we make another change and are happy for another week or so. And it goes on and on ... Anything to keep the brain preoccupied and not constantly reminding us that the sound is really not very good.
Oy ve.
Perhaps if you stack a pallet with money it will act as a bass trap until Cheney can get round to your place.
It is indeed hard to fix such a poor system... ;-)))
about Bush recordings recorded in the bush. (Hair Pie, bake one)
I was laughing at our need for a constantly changing target for enjoyment of our music systems.
Moving targets do not seem to work as well with economies no matter which side is calling the shots but that does not seem to stop the "we have to do something" urge.
That should be left to the listening room!
I have been around long enough to always recheck my initial impressions. This is not to say that others might still prefer it, however.
I came back from the RMAF already sad to realize how excellent the Tidal speakers had sounded and was disappointed with my sound here. After I played some cuts that I knew well, I went through what I had done most recently. Along with HiFiSounds post, I decided to explore the teflon tape matter more closely. I tried first off to just remove the tape and listen. That was as far as I got.
I wonder if at least part of any sonic change from this tweak is the sound of the added Teflon dialectric as opposed to vibrational control. Which would explain why it's not a positive for some people?
Some folks prefer the effects of Teflon and others hate it.
I've found that cotton is the most neutral dielectric for my taste, and that Teflon comes close. Other dielectrics impart strong colorations to the sound for me. Considering that much of my system already has Teflon insulation, the small additional amount in the plug blade wrapping should not affect the overall dielectric coloration very much. Thus, I believe the improvements I hear are caused by acoustic damping.
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...that maybe the dielectric effect might out-weigh the anti-vibration effect.
You get the best out of this tweak when you put three coatings of teflon tape on each prong. I will never remove it!...
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