Tweakers' Asylum

Indeed, that is what I have been missing. The bass is better also.

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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 ozzyboy on October 10, 2009 at 16:22:55

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.

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RE: Indeed, that is what I have been missing. The bass is better also. - HumanMedia 06:03:35 10/11/09 (3)
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?
- Good point. - Al Sekela 12:18:14 10/11/09 (0)
  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.
- Given my other experiences with teflon, I suspect you are right. nt - Norm 11:09:43 10/11/09 (0)
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- I had thought the same thing... - sherod 08:36:42 10/11/09 (0)
  ...that maybe the dielectric effect might out-weigh the anti-vibration effect.
RE: Indeed, that is what I have been missing. The bass is better also. - HiFiSoundGuy 05:07:53 10/11/09 (0)
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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