is cooker cable better for hifi

[admin_exported]

i have moved my hifi as i am decorating the house,,and plugged the cdt and dac and headphone amp into the sockets in the kitchen
now i dont know but why does it sound a lot better in the kitchen, and think its all down to the cooker outlet that has thicker cables run straight to it and not a ring main i am now thinking of running spur straight from the mains,, also my father now 70yrs old who was an electrican thinks am nuts as he does not agree anything about cables,-- any thougths welcome on this so i can show him i am not alone thinking mains cable may have an effect on hifi sound..

 

[idc]

You talk of moving your CD etc into the kitchen, but have you also moved your speakers into the kitchen? Could this be down to the different room's accoustics?

 

[Anonymous]

hi no only cd transport dac and headphone amp to use headphones as kitchen is far to small for mission 753 speakers

 

[Anonymous]

40A cable does sound better than 20A ring main cable.
Also having a single spur. (as you have found out)

If your proposed Spur runs near to other cables it will be better if you use shielded 40A wiring.

 

[idc]

If the speakers are still in the livingroom could it be a case of the empty room as you decorate has different accoustics?

I have also found in the past that a good clean and pulling plugs out and pushing them back in can make a difference. I assume you did that to move the amp etc.

I am not a closed mind to the mains being a cause of good/bad sound, but I do think it is the least important factor.

 

[Anonymous]

Just as de-coupling caps on the op amp circuit?