bigboss said:Hi-Fi system running on batteries?? Never heard of it until now! :O
For less current hungry units it might work like phonostage or digital streamer...not sure you can on amplifier as the peaks of current required...
bigboss said:Hi-Fi system running on batteries?? Never heard of it until now! :O
acalex said:bigboss said:Hi-Fi system running on batteries?? Never heard of it until now! :O
For less current hungry units it might work like phonostage or digital streamer...not sure you can on amplifier as the peaks of current required...
davidpr said:acalex said:bigboss said:Hi-Fi system running on batteries?? Never heard of it until now! :O
For less current hungry units it might work like phonostage or digital streamer...not sure you can on amplifier as the peaks of current required...
I use a rechargable battery pack on my Musical Fidelity phonostage. Compared to the supplied plug the battery makes a huge difference in sound quality. The charge probably lasts for at least 10 hours of playing.
David.
CnoEvil said:Hi BC
I'm answering your question over here so as not to re-route the other thread any more.
I have the Atlas on test atm.....will post view after a better assessment. I thought it had passive circuitry and MOV spike protection (according to a press release), but spoke to John Carrick this morning, and those are for an upgraded product that hasn't been released yet. So atm, this is a very high quality block that is surge protected with a silver fuse.
The Clearer Audio is similar, but has unrestrictive passive filters through Super Supressors as well as Gate Keeper surge protection.
To properly clean up the mains you need conditioning, power re-generation, or a balanced mains transformer. You can do a certain amount with filtering.
BigColz said:Cool, thanks a lot.. Yeah let me/us know how you get on i'm very interested to hear what difference it makes.. Are you tempted to compare with cheaper ones like clearer audio? I just e-mailed the guy at clearer audio so see what he says the improvements are as you go up the ranges. Also about whether using powerline adapters has detrimental effects or not.. You've answered everything I need to know really.. I guess I could just start with power cables as you cant go wrong with those surely as it's just higher quality components and improved shielding? cheers :cheers:
CnoEvil said:BigColz said:Cool, thanks a lot.. Yeah let me/us know how you get on i'm very interested to hear what difference it makes.. Are you tempted to compare with cheaper ones like clearer audio? I just e-mailed the guy at clearer audio so see what he says the improvements are as you go up the ranges. Also about whether using powerline adapters has detrimental effects or not.. You've answered everything I need to know really.. I guess I could just start with power cables as you cant go wrong with those surely as it's just higher quality components and improved shielding? cheers :cheers:
I'm old fashoned in that I think you can't beat a phone call....where the answers you get can trigger more questions, which can then be answered.
I would make up a list of questions and then ring him....ie. everything to do with where the improvements come from and why he does it in the way he does.
BigColz said:Maybe I could still do that and get a regenerator/balanced mains for the hifi but sounds expensive :doh:
CnoEvil said:BigColz said:Maybe I could still do that and get a regenerator/balanced mains for the hifi but sounds expensive :doh:
It is very expensive, and imo should be left until everything else has been sorted, to see what sort of a problem you have.....no harm in asking questions though, and Darren is knowledgeable and helpful.
Russ Andrews sell their PowerBlock that can have various levels of filtration added.......but if you don't have an in-grained problem, may be overkill. I think they rent out a "sniffer" to assess your problem. It is very easy to haemorrhage money this way, so very careful assessment of any benefits is vital.
BigColz said:Yeah.. Another thing I just thought if i got cables with better shielding at least that would jurrastically improve any interferance the cables have with each other (in a tangled mess).. It doesn't seem to matter how loud I turn my amp up the hardly noticable humm seems to stay the same. It's when I go up and down in the volume it makes a little puff noise.. This could just be due to the electronic volume control though and isn't exactly an issue. When music is playing even at very low volumes you can't hear it.. I will try unplugging my router/wifi/powerline adapters to see if that makes a difference. Also looking forward to demoing the response d two's vs my studio 115s, chord epic vs Tellurium black.. Got a mate coming and going to do some (not so serious) blind test to see what he notices.. Few bottles of red are in order I think :rockout: :cheers:
CnoEvil said:BigColz said:Yeah.. Another thing I just thought if i got cables with better shielding at least that would jurrastically improve any interferance the cables have with each other (in a tangled mess).. It doesn't seem to matter how loud I turn my amp up the hardly noticable humm seems to stay the same. It's when I go up and down in the volume it makes a little puff noise.. This could just be due to the electronic volume control though and isn't exactly an issue. When music is playing even at very low volumes you can't hear it.. I will try unplugging my router/wifi/powerline adapters to see if that makes a difference. Also looking forward to demoing the response d two's vs my studio 115s, chord epic vs Tellurium black.. Got a mate coming and going to do some (not so serious) blind test to see what he notices.. Few bottles of red are in order I think :rockout: :cheers:
Look forward to your thoughts.
BigColz said:I may have just bought a Russ Andrews Classic Powerkord with Wattgate 320i connector... £55 delivered so around half price :clap: So another thing to try side by side next week :cheers:
benjaminlross said:If you have a mains conditioner like the Tacima 6 way - can you use normal kettle leads from that and retain the benefits of the cleaned mains, or do you also need separate power cables?