upgrading power supply help please

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Hello,

Iv'e read a few reviews and wondered of the benefits of upgrading power supplies. Does it really make a difference. I understand the benefits of properly screened cables because of magnetic fields as i used to be an electrician before my accident.

Basically would my system benefit from something like the Tacima CS929. Also should i replace power leads where i can, like av receiver, blu ray player, sky hd box, tv and imac.

thanks for any help

 

[idc]

Hi Neil. I have lived in 4 different houses with my mains conditioner and its effect has varied from nothing to clear. How effective these products are varies depending on mains noise, cable management (which you touch upon in your post) etc.

In my presernt house I have ended up with my hifi on a spur, which is ideal. But I also now use a laptop as my source, which is not ideal. My The Silencer mains conditioner makes a difference. In my last house it made no difference at all, yet the wiring was all over the place.

I would get the rated Tacima or Lindy as they are cheap to start with and see how you go. My presnt kit uses PSUs, so no room for upgraded power cables. Before I did have one cable. It worked on my CDP, but not on my amp. So I stopped at the one.

 

[Anonymous]

dont worry about changing the cords nor adding a conditioner though the separate spur idc mentions may help

idc your noise is most likely caused by your change of source therefore youd need to compare with your setup as it was in other houses before you could make a definitive statement

 

[Anonymous]

I originally discovered the benefits myself from Russ Andrew back in the late 70's, when I bought my 1st classic powerkord fitted with a superclamp.

Went on to buy 2 more along with 4tc Kimber cable. It gave my whole system more clarity, detail, much more enjoyable listening. Have been a convert since!

The tacima is such good value, I have mine hard wired into a spur on a 20A CB. Off this running 2 x BT MCU's which ensure the current supply isnt strangled under heavy load conditions off the AV amp. (7 x 200wpc)

I did find that they cleaned up the Mains supply so well that I couldn't tell the difference at all (Pictures and Music) between my classic powerkords and kettle leads!

That to me is the best solution I have found and can recommend.

 

[idc]

one off:

dont worry about changing the cords nor adding a conditioner though the separate spur idc mentions may help

But even with the separate spur, my Mains Conditioner works, as you later say because of the change of source. So why not worry about a Mains Conditioner?

one off:

idc your noise is most likely caused by your change of source therefore youd need to compare with your setup as it was in other houses before you could make a definitive statement

My old hifi was in three different houses, one where it made a very noticeable difference (flat in the city), one some difference (detached house in a village) and one no difference (semi-detached at the edge of a small town). I did mention in my original post that different house can produce different results, so there you have the evidence for a mains conditioner.

As for the power cord, again I made it clear that I had tried one and it had no effect on one item, but it did on another.

In the present house I also have further evidence of the worth of a mains conditioner. As said before a spur has been cancelled out by a source and the conditioner has redressed the balance.

One of the main points of a forum is the combined experience of its members. So, my experience is not huge, but it is evidenced and I know many others will back it up with their experience.

So, since you call for a definitive statement from me. I would like one from you. Please detail your experince (not others) as to how well or not mains conditioners and power cables and spurs work.

 

[Anonymous]

not intending to be rude just saying that you experiences werent parallel therefore difficult to draw any conclusion thats all

power cables work very well indeed as otherwise your hifi remains silent

spurs work well as ive already said though its impossible to do a before and after comparison once youve put one in so it could be my imagination

never tried a conditioner except in a computing environment combined with a ups where they work well but then my hifi sounds so goot now im not inclined to try one anyway especially as ive only an amp for which there not recommended and a dac

 

[idc]

Some of my experiences are not parallel, but others are. By your own admission you have little to no experince, which is shown out by your comment 'im not inclined to try one anyway especially as ive only an amp for which there not recommended' which does, by some but not all accounts apply with Tacimas and Lindy power blocks, but not with other conditioners such as The Silencer. Then you say spurs work, but that cannot be proved and I presume again you have no experince there with your own hifi.

As you see Neil, mains conditioning is one of the topics that causes some controversy on this and other forums. But we are all still friends in the end, arent we one off

 

[Anonymous]

not if you continue like that idc

im just telling the truth thats all to know for sure id have to have two hifis with exactly the same components of exactly the same age one connected to the spur and the other not then do the comparison otherwise as i say it could be my imagination since i cant do side by side testing which is required if you want to do a meaningful analysis

as to conditioners i think youll find there are many manufacturers and users themselves of exotic conditioners who dont recommend them for amps and lets face it you only tinker with the sound if your not happy with it in the first place and i am happy with the sound

by the way using an optical cable should resolve the noise issue from your pc if you have an optical connection cheaper than a conditioner will

 

[aliEnRIK]

Ive tested loads of mains cables and quite a few mains blocks/conditioners

The better ones can make quite a big difference when used in a house with poor mains quality (Which is probably most houses)

 

[idc]

one off:

not if you continue like that idc

im just telling the truth thats all to know for sure id have to have two hifis with exactly the same components of exactly the same age one connected to the spur and the other not then do the comparison otherwise as i say it could be my imagination since i cant do side by side testing which is required if you want to do a meaningful analysis

I used to argue with Tarquinh all the time, now I argue with you

I disagree about side by side testing being required for meaningful analysis. That assumes we have no memory for sound, which is wrong. From a basic start we can remember sounds, or else how can we remember words and communication in general? As for music, if you are very familiar with various tracks ,( I have a number of these tester tracks), it does matter what gap there is between listening tests. I know what to listen for. Generally speaking you will also recognise if the overall sound of the music is to your liking or not. That gut feeling should not be ignored.