frankn Posted July 9, 2022 Posted July 9, 2022 @MattyW it’s been too long since I had them installed on the distribution board to remember but they certainly provide peace of mind and I didn’t have the sparky remove them so must have been okay. 1
Stump Posted July 9, 2022 Posted July 9, 2022 18 hours ago, MattyW said: One thing I’ve not figured out is that my system somehow sounds quieter with it in place though…. That said, turned it up to its usual sweet spot and I’ve never before heard imaging and layering like this. Just spectacular. Can’t quite explain it. Yet it sounds better than ever before also. I would suggest the reason it sounds quieter with imaging and layering is your no longer getting amplified hum and noise smothering the pure sound...
MattyW Posted July 9, 2022 Author Posted July 9, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Stump said: I would suggest the reason it sounds quieter with imaging and layering is your no longer getting amplified hum and noise smothering the pure sound... Yes, the thought had crossed my mind. It’s beneficial as I can turn it up a bit more without upsetting my wife. No matter how good extreme low level listening is there’s really no substitute for a little more volume when it comes to imaging and layering. Even so I’m talking levels where you can talk without raising your voice and easily be heard over the music. Edited July 9, 2022 by MattyW
MattyW Posted July 11, 2022 Author Posted July 11, 2022 Now that the Thor is in place, I may source a quality power board with copper sockets and see if there's any improvement with my Musical Paradise MP-T1 balanced isolation transformer removed. I just figure if it's no longer required, then less is more when it comes to sound. I'll likely pull the trigger on a nice power board and find out
andyr Posted July 11, 2022 Posted July 11, 2022 18 minutes ago, MattyW said: Now that the Thor is in place, I may source a quality power board with copper sockets That would be ideal, Matt ... but I wonder if there are any such beasts around? 18 minutes ago, MattyW said: and see if there's any improvement with my Musical Paradise MP-T1 balanced isolation transformer removed. That would indeed be an interesting experiment! I guess I lean towards thinking that the "balanced isolation" part does something which the Thor DRM95 doesn't do. Andy
MattyW Posted July 11, 2022 Author Posted July 11, 2022 5 minutes ago, andyr said: That would be ideal, Matt ... but I wonder if there are any such beasts around? That would indeed be an interesting experiment! I guess I lean towards thinking that the "balanced isolation" part does something which the Thor DRM95 doesn't do. Andy This little beastie looks interesting https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32995037865.html Yes the BIT does do something the DRM95 doesn't..... However I'm curious to see if its even necessary at this stage. Basically would higher quality parts in a basic power board give better results? Curiousity generally wins out in the end so I'll have to find out
MattyW Posted November 30, 2022 Author Posted November 30, 2022 I did try without my balanced isolation transformer and without that I still get hum so it seems that the combination of FRM95/20 and BIT does wonders and is better than either on their own Did you end up with a DRM95/20 also @kelossus ?
shailesh Posted November 30, 2022 Posted November 30, 2022 How did you go with your new silver wired powerboard ? have you had a chance to compare it with anything similar like an isotek ?
MattyW Posted November 30, 2022 Author Posted November 30, 2022 38 minutes ago, shailesh said: How did you go with your new silver wired powerboard ? have you had a chance to compare it with anything similar like an isotek ? The board hums. I suspect polarity is reversed. One of those gambles which didn’t pay off
shailesh Posted December 2, 2022 Posted December 2, 2022 Thanks for sharing. ive been looking at this one https://quartzacoustic.com/shop/muzishare-p-10-high-fidelity-isolated-ac-noise-filter-with-grounding-post-power-strip-conditioner/
MattyW Posted December 2, 2022 Author Posted December 2, 2022 12 minutes ago, shailesh said: Thanks for sharing. ive been looking at this one https://quartzacoustic.com/shop/muzishare-p-10-high-fidelity-isolated-ac-noise-filter-with-grounding-post-power-strip-conditioner/ Looks like a nice unit.... And cheap enough I might just order to try hey. It could be interesting..... Then again maybe not, I don't really have a use for it
shailesh Posted December 2, 2022 Posted December 2, 2022 (edited) What got my interest is that In the reviews at that site, someone compares it favourably to the bada units which are at the same price point. you’ve got other filtering units so this won’t be as useful for you. Edited December 2, 2022 by shailesh 1
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