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In the Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity.
Post Subject: There are probably better things to spend time on...Posted by Romy the Cat on: 10/12/2006
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Funny, I was just thinking about battery powering of amps... I know you have identified that the problem is more with the sources, but it would be interesting and quite feasible with the Melquiades and other components... wouldn't want to try it with a 2000V muscle SET...
If you could put up with the manic hassle of recharging and the sheer space required by the cells, you could go 100% battery - or maybe go filtered mains for the tube heaters.
Would be interesting to hear what Super Melq could do with a sealed lead acid power supply on the OPT... no time constants in the power supply...
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Chris you identified it perfectly well it is not about ability or disability to do the thing but about a desire to go all the way into the depth of the craziness. It is possible to built SETs running from DC, putting in basement a large bank of chargeable batteries. However, it would violate my listening style as I like to keep them running down during winters for days…
It “might” be a good idea to lift AC supply on front ends. The phonocorectors and DACs are notoriously sensitive to bad electricity. I was in past running CEC TL1 form buttery power and I do not partially like it. It was “clean” but overly sterile and with substantial deduction of dynamics. The DACs are different, at least the DACs that I had and they are VERY-VERY sensitive. I have a 1936, RCA-made isolation 100W transformer that I sometimes plug my DAC in when electricity is very bad. It helps tremendously. It does not make sound as good as when electricity is good but still it very beneficial. Unfortunately I have to unplug it when electricity is good as it screws some other aspect of sound. As you understand I am not a big fan to plugging this thing here and there…. so rarely use it. Pretty much any know to me power line handling devised: transformers, regenerators, filter, etc work in the same way – minimize one problem and screw other…
I was thinking to put my Bidat on DC many times but Bidat in order to sound OK should be well warmed, with 12 more then hour under the belt… so how beneficial would be to switch to DC? Perhaps a good idea would be keep it running all time from AC and then switch to DC only during the listening… However, since I’m experimenting with a new DAC now, that one that runs very hot and eats a LOT of juice I think the buttery powered Bidat project is on the very back burners for now….
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