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In the Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity.

Post Subject: FlogistonPosted by Paul S on: 2/20/2009

We are presently in a situation where we realize that the sound we get from our hi-fis is influenced by the electricity the systems are fed. There has been a lot of hypothesizing and voodoo in coming up with "solutions" for the various quantifiable variables presently assocociated with source electricity. So far, the Cat has only found one "product" he could adapt to get consistently acceptable sound from his hi-fi, assuming it is the "electricity" that has been "improved". But, who cares, really, since we accept the results and go on from there.

I may as well say that I only care about how such products work in order to try pre-screen them. Also, I don't really care if I achieve "success" via plug-and-play or via simple adaptations of a given product. In other words, the "manufacturers" all seem to be totally insane, and not likely to get better any time soon.

Since I have had some runs with Good Electricity, I have TRIED to tailor my system around them while leaving some wiggle room I can use to adjust things for less-than-good power. Still, I quite suspect that consistently good electricity - should I ever obtain it - will merely be passage to another, uncharted sea that will require the usual re-thinking of any number of aspects of my present, based-on-crappy-electricity, system.

I bid Good Luck (and Good Night) to anyone who is especially content with the good electricity, in and of itself, and I dismiss anything like object worship of any product. It's a hunk of metal, boys, that's all; and if APS are not lucky clowns, then they may not be good people. Caveat.

Paul S

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