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Lowering the noise floor

I am coming to the conclusion that success in home audio reproduction is largely about lowering the noise floor. There are so many different types of “noise”, from so many different sources, that we only really “hear” by their absence.

Those components, cables, accessories and tweaks that SUCCEED at lowering the noise floor, can, and do, dramatically increase sound quality. Sometimes the type of “noise” dealt with is controversial, or not (yet) widely recognized as being a problem. Sometimes the explanation of how a product works is dubious. Sometimes the way it is marketed reeks of “snake oil”. Sometimes the reviews singing its praises go over the top. While these things will certainly put off some prospective purchasers, they do not negate the audible results that are there for anyone open to hearing them.
tommylion

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boxer12
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@randy-11 stated: "wasting huge amounts of money on snake oil AC power cords when you SHOULD get an isolation transformer for $300 to $700 is idiocy"
I've done both of what you've stated above with wonderful results. Much lower noise floor after "wasting huge amounts of money on snake oil AC power cords". In fact (word used intentionally even though it can't be measured because science simply hasn't caught up to our hobby [or apparently a lot of audiophiles ears] yet) as I've stated above, the largest noise floor reduction was had AFTER I put the "snake oil AC power cords" in my system.  
boxer12
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In my experience it has been power cords that dropped the noise floor the most. Most notably the Oyaide Tunami cable with furutech connectors.  
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