Benny: How much power is the conditioner capable of providing? Did you exceed it with both preamp and CDP loading it? Possibly your CDP needs it's own seperate source, so as to not feedback digital "noise" into the preamp. Listing your preamp and CDP may yield additional insight as well.
Power Conditioner deleterious to digital sources?
I bought a power conditioner (meant for for the manufacture of chips, where stable voltage and absence of AC hash, and DC leakage from the mains is mandatory). I tried plugging in both pre-amplifier and CDP into it, and it was awful: the sound took on a compressed, walkman-like, sound. Soundstage was all gone, replaced by a muffled signature. I removed the pre-amp from it, and much of the magic is back.
My question is: do power conditioners generally help digital sources?
Maybe I need to ProGold5 the contacts or something.
Thank you...
benny
My question is: do power conditioners generally help digital sources?
Maybe I need to ProGold5 the contacts or something.
Thank you...
benny