New dedicated line & outlets sound worse, not better- HELP!
The third time you listen to a good recording you hear more than the first time. After becoming familiar with a piece of music I enjoy it more. Purely Subjective! Now as for burning in an AC receptacle, through experimentation, a person can prove the receptacle burns in over time when a sufficient load is connected to the receptacle. Have YOU ever actually experimented with burn-in of electrical outlets? Or are you just voicing your opinion? . |
Hello again everyone! After roughly a month of burn-in time, my "nearly perfect" sound is back and I dare say a bit improved with the new dedicated line. Bass definitely has more slam and texture, background noise was quiet before, but is now completely non-existent. The top-end is very clean, airy and, yet all of the grating fatiguing edge I initially heard has gone away, (thank God!), and definition of horns, cymbals, violins, is smoother, cleaner, and more lifelike, The critical midrange is about the same, though playing with various IC's I can most definitely hear the differences more easily and distinctly. With my Silnote Morpheus ICs connected to the MHDT DAC, vocals are very realistic, yet sweet at the same time-e.g Norah Jones. The soundstage depth, width, and sense of three dimensional space have all noticeably improved too. Overall, I would say every aspect of my listening experience has been improved. Did my neurons burn-in somewhat too... maybe? But all I know is that at first I could hardly bear listening due to the new Romex and Porter Ports, and now I can hardly bear to stop listening to my tunes. For around $250 in materials and about 5 hours labor, I'd say it was a worthwhile experiment with happy results. And as some above have suggested, the burn-in may not yet be fully completed. Perhaps I'll update again sometime around Thanksgiving to see if further changes have occurred. As always YMMV, but I'm now a dedicated line convert. Skeptics have a right to their opinion, but as for me the proof is all in the ear of the beholder! Lincoln |
What a great thread - I'm just reading this for the first time. There is a wealth of really good information here - and most if not all of it I would agree with. I would love to see you try one of our EQUI=CORE Balanced AC Power Sources on your Front End. From what I can see here one of our E=C 150's and perhaps an IEC Strip like a Wireworld Matrix 2 would really be a nice thing to try. Your Dedicated Line is wonderful - but utilizing Balanced AC Power to your front end can lower noise (further) and really produce a Blacker and more "at ease" sound-stage. Of course I'm biased - but I would not be against allowing you to try one of our units and see if I'm not right... Respectfully yours, Mark [email protected] ++1.720.317.9141 |
