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zach wrote:
1. why does the sound change when you rotate the plug of any given component a 180 degrees from its original position in the outlet?? i always thought it was polarity thing, but in our country it does not apply, coz our electricity is 110/110 right? the result in change is either more bass or more highs. this happens when all the other equipment is still on while you are doing the rotating (except of course the equipment whose plug you are rotating).
2. why does the sound differ when you turn on your equipment in a particular order? e.g transport first, dac, preamp and then amp. if i turn on the amp first, then preamp, dac to transport, iba nanaman ang tunog. i never bothered trying different combinations. d na. aaargh.
3. why does the sound differ when you plug in in your equipment in diferent outlets? im using a a shunyata hydra plugged into a dedicated outlet going straight to the breaker, yet when i change the position of any plug in the shunyata outlet (e.g dac from shunyata outlet 1 to outlet 4) iba nanaman yung tunog.
JackD201 wrote:Zach which of your components is most susceptible? My MLs run quiet despite extreme dips, the amps normally have enough stored energy to ride out those of short duration. It is something however my tube gear (and turntable motor) don't handle very well.
OR......baka lang your Mastering Suite is so neutral pati iyan naririnig mo na rin.
zach wrote:to edwin:
ey bro, i tried correcting the polarity narin. i have an elfix polarity tester. but i still don't get where the polarity issue comes in. we have no neutral or live. adding a ground to the system does not change what we really have, w/c is 110/110 or 220. i don't think its called polarity. what's your electricity in singapore bro? and the change in sound only happens when everything is turned on when rotating the plug position of lets say the dac. if i turn off everything first, do the rotating, and fire up everything, no diff. did you try that bro? thanx also what equipment did you plug in the first socket of your power strip?
zach wrote:to ichabod:
ey bro did you try doing the rotating thing while everything is off? try this, before listening and while everything is off, rotate the plug of any component. then fire up everything the way you would normanly do, and see if you hear anything out of the ordinary, dapat wala. in my case when i used to do this rotating thing while other components are on i would wake up the next day to find out that despite all the rotating, its back to how it would sound when normaly fired up.
zach wrote:If theres anything that is driving me nuts in this hobby, its the element of electricity. i have a alot of questions regarding it. its effect for me is one of the bigger differences. here are my questions:
1. why does the sound change when you rotate the plug of any given component a 180 degrees from its original position in the outlet?? i always thought it was polarity thing, but in our country it does not apply, coz our electricity is 110/110 right? the result in change is either more bass or more highs. this happens when all the other equipment is still on while you are doing the rotating (except of course the equipment whose plug you are rotating). however if you turn off all your equipment while you are rotating the plug of the given equipment, and turn on all the equipment in the same order you originaly did it with, wala naman diff. labo. (see next question)
2. why does the sound differ when you turn on your equipment in a particular order? e.g transport first, dac, preamp and then amp. if i turn on the amp first, then preamp, dac to transport, iba nanaman ang tunog. i never bothered trying different combinations. d na. aaargh.
3. why does the sound differ when you plug in in your equipment in diferent outlets? im using a a shunyata hydra plugged into a dedicated outlet going straight to the breaker, yet when i change the position of any plug in the shunyata outlet (e.g dac from shunyata outlet 1 to outlet 4) iba nanaman yung tunog.
anybody out there who can explain this? get ko pag amp, cables, preamp, dac or transport ang usapan......but this electricity thing is too alien.
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