SWL Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 https://www.engadget.com/2016/08/15/japan-audiophiles-install-own-electricity-poles/Sent from my SM-G920R4 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 why not just make your own electricity... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 Damn right.Sent from my SM-G920R4 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 Just noticed the other thread...Feel free to can this one.Sent from my SM-G920R4 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 as well , installing a voltage regulator in the panel should in theory resolve all the issues - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter P. Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Have you people actually LISTENED to the latest audiophile grade power poles? There are tremendous differences in soundstage, depth, and clarity versus standard poles. Dynamic range and imaging is at another level too. I actually have three poles outside my house, all of different materials. I switch poles based on the music I'm playing; certain woods sound better with LP's, CD's, or streaming. McIntosh, Mark Levinson, Cardas, Audioquest, and more; they're all developing poles for the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show. They will just need a convention hall tall enough to exhibit them. 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRR Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Probably installing knob and tube again too, more separation and depth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 I've asked my utility to change the can on the pole to a dual coil single C-core style with taps for core air-gap for Push-Pull or Single-Ended applications. (apologies to Lundahl) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boom3 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Hey, DC is the purest of all, right? Solar/battery with restive voltage divider down to V+ for SS or multiple arrays up to B+ for tube amps. None of that naughty AC or transformers for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyErnie Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 I am very surprised that a dedicated motor-generator setup is not more prevalent in the audiophile circles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 12 minutes ago, DirtyErnie said: I am very surprised that a dedicated motor-generator setup is not more prevalent in the audiophile circles. There is a thread around here about solar power and power banks. Apparently it made a noticeable difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boom3 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Years ago, in either AudoXpress or Speaker Builder, there was an article about a an "AC hater" who created a motor-generator using a car alternator to power his hi fi rig. He was surprised/disappointed to find that car alternators (being 6 phase AC machines with rectifiers) put out a noisy version of DC. Noise on AC mains is very real. The better quality amps whose power supplies I've examined with a scope turned up to highest gain show some residual noise, but it is-supposed to be-below the inherent noise of the amplification. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pondoro Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 3 hours ago, boom3 said: Years ago, in either AudoXpress or Speaker Builder, there was an article about a an "AC hater" who created a motor-generator using a car alternator to power his hi fi rig. He was surprised/disappointed to find that car alternators (being 6 phase AC machines with rectifiers) put out a noisy version of DC. Noise on AC mains is very real. The better quality amps whose power supplies I've examined with a scope turned up to highest gain show some residual noise, but it is-supposed to be-below the inherent noise of the amplification. I have always felt that the power supply is the place to clean up power. The amp, preamp and DAC designers must be horrified to see people spending thousands of dollars on aftermarket power cables. If the amp designer was given that extra $2,500 what could he/she have done to improve the amp? Why do they not denounce the power cable industry? Because they would be angering the customers who also spent big dollars on their amps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boom3 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 It's the same self-perpetuating delusion seen in marketing of all high-end products. "If a product costs $XXXX, it must be good, and it must be good because I spent $XXXX on it." Ultimately, it's not science, it's dollars to validate egos. The auto industry knew this-practically invented it-long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 We use dual conversion ups’s on our network switches at work. They sound great! 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amped Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Here's Michael Fremmer's re-do: https://www.analogplanet.com/content/major-roof-down-electricity-upgrade-produced-incredible-sonic-benefits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pondoro Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 I just heard a podcaster claim that he has transformers, then high end aftermarket power cables on his system. He later added vibration isolating feet under the transformers and he said it improved his sound. Doesn't this imply that the aftermarket power cables do not work? I truly suspect some people of making this stuff up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 I'm saving my $ for a flux capacitor, electricity poles are overrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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