Tip for owners of Sony SCD-XA9000ES

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I bought my new XA9000ES about a week ago. Right away, with no break-in, I was thrilled with the improvement in SACD sound, compared to my older C555ES. However, it seemed that CDs were a bit too bright and brittle sounding, even with the optional filter. To try to improve the problem, I tried various interconnects and power cords, but nothing eliminated the problem.
Then, I remembered the power cord adapter plug that was packaged with the unit, and discussed on page 9 of the user manual. I installed the adapter plug without attaching the ground wire, and voila! Like magic, the problem was gone. I now enjoy wonderfully clean and balanced sound from SACDs and CDs on the new Sony.
If you have an XA9000ES, I strongly recommend you try the player both ways: With and without the power cord adapter plug, to see which way results in better sound. (Use of the plug merely "floats" the ground.)
Note: I don't know if this phenomenon might also affect the older 777ES.
-Bobby N.

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Topic - Tip for owners of Sony SCD-XA9000ES - Bobby_N 13:46:03 09/05/04 (3)

Re: Tip for owners of Sony SCD-XA9000ES - Khorn 05:53:25 09/06/04 (0)

What exactly does it say? - jdaniel@jps.net 18:40:11 09/05/04 (1)

Re: What exactly does it say? - Bobby_N 22:18:16 09/05/04 (0)

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