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Re: A mystery, but a direction

Duster,
I think you are correct. When I got the first Flavor 4 from Chris, I replaced the DH Labs cord with it at my amp. Very large difference. I mean REALLY large difference. It is okay at the preamp, but I have a few more pulsar sets to get and then the pre gets a boost.

I have tried several power line conditioners including Ron Wellbourne's latest, but they seem to have a negative effect on dynamics. Anyway, my power is pretty clean up here in rural, coastal Oregon. I do have some issues I am working on, however.

I have a satellite TV receiver from DishTV hooked into the system which puts out a DC charge to power the LNB's. I have recently isolated and damped it down pretty good by changing from balanced to single ended connections between my pre and amp. Then I used the ground lift on the amp. For some reason, this did the trick. I may star ground the equipment soon, too.

My speakers are really efficient so every damn stray bit of electrical muck pops out. Right now I am 98% of he way to dead quiet. All in all I would prefer to use balanced connections. The specs I have seen on my equipment show a flatter, wider response curve with the balanced. But the RCA connections' 6 db drop in efficiency has really helped quiet the whole system.

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