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RFI and your system

You should try eliminating or reducing the RFI in the rest of your system as well. You can get some amazing results for a little money and some time spent with your system. Any unused connections have been capped (this includes power outlets), using shielded interconnects and power cords (as you have discovered), Z tubes for the speaker cables, some shielding placed in several locations around my isolation transformer, and some shielding placed around my CDP.

As with anything, this can go to far (I tried shielding on top of my speakers and it really killed the sound) but I am constantly surprised at how much each tweak made the system much more liquid and natural sounding. It is also surprising how much digitus we have grown accustomed to.

Part of this was inspired by some posts made here by Jonathan Carr (jcarr) concerning a new preamp design and how it affected the sound of a stock Sony CDP, my initial experience with shielded interconnects, and a review of the BPT-3 Signature on 6moons.

I think that there is a lot to be learned here about RFI, given how much more is floating around now days, and how this affects audio equipment. If you really start working your way through the internals of your components, this could possibly yield some really fantastic results.


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  • RFI and your system - Jeffm 21:38:56 12/20/03 (0)


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