Mcintosh hifi is fully balanced design,so should definitely sound better with balanced interconnects.I used unbalanced for years with Mac but once I went balanced there’s no going back.
Ron's Speaker, Turntable, Power and Room Treatment Upgrades
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I appreciate you looking at the bright side there. This was not an issue of water intrusion, or internal flood. So it was yet another a waste of money, but not a big disaster.
The plumber, who is one of the subcontractors who works with my general contractor, said "for some reason your general contractor takes four times longer to build a house than any of the other general contractors I work with."
He also agreed that for the amount of money we have spent on repairs and renovations we could have had a completely brand new, ground-up house for less money and in last time.
Ron,
you sure have had your challenges! The RFI would be a good test of Shunyata gear until you get it mitigated.
you sure have had your challenges! The RFI would be a good test of Shunyata gear until you get it mitigated.
Thank you, but I am not doing any tweaks at all until the system is installed and settled in and understood.
If you always knew that beforehand.
Our house in Berlin was restored in the 90s for the price of a new building. 5 years ago we put another € 150k in it. When selling, we were lucky with the price development. That could have ended in a loss.
Ron, I am sure it will be worth your while. Nobody can take this fabulous view away from you. And the listening room looks very good too. Enjoyment will soon be the order of the day.
We bought our chapel in Eastern England in 2016, and effectively will have doubled what we paid for it once final renovations complete in, oh, 2121.
However we'd likely only recoup the price paid plus half the restore budget.
In pure financial terms, not the cleverest decision.
However we'd likely only recoup the price paid plus half the restore budget.
In pure financial terms, not the cleverest decision.
How does a main water line improperly installed below ground result in a river of water flooding down the side of the house? Would the leaking water not be at ground level? I must be missing something. Glad you got it all sorted and there was no additional damage.
If you always knew that beforehand.
Our house in Berlin was restored in the 90s for the price of a new building. 5 years ago we put another € 150k in it. When selling, we were lucky with the price development. That could have ended in a loss.
Ron, I am sure it will be worth your while. Nobody can take this fabulous view away from you. And the listening room looks very good too. Enjoyment will soon be the order of the day.
Thank you for your kind thoughts, StreamFidelity!
I guess the dirt below the pipe had become so saturated that the water was finally bubbling up to the surface and running down the hill.
Remember that balanced lines reject noise mainly in the audio frequencies - the rejection ratio decreases very fast with the increasing frequency. Other than suppressing RF noise at its origin, screening, signal wire layout and proper grounding are the most efficient ways of dealing with RFI.
Sincere commiserations on your problems Ron.
We have a major housing construction crisis here which first became apparent with the Grenfell Tower fire and external cladding but which also exposed all manner of building defects, most acutely in flats and apartment blocks, particularly lack of fire breaks. Progressive deregulation of the construction industry led to widescale reductions in standards and profiteering compounded by large scale sub contracting.. Up to 1.5m flats affected and unsaleable. Almost entirely leasehold and our medieval leasehold law leaves the leaseholders to foot the whole bill. A huge failure of public policy.
Entreq grounding is worth exploring but it looks like the wiring and cabling is the root problem.
We have a major housing construction crisis here which first became apparent with the Grenfell Tower fire and external cladding but which also exposed all manner of building defects, most acutely in flats and apartment blocks, particularly lack of fire breaks. Progressive deregulation of the construction industry led to widescale reductions in standards and profiteering compounded by large scale sub contracting.. Up to 1.5m flats affected and unsaleable. Almost entirely leasehold and our medieval leasehold law leaves the leaseholders to foot the whole bill. A huge failure of public policy.
Entreq grounding is worth exploring but it looks like the wiring and cabling is the root problem.
Exactly. But obviously money and bad music is made off of total unsubstantiated paranoia..
Ron,
Your logic makes sense. It would be interesting, however, to see how much of the noise is filtered out with Shunyata products just out of curiosity.
Evan
I thought the same thing Peter. Sounded like the water was coming from top of the wall running down the siding.
So glad to hear it was running down the side of the house at the landscaping.
I spent most of my life remodeling or restoring many historic buildings. Renovations and additions to existing homes are a challenge at best but very satisfying.
You have remained amazingly positive through this entire project Ron. Hopefully the end is in site for the 2 of you to enjoy for many years.
Well Ron remember the first rule of real estate is location,location,location. Hopefully your location can't really be duplicated,so maybe all your tribulations will be worth something.
When I remodeled my condo and a sub of mine caused the project to be extended for 9 months,which caused me a real PITA....it really didn't matter because I always loved the location and the property.
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Over two years ago I brought back from the remote mountains of deepest, darkest Indonesia a special carving of ebony wood, which is reputed by the jungle natives to have powerful, even mystical, natural acoustics-enhancing properties. I was told that it takes a very long time for the wood to acclimate to a new environment, so it has remained unopened all of this time . . .
Over two years ago I brought back from the remote mountains of deepest, darkest Indonesia a special carving of ebony wood, which is reputed by the jungle natives to have powerful, even mystical, natural acoustics-enhancing properties. I was told that it takes a very long time for the wood to acclimate to a new environment, so it has remained unopened all of this time . . .
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This is Sarasvati, the Hindu Goddess of Music:
She seemed extremely drowsy and disoriented when I excavated her from her case today.
She seemed extremely drowsy and disoriented when I excavated her from her case today.
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The sound waves from the stereo flow through and between Sarasvati's many arms and the bird's wings. Her ebony wood body imbues the sound with richness and warmth, and filters out harshness and noise.
Centered between the loudspeakers and near the front wall she diffuses any excess build-up of sonic energy.
She watches over the stereo, enveloping the room in a sense of peace and ease, and listens for any unnatural sounds. (I will ask her also to be on the look-out for any impending tube blow-ups.)
Centered between the loudspeakers and near the front wall she diffuses any excess build-up of sonic energy.
She watches over the stereo, enveloping the room in a sense of peace and ease, and listens for any unnatural sounds. (I will ask her also to be on the look-out for any impending tube blow-ups.)
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