Visit to Marc C.'s (SpiritOfMusic's) House in England

[spiritofmusic]

For the record, the Entreq coming out isn't being replaced by anything.
That's simply a step of pure elimination of one "extra step" that is now surplus to requirements.
But my balanced transformer disconnection and elimination of multiple stock circuit breakers is being replaced by specialist treated breakers, one specialist RCCD instead of three stock, and three specialist MCBs instead of three stock.
I'm convinced now these are like any excellent audiophile upgrade, but eliminating a massive coil that has a tendency to be hummy, and daisy chaining via too many breakers, can only now be looked back by me as a blind alley.

 

[PeterA]

How the panel is grounded and the wiring in the walls makes a difference too. Have you experimented with any of that?

 

[Argonaut]

I did!

Twas for the benefit of Chop … we had a moving party for you btw

 

[spiritofmusic]

How the panel is grounded and the wiring in the walls makes a difference too. Have you experimented with any of that?

Can't comment on panel grounding, I'm assuming my audiophile-friendly electrician took care of this.
Wiring is all-Oyaide, 2017 vintage, into Furutech duplexes, six lines supply up to twelve pieces.

 

[spiritofmusic]

Twas for the benefit of Chop … we had a moving party for you btw

I never wanna move again, unless it's the inevitable one to 6 feet under, or my own special cannister of ashes.

 

[spiritofmusic]

Just ask yourself if it sounds more natural with or without and use live acoustic music as your reference.

Live music, and my increasing jazz and classical collection, are now my benchmarks, not my previously much loved prog and fusion.
What's fascinating on the latter, is that when you come across a well re-mastered old chestnut, it's beyond dramatic how good stuff can sound, the rest being so flat and unengaging.
The VMP remasters of Miles Davis Electric Years 70s albums, and recent remaster of The Yes Album are so brilliantly rendered by the new power delivery, you doubt what you're now hearing...and what you heard before.

 

[Argonaut]

For the record, the Entreq coming out isn't being replaced by anything.
That's simply a step of pure elimination of one "extra step" that is now surplus to requirements.
But my balanced transformer disconnection and elimination of multiple stock circuit breakers is being replaced by specialist treated breakers, one specialist RCCD instead of three stock, and three specialist MCBs instead of three stock.
I'm convinced now these are like any excellent audiophile upgrade, but eliminating a massive coil that has a tendency to be hummy, and daisy chaining via too many breakers, can only now be looked back by me as a blind alley.

I am looking into doing something similar , in part due to the informative postings of @Kingrex , shall read up on the Doepke products as potentially part of the plan .

 

[spiritofmusic]

This stuff is the real deal.

 

[Lagonda]

Is this the audio equivalent of exes saying you are a great person, one day you will make someone very happy.

Does this new epiphany diminish all of Marcs previous epiphanys made with unsatisfactory power delivery ?

 

[spiritofmusic]

Does this new epiphany diminish all of Marcs previous epiphanys made with unsatisfactory power delivery ?

I'm sure we all know what it's like to occasionally go off half-cocked.
There's no doubt that a decade and a half of first a poorly utilised Burmester 948 power conditioner and then the Westwick & Entreq was like wearing a pair of tighty whiteys a couple of sizes too small.

 

[spiritofmusic]

Certainly this is me done on tweaks.
I had been seriously considering Neodio B2s, HRS Damping Plates, Ziplex acoustic treatments, Schumann resonators.
My grand epiphany on power has put these all to bed as areas to fret over and spend on.

 

[Kingrex]

Your going to miss some sort of filter. Did you nean Entreq or Equitech.
Good breakers and good wire installed with no aluminum in the path always sounds better.

 

[PeterA]

Does this new epiphany diminish all of Marcs previous epiphanys made with unsatisfactory power delivery ?

Or Michael Fremer’s many reviews before King Rex went to sort out his power delivery?

I think not. it was just a moment in time before opinions changed after more experience and knowledge were gained.

 

[spiritofmusic]

Your going to miss some sort of filter. Did you nean Entreq or Equitech.
Good breakers and good wire installed with no aluminum in the path always sounds better.

Westwick 8K balanced power transformer
Entreq Silver Tellus, Silver Cleanus plus Olympus Minimus, nine Apollo ground cables.

 

[PeterA]

Good breakers and good wire installed with no aluminum in the path always sounds better.

I agree. Good quality industrial products can sound excellent.

 

[spiritofmusic]

Or Michael Fremer’s many reviews before King Rex went to sort out his power delivery?

I think not. it was just a moment in time before opinions changed after more experience and knowledge were gained.

For me, it's more me being too "inside" my system, proud daddy who'll hear no dissent, versus people visiting who only sporadically hear my system and their potentially more accurate take.

 

[Argonaut]

I'm sure we all know what it's like to occasionally go off half-cocked

Milan once sought out some medical advice on that , but was advised that in his case it would still be too little too late

 

[spiritofmusic]

Milan once sought out some medical advice on that , but was advised that in his case it would still be too little too late

Milan swears by the Louis Armstrong song "We have all the Viagra in the world".

 

[Lagonda]

Milan once sought out some medical advice on that , but was advised that in his case it would still be too little too late

I never go of half-cocked, fully or not at all ! Seems to be mostly not at all , in recent years !

 

[Ron Resnick]

What is mis-hearing, and what is hearing differences/differently?
Your Q doesn't have a straightforward answer, my power was such a negative factor in the old apartment that first a main conditioner, then balanced power, and finally Entreq all changed things significantly from "stock".
I am guilty of latching onto attributes sometimes without seeing the bigger picture.
Balanced and Entreq absolutely then and there provided compelling upticks.
Remember, I'm not going back to "stock" on power, I now have audiophile grade Doepke breakers installed.
For *whatever* reasons, this is *so* embarrassing my previous attempts at clean power delivery.
In such a way, that the system is transformed in every way.

Thank you for your reply. I am truly happy for you!