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digital glare - problems/solutions

I had to take my cd transport out of my system for repairs a couple of weeks ago. i plugged in an old Proceed Transport and the subsequent glare drove me to distraction. To make a long story short i discovered that i had moved the power cord from the dedicated digital outlet in my power conditioner to a regular outlet. Reconnected it to the digital outlet, glare gone. Yeh, i know, i'm probably the last person on earth to have figured this out. Now i remember why i bought the power conditioner for the source components.
newbee
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snook2
626 posts
 
An audio tekne cd transformer will take out the glare without altering the music. Most surprising upgrade
rlf
45 posts
 
Isolate your digital gear with a PS Audio P300. Works wonders on the sound of your digital gear and should solve your glare. Try one with the 30 day money-back trial.
audio_buff
38 posts
 
To: Tweak1
Have you tried the Stillpoints under the Ultimate Outlet yet? Try it !!! Power Conditioners are effected by vibration also.
audionutge2e5a
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Digital glare??? What is that??? Are you sure you don't have a mismatch problem instead? In the case of the 87' cd player, the solution is simple. I'm assuming your player uses a normal 2 core power cord? I would upgrade the power cord to a shielded 12ga x 3 cord. XLO Ref 2 Type 10A in bulk from http://www.percyaudio.com is perfect. Ground the chassis of the player to the earth ground in the power cord. This will shunt the noise to ground. No ferrite required.

The Purist HDI's are ok...I have owned these in the past. I think they mask too much of the upper midrange and lower treble area. You would be happier with the Discovery Cable Signature cables. This cable does wonders for digital components.

Alan Maher
Perfect Cable
http://www.perfectcable.net/PerfectCable.html
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