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System sounds different, depending...

There are times when my system sounds absolutely amazing. Then other times it's dull. And sometimes even unlistenable. All with the same CDs.

There doesn't seem to be any pattern, or rhyme or reason. My system doesn't seem to favor morning, noon, or night. It can be great or goofy any time of the day.

Does this have to do with the amount of people using electrical appliances at a given moment in my apartment? I'm using all factory power cords right now, but have some Absolute Power Cords on the way to me. I'll see what happens, then upgrade to better cords if warranted.

Maybe it's just my state of mind and body at the time? It's always a mystery as to how my system will sound when I sit down.

Or could it be the shampoo I'm using?

Very weird...
gunbei
sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
Sounds like it could be the power. Also do you have brown outs in your area at various times? Are in in California? Do you shut the system off and does it have also something to do with warm up time?
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dekay
5,358 posts
 
Gunbie: I highly recommend Tail & Mane shampoo. I recently ran out and my system immediately went into a slump.
sean
6,231 posts
 
You might want to invest in a small meter that can monitor your line voltage. If you are experiencing differences in line voltage, your system CAN change performance levels. Depending on how your amp / preamp is designed (unregulated, loosely regulated, tightly regulated, etc..), voltage changes can make a WORLD of a difference. This has to do with bias and feedback levels, etc... Some of this may also have to do with your mood, humidity levels, etc... It is for these reasons that we should all be listening in anechoic chambers that are temperature and humidity regulated. There should also be a very sexy "waitperson" serving us our beverage of choice and playing our favorite musical selections. Audio would be SO much better... : ) Sean
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kublakhan
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hey dekay, was this tonight (well, it's just after midnight) the 30th around 10 or 11pm? cause i had the same problem so i think maybe it is so cal. i had a friend over and she microwaved something downstairs and my lights dimmed a few times and then my arc ref-1 pream went from 'operate' to 'mute' mode. everythign else was still ok, the cd player was spinning and the amp was still fired up. that's happened to me three times today and once yesterday. i was thinking there was something wrong with my preamp. i have the pre the amp and the cd player running thru a monster hts2000 so i woulda thought this would help. whazzaaaaaaaaapppppppppp!?
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