I have found that any wall wart plugged into my power conditioner (Shunyata Triton) damages the sound. I have the wall warts (turntable motor and phono pre) connected to a separate power cable (Nordost Brahma) and an Audioquest IEC outlet. A less expensive alternative would be a power strip with attached cord.
Phono preamp power cable not long enough. New wall wart or use an extension cord?
My power cord for the wall wart of my phono preamp isn't long enough to reach my power conditioner. What is the best solution to fix this issue? Should I look for an aftermarket wall wart or use an extension cord? If extension cord, does the quality matter? Or will a cheap brown extension cord be find? If I should search for a new adapter, where can I find a high quality one that won't have any negative effects on sound quality. I appreciate any advice.
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So something like this would make no difference? http://ifi-audio.com/portfolio-view/accessory-ipower/ |
rhljazz, If what you say is true, have you had any second thoughts about the Shunyata? There's no technical reason why the Shunyata would not work well with a wall wart power supply or at least AS well as it works with any other component you plug into it. So, I am wondering if it is doing something subtractive that can be sensed when you use it to power highly sensitive circuits, like your phono stage. But there is one thing you might check; the turntable motor can put noise back into your AC. Unless the Shunyata outlets are well isolated from one another, you may be hearing noise induced by the turntable motor, when both the motor and the phono are connected to it. Try running the tt off a completely different outlet with phono connected to the Shunyata. |
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