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SR BLACK UEF Outlet break-in and why you shouldntdo multiple tweaks at once.

I've recently had the good fortune of acquiring some more SR products, namely the powercell 8se with UEF black outlets and atmosphere 2.0 power cable , mig 2.0 to replace my Herbies tenderfeet for my source , UEF panels, which have yet to arrive, and a UEF outlet for the wall, which replaced a teslaplex se.

Now, The powercell came first, and I am  FLOORED at how much improvement this conditioner brought to my system.  From the initial fire up, it sounds absolutely stunning. It now has about 6 days of break in.  It was so good, I ordered the additional mentioned items, which came yesterday, minus the panels.

I properly replaced the the teslaplex se in the wall with the black UEF, and installed the mig 2.0's under the source and Played with both settings. The sound quality took a couple of steps backwards, from these two installations. Funny because, the powercell's UEF outlets never went through any "ugly" phase, but this black outlet in the wall, without any burn in, is just nowhere near what the burned in teslaplex se was. (Shocker 🙄) I guess, no judgement should be made until the outlet is broken in, and I shouldn't have even put the migs on until the outlet stabilizes.  

I guess my excitement got the best of me, and now I've disrupted the state of the system...it's going to be a long break in process, for sure.  

tweaking is definitely season-taste, season-taste.

anyone else have any similar experience? 

audiolover718
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lak
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Yep, I've been there and learned one change at a time, otherwise you can't tell what the effect of the newly added item is. I think most likely all of us that have been into this hobby are guilty of multiple additions at the same time (LOL)!

Be paitent and let your system go from good to unpleasend and back (like ground haugh day) and it will evently make beautiful misic again.

ptss
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Seriously; I suggest giving these SR units a 2 year break in before any further
comment. This will add a degree of reality that only time can impart.
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I too was never impressed with the MiGs.

I now use all Stillpoints Ultra SS under all (except amp) my equipment.

I like the SR black fuses, but passed on the SR black outlets. I did have the SR first outlet version, but, I couldn’t believe what cheap quality they were for the price.

So, I’m still sticking with my Furutech outlets.

ozzy

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@ptss two YEARS?!! Surely you jest..

My last car was a mazdaspeed 3 that I modded a bit. On the forums everyone always said to do one upgrade at a time, so if something wasn't installed properly or needs adjusting you aren't wasting time figuring out which part it is..
audiolover718 OP
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So, I pulled the migs out and put the tenderfeet back. The migs have a better controlled bass, but the highs, at least at the moment, don’t seem as sweet. The outlet has 100 hours, so it should start to open up soon. The teslaplex se still wins at the wall for now.  On another note, I installed the UEF panels today. They are fantastic. I’ll probably do a review at some point. They give a huge shot of focus, and bring you to the front row. The system also sounds smoother from top to bottom. After 150-200 hours pass on the outlet, I will revisit the migs and do a more involved comparison. Right now, it’s just too much change. My Sony SACD player may not mesh well with them. The panels however, are a no brainer.
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