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Better Sound For Free!

Read about this pearl in Jim Smith's book Get Better Sound:
If you are using a CD player, try turning it off and unplugging it from the wall outlet. Wait for one minute, not any longer. His theory is that this allows the computer in the the CDP to reboot.
I would presume this should also benefit outboard DACs.
I tried it and could tell a difference the first time I did it. Everything sounded better, clearer.
 I do it weekly now, but not detecting any further gains in SQ.
Bottom line: my system sounds better. And it cost nothing. 

Tom
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wgutz

Well, except for the psychological masking effect, on an absolute measurable basis, your noise floor has dropped but that discounts the Wife factor. It's never good to discount the Wife factor.

For those in this hobby that have no Wife factor, perhaps because of their
deep involvement in the hobby, the equation is a little different.
audioengr
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The noise floor is always higher with the Wife Factor, particularly when she is talking on the phone with her mother or sister.  That's why I put exterior doors between different interior rooms.  They block the noise nicely.

Steve N.

Empirical Audio

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Audioengr

Didn't we just change there from the noise floor to the noise door?
That argument is a little, uh, phoney...
audioengr
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It's the weekend, lighten-up.
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No no, phone, phoney, oh forget it...
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