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Moving cables around killed dynamics for days anyone else experience this?

I've been experimenting with different cables between components. Nothing sounds right since trying to improve sound with new mix of cables. There is no bass and boring, highs are okay but life is gone from system. So I flipped everything back the way it was still sound horrible. Ran everything 24/7 for a couple days still no go. Let it run a couple more days dynamics are back and bass is full big and has tone again and enjoyable to listen to. Can someone tell me why this happens. I've also moved just speaker cables around without unhooking them and seen this happen, I don't get it.
paulcreed
erik_squires
16,828 posts
 
This wasn't moving cables. This was turning your amps off.


My class D amps take at least 2 days to come back.
paulcreed OP
569 posts
 
I'm glad to hear some people tend to experience this problem, I  believe and respect others do not hear it. The issue is I know personally I experience total loss of bloom, bass, spl or energizing of the room or what ever you would like to call it.  All cables are many years old and fully broken in, ranging from JPS, Acoustic Zen, XLO Sig. and Harmonic Technology, so solid core, silver and copper. One thing mentioned is cleaning connections is something I haven't done in a year or so. If some believe removing cables need time to recover sonicly how can you judge adding or subtracting cables to improve things when the benefits or down falls take a few days to hear. My main system I rarely change things. Maybe it's best to set things up best you can and leave it alone and listen to music, it sounds good now
erik_squires
16,828 posts
 
I think if this happens, after turning off gear you've had on for months you should wait 2-3 days first.
taras22
412 posts
 
>>>>>Yeah, right. Maybe if you live in the Okefenokee Swamp. 🐊


Gee, never realized that Toronto was in the Okefenonkee Swamp category of humidity swings ( Toronto being the location where we experienced this sort of phenomenon during a very script heavy shoot...the effect was not subtle and some scenes were re-shot as a result...).

audiozenology
362 posts
 
>>>>>Yeah, right. Maybe if you live in the Okefenokee Swamp.

No, but if you live in say Arizona, or you don't humidify you house in a cool climate, then yes humidity can dip into the 10-30% range where frequencies can be attenuate in a large room, especially if you have a "lively" room total energy at higher frequencies is more dependent on bounces extending path length.  10db would be more a concert hall / outdoor venue figure, but completely possible.


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