@ghdprentice ok updated.
Cumulative Effect of cables question
I recently picked up an Isoclean power cord used which kind of blew my mind. Stereo field is wiiiiiiiide. Channel separation is insane.
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it blooms in the lower midrange/mid bass and it’s a little much. I have been re-tuning my subs to counter act it. I moved the cord from the power amp to the Linestage and it was the same but less (given the ridiculous power supply the Athena has I’m not surprised. Anyway, with it on the Linestage I get most of the width and separation and like half the bloom.
So
It’s got me thinking about getting another to put back on the power amp but am admittedly leary about too much bloom. I currently have an Audio Envy Ocean on everything (save the Linestage). So would adding another Isoclean cumulatively bloom with 2 components in the same chain?
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- IME, a pc will present a different sonic signature depending on the component. - If two components offer a similar presentation with the exact same pc, then yes, the effects will be cumulative - especially if the components are in adjacent series. - Another question would be, did the new pc add the bloom or did it reveal bloom that was mitigated by the previous pc? If so, what might be causing the bloom. Other cabling? Silver vs copper? A suspended floor? Tubes? Room acoustics? - If you can return the cable after a trial period, that would be the best case scenario. |
@steakster great point. With the AE power cable the sound thinner a little but was more open. With the Isoclean it’s blooming. Odyssey amps are on the warm side. I have to admit I’m seduced by the channel separation. |
Sounds like the Isocleans are just not a good fit for your tastes/system, so take that as a huge clue. Please fill in the rest of your components and cables and what improvements you’re looking for. There are plenty of cables that can improve imaging/3D soudstage without added bloom. The more info you give here, the better recommendations you’ll get. Adding another Isoclean seems like a recipe for disaster as cables from the same manufacturer tend to be additive to what you already heard. |
I've found Kimber and Synergistic's products to allow increasing ambient info through, while decreasing in their editorializing of tonality/timber/etc, as I moved up their product line. Both manufacturers' lower priced products are VERY good, as regards transparency, but: everything gets better, moving up the price scale. Of course: that's in my room, with my system and there are a multitude of variables. (Everything @ghdprentice said, +1) Something that has served many well, for a number of years, is the Cable Company's 'Lending Library'. An excellent way to experiment with a variety of components, for a fraction of list. https://www.thecableco.com/cable/index/borrowform
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