Here. Just build your own correctly out of the shielded power cables. I'm a big fan of the DH Labs 14 gauge, shielded: https://partsconnexion.com/ac-power-bulk-wire-cable/
Wrapping power cords and interconnects with copper foil.
Ok..not sure other people have done what I tried recently but I’ve found a night and day difference in sound quality after I wrapped my tube power amp power cord (rogue Zeus) and my cheap audio quest interconnect cables with copper foil. I even wrapped by phono cable coming out of my turntable to phono pre-amp. The detail retrieval and pin drop silence after doing this has made by jaw drop. Cost was $40 worth of foil wrap. What do you audiophiles think? Have I changed the sound signature in a negative way somehow?
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If i was sensitive to laughing and mockery i would never had created my own system/room by experiments which put me now in ecstasy at peanuts costs... I would had given 50,000 dollars( i dont have) for that and called it audio done... And human nature being human nature i could be here mocking my own ghost because he insist too much on the fundamental and only way to improve any system at any price : mechanical,electrical and especially acoustical devices controls of the room/system...Not upgrade first and last but optimal means of controls. Not sleepwalking consumers buying power but basic knowledge in acoustics and other basic tools. |
Thanks!!! for possible great idea to resolve a similar issue. I was considering aluminum foil. Later experiments revealed just a couple centimeters or orientation of the 120VAC power cables relative to the RCA or XLR cables made a world of difference! Hope this helps... We really appreciate Audiogon posts that enhance our system. |
@joelepo Yes, good practice is to keep power cables away from audio and data cables, as far as practical. If they have to coexist, try to cross them at right angles or thereabouts. |
@richardbrand Agree that right angled cables minimize transfer of electromagnetic signal... Parallel cables promote transfer, much as transformer or RF coils are wound in parallel with each other. |
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