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Removal of plug/wall outlet - hard connection ?

Hello,
Have anyone removed the plug and wall receptacle altogether and hard wired the end of the PC to the Romex coming out of the outlet box ?
I am thinking of doing this with my power amps only.
I am aware of the electrical codes regarding this set up, but if it is properly done safety will not be an issue.
Is there any sonic improvements ?
I have removed my WBT banannas and speakers bananna sockets and hardwired the bare wires together and it does create an improvement in the area of low level information.
Thank you.
terryakhan
carl109
134 posts
 
"bass notes have gained another octave"

I agree that removing physical connections for hardwired/soldered ones can improve things, but at least keep your stated improvements factual.
Bass notes can't gain another octave unless they're played another octave down originally, or by slowing the audio source down a full octave. Get a music dictionary.
stehno
1,453 posts
 
Carl109, generally when somebody mentions something like bass notes have gained another full octave, some-to-many of us assume that what they are describing is existing and unchanged bass notes already embedded in the medium have become more well-defined during playback and therefore, as in this case, seem to sound deeper, tighter, and perhaps a bit more accurate.

Hence, explanations such as yours or mine here are usually not necessary. In fact, I would think it extremely unusual for a reader to interpret that statement the way you apparently did.

-IMO
carl109
134 posts
 
Stehno, I know what you're saying. It's just that I interpreted the statement about "gaining another octave" as per the English language (ie 12 semitomes below the original note).
I've been a bassist for 20 years and my wife has a B.Mus Degree, so I get a little tired of a small number of A'goner's who use confused terminology when glowingly describing system sound or improvements.
If we just describe what we hear (for example, "bass notes gained more definition" or "lower frequencies gained strength and prominence") then everyone will be able to imagine what the writer is describing.
carl109
134 posts
 
I should also be able to spell "semitones"! Lucky I'm a better bass player than I am typist...
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terryakhan OP
109 posts
 
After creating my own dual plug for my PCs I just found this site http://www.bogdanaudio.com/, where they manufacture a PC called SPIRIT DH with 2 plugs. Man, I wish I got this before reinventing the wheel, wasting my time and effort while I could be enjoying my playback system. Hopefully, many more manufacturers will catch on to this.
And, Carl109, Thank you for the corrections and I hope you will keep your good work up since I am not sure how many of us may be equipped qs you are. And yes I am trying to find a Music Dictionary as you suggested, which will help me post info about my upcoming experiments using 4 pcs of mono amps instead of 2 pcs, these will deliver 1.2 KW each.
thx terry
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