here is my delima............


I have a cj - 2500a, cj - pv 12, alon 4's,rotel 975. i have tube rolled my brains out, settling for amperex nos. I use tara labs vector 2's between the power and pre, ive tried different ic from audio art, to morrow, to audioquest for the other components, one makes the sound to thin, one makes the bass to boomy, I cant seem to get it just right. i use axiom tri wired speaker cable. the problem is i have this mid range, mid bass vacuum that i cant seem to get rid of. i wonder if my system is starting to degrade, after all it is an older system. or is this a product of lets say the speaker or amp/pre manufacture design. i did read some where that the older alons had a problem with the midrange on some of their speakers. just about every thing i could think of to remedy this problem but all i get is back to square one. i did recently have my local power compy come out and was told my box was only 100 amps. i did some calling around on that and was told my house could be under powered, which is just as bad. i have noticed that when i am playing my system and the heater comes on, the sound degrades. and i do notice the fluctuation like others in bad areas in sound from lets say 11:00 to midnight maybe(peak time) this hole in my midrange is not always there, it varies from day to day and time. i do notice that as i turn up the volume i tends to get worse. ive tried replacing all the drivers in my alons, but that lasted for just a while and then the problem came back. also when i turn up the volume, i get very little gain past say 11:00, after that the sound quality gets terrible. any help at all would be very much appreciated..............
kennesawjet
KEnne,

That was the gist of it. Just the condensed version. ANy specific questions, just ask. Good luck + keep us posted as things unfurl.
If upgrading power make sure the buried wire to the panel can handle 200 amps. Consider a panel with copper bus bar. Do a search on this site for electrical service or dedicated power, dedicated circuits to get more info. Good luck.
just fyi, did some switching around of my ic's, it would appear that tara labs don't like to play nice with some of the other manufactures. I ran an additional tara labs (vector two's) from the cd to pre and it seem to sound better. before It was a little to bright for my taste to have more than one in the loop. will keep you all posted.........
Bus bars are conductive metal strips built into the panel, inside behind the breaker switches. They distribute incoming power to the breakers and power circuits in your home. Normally panels come with aluminum bars. Panels that have a copper bars cost a bit more, but sound better than aluminum. If you need to get a new panel, getting the copper bus is worth the few extra bucks.