01-Oct-2015, 22:35
(29-Sep-2015, 18:08)Manoet Wrote: While I can't guarantee what I'm about to write, my gut-level suspicions of enhanced SQ would be as follows:
1. Anodized, non-magnetic/non-conductive interior walls, ceiling & floor has to be counted as H-U-G-E in such a tightly-packed electronic component! (you don't see any "chrome" smartphones!)
2. F'tech rhodium IEC install with PEM removal & high-end/high-current highly shielded pure silver leads soldered directly to power board and grounded direct to chassis (maybe even moreso than #1, hard to know)
3. WBT speaker binding posts
4. Non-magnetic fasteners & PCB stand-offs
At this point it would be hard to summarily dismiss cooler temps as sharing some measure of responsibility for enhanced SQ. They're just too dramatic to ignore! I also believe it at least possible that there's a bit of "overall improvement is greater than the sum total of parts" used 'may' be at play here.
Its a lot for even me to absorb & process as it certainly exceeds any/all my objective & reasonable expectations.
(01-Oct-2015, 18:05)mauidan Wrote: Congrats to Manoet on his successful efforts to reduce operating tempertures.
I think the big improvement in SQ came from removing the filtered PEM.
+1. Me too! I did it before and as a single step. The best tweak. Better than speakers terminal change. Thumbs up for PEMectomy !