14-Sep-2015, 01:10
I have recently made several changes to my system and after a few week of listening I wanted to share some of my thoughts and see what other members felt about what they have done when making changes to their systems. Acknowledging that if I were really going to delve deeply into the understanding of what each change did I would have invoked each change with greater time separation…but I didn’t.
So the changes I have made that made NO difference to the sound in my system:
1) Speaker Cables - Nordost Purple Flair to 10 AWG zip speaker wire, bi wired.
2) Nordost Power cables to stock power cables on D200/400
3) Moving music source to remote server as opposed to locally served.
Changes that made moderate difference:
1) D200 to D400 (400 better than 200 but for $8K….)
2) SAM speakers (though not SAMed for my speaker but a very close relative in the series)
Changes that made a big difference:
1) Removed centre component rack and placed components on isolation racks not more than 1 foot off the ground resulting an a much clearer sound stage.
2) Upgraded speakers (Totem Element Fire). Awesome bookshelf.
3) Speaker positioning…very careful placement, measuring and listening. Taking into account compromises that occur with directivity and distance apart and from walls etc.
I can listen to music now and wonder how it could get any better than this (in my modest room and environment)!
Hope everyone has enjoyed their t-weekends!!
Cheers
So the changes I have made that made NO difference to the sound in my system:
1) Speaker Cables - Nordost Purple Flair to 10 AWG zip speaker wire, bi wired.
2) Nordost Power cables to stock power cables on D200/400
3) Moving music source to remote server as opposed to locally served.
Changes that made moderate difference:
1) D200 to D400 (400 better than 200 but for $8K….)
2) SAM speakers (though not SAMed for my speaker but a very close relative in the series)
Changes that made a big difference:
1) Removed centre component rack and placed components on isolation racks not more than 1 foot off the ground resulting an a much clearer sound stage.
2) Upgraded speakers (Totem Element Fire). Awesome bookshelf.
3) Speaker positioning…very careful placement, measuring and listening. Taking into account compromises that occur with directivity and distance apart and from walls etc.
I can listen to music now and wonder how it could get any better than this (in my modest room and environment)!
Hope everyone has enjoyed their t-weekends!!
Cheers
Devialet 400; KEF Reference 3; custom built Server 2012 with JRiver & Audiophile Optimizer; med grade wall socket; 10 AWG speaker cable bi-wire & un-terminated; AudioQuest Carbon USB with Jitterbug; Shunyata Venom 3 power cables.
