dave
Plywood King
As promised earlier - Dave's Dramatic Dixie Donkey Scale for rating Mains Improvements. I'm from the southern portion of the USA (hence the Dixie bit) and I trust Donkeys are familiar to everyone throughout the world so...
The scale is simple. Four donkeys is as good as it gets. "Nothing like a crowd" and "spice is the variety of life" and all. One donkey is not so hot (think of coming home to the same old cootch for forty years.) Donkeys between just mean moar phun til we hit four and reach for a smoke when it's all said and done. Enjoy and post any questions.
: install the biggest dern dedicated AC line the law will allow and bypass your breaker box with a direct connection to your side of the meter. Make it maximum amperage for maximum pleasure. Supposedly it decreases source impedance but whatever the reason, it delivers the biggest bang for the buck if a regular lighting circuit was previously used and stuffed full of other buzzing appliances.
: tighten all those AC wire connections from the breaker all the way to the last outlet. When I say tighten I mean tighter than you ever imagined. Use an oversize screwdriver for maximum torque and turn it til any further would tear tendons or destroy materials. Yes, you will hear the difference vs half-assed tight.
Nothing mains related in my experience deserves two donkeys.
: Try different brands of outlets. The difference isn't huge though I have run into one audiophile-approved outlet that actually sucked. Three separate tests installing it on different lines found in each case it sounded like someone had thrown a blanket over the speakers. I use 25-year-old hospital grade outlets. They sound slightly better than standard commercial grade outlets but grip the plugs like a snappin turtle. (i hate droopy plugs)
<no donkeys> : worrying with cable directionality when running AC lines. Highly recommended by my most trusted ear in the business and an utter fail when actually tried -no difference in sound whatsoever.
Over and out...
The scale is simple. Four donkeys is as good as it gets. "Nothing like a crowd" and "spice is the variety of life" and all. One donkey is not so hot (think of coming home to the same old cootch for forty years.) Donkeys between just mean moar phun til we hit four and reach for a smoke when it's all said and done. Enjoy and post any questions.
Nothing mains related in my experience deserves two donkeys.
<no donkeys> : worrying with cable directionality when running AC lines. Highly recommended by my most trusted ear in the business and an utter fail when actually tried -no difference in sound whatsoever.
Over and out...
