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My power is in and different than what other people are doing. I decided to isolate my digital from my analog.

I have 3 30 amp 220 volt circuits feeding my stereo with 10 gage wire in my new dedicated room. The circuits are feeding 3 power isolators two 3 kilowatt isolators and one 5 kilowatt isolator. The isolators are transformer based units. The 5 kilowatt isolator has two 110 volt feeds, one for analog and one for digital. The 3 kilowatt isolators each feed 1 mono block amp. I am using hospital grade copper plugs to feed all my gear.

This seems to work well for my system. The isolators are located under my house on a concrete slab off so I don t hear the hum. I like using 220 volt better so you don’t have to run a neutral line to the isolator. Seems like to me the neutral line is where a lot of the noise comes from.

I am moving into my new stereo room. Everything is on hold now. I trying to get power installed and then I am going to start room tuning. Pictues will follow.

2010-11-1

I added a Steve Blinn Designs custom rack. I had special butcher block boards custom made up in the Maple country. I really like the way they turned out.

05-11-2010

I just discovered Elrod power cables. I added one to the Sony 5400ES player and it made such a big difference making the sound richer overall. I then added one to the preamp which made my bass better. I then added one to each of my new Spectron monoblocks. This seemed to add more layering to my sound stage. I can't believe the difference.

I have just recently added the Savoy speakers. What a plus.

I have up loaded pictures.

My cables are a mess. I have been trying different ones. I am still waiting on some.

The rug is my tuning device.

Teddy has the most important job of all approving all new stereo components.

I added dedicated circuits with 20 amp breakers which made a big difference in sound.
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    • Joule Electra LAP-150 Platinum
    upgraded 12-12-12 to Platinum It was upgraded to Signature status in August.
    • Eggleston Works Savoy
    Very muscial speakers for a large space.
    • Grado The Statement
    Nice mid range
    • Spectron Musician III MK2 SE
    Spectron Musician III MK2 monoblocks with Vcap and SE Bybee filter upgrades.
    • VPI Industries Aries
    VPI Aries turntable with JMW 10.5 arm and SDS.
    • Steve Blinn Designs 42 inch wide rack
    I had a special size made to fit my wall.
    • Tony's Woodshop Vinyl LP Cube Oak
    It is a full 12 cube set.
    • JPS Aluminata Speaker jumpers
    Speaker Jumpers
    • Prana Wire Cosmos
    Speaker Cables
    • VPI 16.5 Record Cleaner
    I had this for a while.
    • Purist Dominus Praesto interconnects
    These cables just seem to get everything right in my system.
    • VPI Industries SDS
    synchronous drive system
    • Elrod Gold Power Cable
    I have Elrod power cables on my Joule
    • Stillpoints ESS
    they add a lot to the sound
    • REL Acoustics Rel Stentor III
    I have a pair of these for stereo sound. I use Audioquest NRG-5 power cords on these subs.
    • Purist Power Cord Canorus
    I have several of these.
    • AMR777 DAC DAC
    I use a Bybee power adapter on the Purist Canorus power cord.
    • Shynata Power Cord Cobra
    I feel the windings on these power cords tame the high end on the digital amps.

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What type of transport are you using to get the music to your DAC8?
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You mentioned that you didn't like the way the tuner sounded in your system. Did you consider a Squeezebox 3 run through your DAC8 and get internet radio?
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