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Post by Sovereign on Mar 28, 2016 20:58:03 GMT
I can see that Wonder why I have so often seen that described as a spur.... puzzling Radial it is Just one of those funny things. let me let you into a family joke, I was calling handbag a hambag until only about 5 years ago, I always wondered why the heck was it called a hambag? I just put it down to some old timely tradition, women having some obsession about ham or something. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 29, 2016 10:49:37 GMT
I put it down to Oldtimers disease  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Sept 3, 2020 10:10:46 GMT
Free is cheaper than cheap
One for everyone
Been fiddling around with the kit recently and surprised to hear how good it sounded.
Could it be the unplugging and plugging back in ?
Let's try
Test - nice
All off
Circuit breaker off for safety
Everything plugged into the wall in the circuit out and in 4 times - must be enough surely
Items in the AM conditioner out and in as well.
Circuit breaker back on.
Kit back on
Ooh step up.
More detail, more bass.
You'd pay money for that improvement
Bonkers - Free
Give it a go and say how you got on
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Post by John on Sept 3, 2020 10:30:35 GMT
I have to still unplug and re plug my system every time I listen To be honest I find it a bit of a chore but it will then perform to its full potential I have a factory close to me and this seems to be the best way of maintaining the system
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Post by MikeMusic on Sept 3, 2020 11:05:57 GMT
Would hate to have to do it every day.
Once a month seems a fair bet.
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Post by MartinT on Sept 3, 2020 12:15:20 GMT
Wow - old thread resurrection (but a good'un).
Breaking and making every connection (power and signal) is well worth doing once a year. I say that if you can put a bit of contact cleaner (or, better still, graphene) on at the same time, you're doing a clean-and-maintain operation in one go.
John, your issue is different, it cannot be down to dirty contacts. A device in your system is latching into a mode or state that cannot be recovered until a full reset. I don't know what it might be (although my first suspect would be your streamer or DAC), but why don't you try unplugging only one item at a time and see which affects the sound?
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Post by John on Sept 3, 2020 12:50:47 GMT
I have done every combination and find it best to reboot the whole system
Agree its more to do with the factory noise At the weekends I can get away not doing it
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Post by MikeMusic on Sept 3, 2020 12:51:23 GMT
Free An Oiker Great for oiking cables off the floor when behind a rack or similar. Very useful A metal coat hanger would do, but look out for electrical I had a bit of plastic covered stiff wire from the garden. Just under a metre long. Alternatively if you want to spend money a grabber, litter picker gives even more to grab bits behind the rack Long Reach Grabber - 75cm |
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Post by Slinger on Sept 3, 2020 13:22:05 GMT
Free An Oiker Great for oiking cables off the floor when behind a rack or similar. Very useful A metal coat hanger would do, but look out for electrical I had a bit of plastic covered stiff wire from the garden. Just under a metre long. Alternatively if you want to spend money a grabber, litter picker gives even more to grab bits behind the rack Long Reach Grabber - 75cmI've got a couple of those; they're very handy when you're old and you're falling to bits.  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Sept 3, 2020 15:06:07 GMT
My wonderful Oiker has been great picking up cables from behind the racks for a while now Thinking on, it occurred to me a grabber would be even better The boss has one so it has been liberated for more important hifi use |
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Post by petea on Sept 3, 2020 20:14:56 GMT
Free An Oiker Great for oiking cables off the floor when behind a rack or similar. Very useful A metal coat hanger would do, but look out for electrical I had a bit of plastic covered stiff wire from the garden. Just under a metre long. Alternatively if you want to spend money a grabber, litter picker gives even more to grab bits behind the rack Long Reach Grabber - 75cmSurely TAD supply a remote control don't they?!  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Sept 4, 2020 9:09:54 GMT
Free An Oiker Great for oiking cables off the floor when behind a rack or similar. Very useful A metal coat hanger would do, but look out for electrical I had a bit of plastic covered stiff wire from the garden. Just under a metre long. Alternatively if you want to spend money a grabber, litter picker gives even more to grab bits behind the rack Long Reach Grabber - 75cmSurely TAD supply a remote control don't they?! Not to reach the cables I drop behind the racks ! |
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