Dialogue Distortion in My Lsi9?

wingnut4772

How about PS Audio power cords?

I figured WOTW was just the way it is so I did not count that.

I have one wall outlet with the dedicated 20amp circuit (wish I would have put in another). And there are two more on the same wall (15) that just came with the house. One of them is only about 10 inches from the 20amp outlet.

Swapping out a pre might be a little more difficult...

Ferres

Let's test moving the pre-amp first to a different outlet before doing any additional purchases. Powercords will improve the sound but may not solve distrotions if the sockets have weak wiring inside. Some manufacturers cut cost by using smaller wires for the wall outlets.

You can use the panamax as an extension if the wall socket is a little far.

PS Audio is a well known company with good reviews on their products. Theirs would be a good buy. If you plan to purchase one, try it on the pre-amp side so the benefit trickles down to most of the system

wingnut4772

I saw the Romex the guy put in for the 20. Because I am anal I checked it out and it was appropriate.

A local dealer sells the PS Audio cords. I guess it would not be losing anything to try them out.

wingnut4772

I got a local audio dealer to lend me some Harmonic Technology power cords to demo in my house. (If you are in the Miami area Pm me for the dealer. He is a very nice and patient fellow)

Anyway, after experimenting and all of the suggestions here, I strongly suspected the Pre so my first power cord went there . I played the U2 Vertigo concert in HD. (-I listened to this last night and Bono had that damn edge to his voice--- not The Edge )

All I can say is Viola! The edge is history....um.... you know which one! Thank you so much Ferres for the suggestion. I would never have thought of it.

When I got the Cinenova I was warned that it would be revealing and it is.

Problem solved.

I LOVE THIS FORUM!!!!

Early B.

Early B. wrote:

I doubt if you damaged anything. Sounds like a higher quality amp may have simply magnified the level of distortion you're hearing. I'll bet money it's the cables.

Technically, I would have won this bet. I figured the first place to look would have been the interconnect cables, though.

Congrats. Glad you fixed the problem. Isn't it great when it all comes together?

For all the non-believers in the audience, add this thread to the "power cables make a difference" category.

wingnut4772

Due to a technicality I pronounce a tie between Ferres and Early B!

I am just sitting here watching the Rave Channel (Voom) in absolute heaven. Hell, I may just REALLY start listening to music on this thing.

I was quite skeptical but they do make a great difference. The model is Harmonic Technology Pro AC-11 .

I am amazed there is a difference.

I wonder if I should cancel the Kimber Kable order?......NAH!!!!!!

Early B.

Which set of Kimbers did you order -- the Heros?

Did you get the Harmonic Tech cable with Furutech plugs?

wingnut4772

Yes. The Heros.

The ends of the plugs are Hubbel.

I don't know how the Heros will compare to the Cobalts. It will be interesting to see and a relief to just listen to them rather than hope that they clean up a problem.

Ferres

Congratulations! Nice to know it all got fixed.

Yes, powercords do make a difference. Watts goings to amps up to the speakers have to start from somewhere. Line noise robs clarity from audio and video. You will also notice that you can now increase the volume and the sound does not get 'painful' at all.

Again Congratulations!

PS; I guess the Cinenova and the Svs may get a powercord upgrade in the near future. The improvement here won't be as dramatic as with the pre-amp side but will still be noticable and you may need to tone down the Svs a little, the sound pressure can depress the eardums (like being underwater). This happended to me while viewing 'Private Ryan' Omaha landing sequence.

Early B.

wingnut4772 wrote:

Yes. The Heros. I don't know how the Heros will compare to the Cobalts. It will be interesting to see and a relief to just listen to them rather than hope that they clean up a problem.

Great. The Heros should work very well for you. Please let us know what you think of them and how they compare to the Cobalts.

wingnut4772

I will and if I don't notice much they are going right back because the Cobalts are really nice sounding. I will start another thread with the comparisions after a little break in time.