makes sense - Mau'dib - Propeller Head Plaza

makes sense

Posted by Mau'dib (A) on May 5, 2004 at 19:08:20

In Reply to: Are we missing the interesting point about this post? posted by Commuteman on May 3, 2004 at 09:19:08:

"In other words, it's not about the impact of the PC on the incoming 110v AC or the noise level coming in through the IEC connector. It's about the impact of the PC on the overall system noise, driven by the PS current into the device."

I always suspected the PC fanatics obsessed about "noise" a little too much. I'm sure it's always there to some degree and may be a factor in some environments or with poorly designed gear.

Is it just me or is anyone else sick of reading the terms "airborne EMI/RFI" or "dirty AC lines" in practically every cable manufacturer's specs? If it was that simple one need only install a $5 filtered IEC connector in each component, and use the stock cord. People get these ideas in their heads, it spreads like a disease, and all of a sudden there's this great evil that requires a massive and expensive cord to filter out. Also by some miracle of science, once again there is a positive correlation between performance and cost of materials. Only the most expensive really works, and it doesn't matter what gear you have ;)

Maybe the component manufacturers should start advertising how well they designed their power supply so as to not require an aftermarket cord or power conditioner. Imagine a $2000 preamp that performs the same with the stock cord as with a $2000 cord... that's like a free preamp!

Take the Sonic Frontiers Line 3 for example. What an amazingly well-designed power supply this preamp has. I find that as long as the interconnects and power cords I use are well built, they all sound very good. In fact even vastly different designs (ranging from DIY DH Labs, to top-of-the-line Cardas, to high-end Transparent Audio) sound almost identical. I certainly have found absolutely no correlation between price and performance of cables, unless it is within a manufacturer's line (intentional colorations for marketing reasons no doubt).

Stefan D.

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Topic - PC/IC/amp/source interactions - jneutron 09:22:51 04/28/04 (23)

Are we missing the interesting point about this post? - Commuteman 09:19:08 05/03/04 (3)

makes sense - Mau'dib 19:08:20 05/05/04 (0)

Re: Are we missing the interesting point about this post? - Jon Risch 10:39:29 05/03/04 (1)

Re: Are we missing the interesting point about this post? - jneutron 08:09:04 05/04/04 (0)

Re: PC/IC/amp/source interactions - Jon Risch 17:54:35 05/02/04 (14)

You gotta read the posts accurately, and review my diagram. - jneutron 07:24:17 05/03/04 (12)

Re: You gotta read the posts accurately, and review my diagram. - Jon Risch 10:35:14 05/03/04 (11)

Re: You gotta read the posts accurately, and review my diagram. - john curl 20:47:50 05/04/04 (7)

Re: You gotta read the posts accurately, and review my diagram. - Steve Eddy 21:40:52 05/04/04 (6)

Re: You gotta read the posts accurately, and review my diagram. - john curl 21:48:35 05/04/04 (0)

Re: You gotta read the posts accurately, and review my diagram. - john curl 21:47:33 05/04/04 (4)

In addition to the "allegations" from cables... - jneutron 06:14:38 05/05/04 (0)

Re: You gotta read the posts accurately, and review my diagram. - Steve Eddy 22:41:12 05/04/04 (2)

Re: You gotta read the posts accurately, and review my diagram. - john curl 23:50:16 05/04/04 (1)

Re: You gotta read the posts accurately, and review my diagram. - Steve Eddy 11:44:21 05/05/04 (0)

Holy mackeral Jon, READ THE DAMN POSTS ENTIRELY - jneutron 07:55:25 05/04/04 (2)

Re: Holy mackeral Jon, READ THE DAMN POSTS ENTIRELY - Phil Tower 08:30:18 05/04/04 (1)

Thanks Phil. - jneutron 08:52:16 05/04/04 (0)

Re: PC/IC/amp/source interactions - Dan Banquer 06:28:50 05/03/04 (0)

So..... - Commuteman 10:35:39 04/30/04 (3)

Re: So..... - jneutron 11:48:19 04/30/04 (2)

It's like this.... - Commuteman 09:06:19 05/03/04 (1)

Re: It's like this.... - jneutron 08:20:16 05/04/04 (0)

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