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Could people please explain how, since every power cord is coming out of my Nordost Thor, I would have a ground loop only on my CD Player? How would this be possible.
It's not a ground loop, people.
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Power Supply--Nordost Thor
Digital--Linn Akurate
Vinyl--Sota Nova table, Dynavector DV507mk2 tonearm, Dynavector DRT XV-1S cartridge (or Grado Statement), Ray Samuels XR-10B phono stage, Loricraft PRC4-Deluxe record cleaner
Dynamic Amp--Ray Samuels B-52
Electrostatic Amp--TBA ASAP
Headphones--too many to list; current favorites are Stax Omega 2 and Edition9
Cables--Shunyata Anaconda from the wall; Shunyata Python VX to the CD player; the remainder is Cardas Ergo AMT/Amp2 combo arriving soon!
I am not convinced that either power cable was causal in either direction, but that does not matter if it sounds better to you, I suppose. I do wish I could experience this phenomena myself, I truly do.
Wow, people are getting defensive. The interference, like any interference, may not show up if you live in the middle of the woods, so maybe I should have clarified that this may not happen to EVERYONE. But plenty of people do have this problem, and plenty of head-in-the-sand types refuse to believe that power cords can change sound. Am I going to have to invite people over to my house to proove this?
Nobody is on the defensive but you... you are the one making the claim, others are simply saying they don't experience the same thing that you said they WOULD hear, "Night and Day" difference.
Others still are offering other reasons for your problem (i.e. ground loop).
As far as 'Head in the Sand' types... there isn't really any evidence to show a difference between 2 well-made, properly spec power cables. This would make the 'skeptic' view the conservative opinion. No point buying expensive cables if they don't make a difference.
feels like an eps of 1 vs 100 with the 100 copy/paste their arguments from prior threads (I am sure you all have your arguments save in a note pad file...all loaded up and ready to fire).....the state of this forum is laughable.
Dude, did you read my signature? The Linn Akurate is considered one of the best CD players on the market.
Marketing ain't reality. I'm not saying your player is bad, but keep in mind that a lot of what you read in audio is designed to move products. "Normal" members of audio forums quietly earn commissions on sales.
I think it is valuable to visit other websites than here. There are other audio and headphone websites where products that are never criticized here are savaged in the forums. And by highly qualified members, as well.
And high price tag items are not always the best. Get a Consumer Reports car guide and check out the reliability of the most expensive cars. Audio isn't any different.
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Ok, one more time... all of my power comes from a single source, my Nordost Thor. How do I get a selective ground loop that only affects one component? And when I switch CD Players, it also just affects that CD player?
As to the properly spec'd cables... I'm supposed to assume that the stock cable that Linn includes with their $7k CD player is bad, the Cardas cable that I got was also bad, and the Shunyata just happens to be good. Sorry, I just can't live in that world.
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Power Supply--Nordost Thor
Digital--Linn Akurate
Vinyl--Sota Nova table, Dynavector DV507mk2 tonearm, Dynavector DRT XV-1S cartridge (or Grado Statement), Ray Samuels XR-10B phono stage, Loricraft PRC4-Deluxe record cleaner
Dynamic Amp--Ray Samuels B-52
Electrostatic Amp--TBA ASAP
Headphones--too many to list; current favorites are Stax Omega 2 and Edition9
Cables--Shunyata Anaconda from the wall; Shunyata Python VX to the CD player; the remainder is Cardas Ergo AMT/Amp2 combo arriving soon!
Could people please explain how, since every power cord is coming out of my Nordost Thor, I would have a ground loop only on my CD Player? How would this be possible.
It's not a ground loop, people.
If you've ever had the (dis)pleasure of working with ground loops you would know that it isn't always easy to determine the exact cause of the problem, and is often a combination of things that contribute to the problem.
Is the CD player powering the speakers/headphones? If not, then it's not affecting just the CD player, it's affecting the entire curcuit that the CD player is connected.
Ok, one more time... all of my power comes from a single source, my Nordost Thor. How do I get a selective ground loop that only affects one component? And when I switch CD Players, it also just affects that CD player?
As to the properly spec'd cables... I'm supposed to assume that the stock cable that Linn includes with their $7k CD player is bad, the Cardas cable that I got was also bad, and the Shunyata just happens to be good. Sorry, I just can't live in that world.
You may have missed where I asked if you have tried switching the old cable back in and see if the hiss returns. Is that something you have tried yet?
with the 100 copy/paste their arguments from prior threads (I am sure you all have your arguments save in a note pad file...all loaded up and ready to fire).....the state of this forum is laughable.
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