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I'm thinking of buying the E1 Muses in America and using it in Europe. Is there any issue with using a power adapter for the EU? I've read that even power cables could affect the audio quality, so I want to make sure it's okay.
Also, would it be possible to just replace the US power cable with a european one, or is there something in the E1 that expects current from a US cable? If so, is there any particular cable you would recommend?
Well, you need the EU cable or else it wouldn't work for you.
All Essence One seems to be the same regardless of where it's sold.
For example, the one i bought came with three different power cables.
Power cables are probably going to be the last thing that will affect sound. As long as you're getting enough juice, that's pretty much it.
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There is no differecne in the E1 that is sold in the US, you just have to switch the power supply to 230v at the back. The One comes with a regular power chord so you can use any EU power chord with it. You should not believe too much in expensive power chords because you have to consider that the power comes from the power outlet and it gets there over some cheap electric copper wires so you would just improve the last 1-2m of a many km-s long chain.
This guy is right.
For ex. If you changed a wall outlet with something like gold/rhodium plated copper contacts and use a $1000 power cord, you'll have to note, that most of the wires, prior to the wall outlet, comes from outside of your home's electrical post, which is then connected to that outlet usually with solid conductor wires which doesn't have the best quality. I don't believe they're even oxygen free copper. Some electricians cut their wires too far back when connecting to the outlet, thus, that exposed copper will then oxidize and give you a weaker signal. To sum it up, you can't turn a lump of crud into a polished gem. It's usually more for aesthetics than sound difference. I find much of it is linked to placebo.
Of course electrical pulses can be interrupted by EMI/RF and quality wires can help with the conduction, but how much of that actually plays in audio quality. Some swear they hear a difference, which is why this topic is so controversial.
However, for me, a two dollar hdmi,usb, or power cord will sounds as good as a two-hundred dollar one.
Headphone cables, rca, coxial, etc does improve in sound quality based on the materials used.
I've just realized that i was in the computer audio section, so let's stay on topic
The stock op-amps are very warm Raven, rolling them out will give vast you improvements.
Tim
. It's very "musical" and doesn't sound lifeless.
