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Originally posted by DanG
Jude, I like that rig a lot! I never realized just how big the Sony SCD-333ES really was, I guess. Anyway, I'd also like to know where you got that nifty headphone stand.
Also, have you considered putting the Max on top of your SCD-333ES? I remember that reading the April '01 Stereophile's review of the 333ES, the reviewer said that he got an improvement when placing a Shakti Stone on top. If the Max has soft feet, perhaps you could get even better sound by putting it on top of the 333? I would be interested to find out about the results. =) |
DanG,
Thank you for the nice comments! Yes, that 333 is a tank compared to the players I'm used to (I think it weighs 23 or 24 pounds). It sounds fantastic to my ears too. One non-audio-specific feature that I find entertaning is the front door that swings down and open to make way for the sliding tray to come out -- I think this door is made of 1/4"-to-1/3"-thick aluminum.
Regarding placing the Max on top of the 333: I'd do this, but running my TriField Broadband Meter around the Max shows that it emits some EMI back by where its power supplies likely are (I've found this to be
very common). As such, I thought it a good idea to keep it isolated. Using that meter, I keep everything very carefully routed. My power cables don't cross over with my interconnects. The interconnects also don't come too near other cables or devices, despite the fact that the interconnects are shielded. My cell phone charger and notebook computer are placed far enough away that their measurable fields have dissipated in the distance between them and the audio stuff.
If you look closely, you'll notice a big ferrite loop on the 333's power cord (there's one on the Max power cord too, but you can't see that in the pics). Though some advise against using ferrite loops and clamps, my moderate use of them on the power cords has resulted in no deleterious sonic effects that I can hear, but has eliminated noises I'd hear when my refrigerator and sump pump would do their things (a ferrite loop on the sump pump power cord put the final touches on eliminating the noises completely). Whoah, I'm off topic now......
Back on topic: Putting the Max on top of the 333 might not be too much of a problem though, as the 333 is one of the best-shielded components I've used, as measured by the TriField Broadband Meter. I mean, it emits virtually nothing above ambient fields, except in one very small area on the top, and I have to position the meter in just the right position to pick it up. And if the 333's shielding is good enough to keep the baddies it emits inside, I imagine it works the other way too.
