Glareskin
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I was in the process of renewing the wooden floor in the living room. And since they had to break it out and the room had to be empty for some days I thought why not combine it and update / upgrade my power for the audio.
In the end I decided to even build a new wall hanging audio cabinet and the easy replacing the floor became a two week redesigning and restructuring the living and kitchen area of my 1927 built house.
Now from a first principle I think it is better to start clean than to clean-up . filter something that is dirty. Now I could cut the space for new pipes and wires so I decided to build a completely new and dedicated switchboard for audio and video. In The Netherlands we get 3 phases offered to the house in case yo have some 400 Volt 3-phase applications. In normal situations they connect the three phases randomly in the switchboard and each phase gets a few rooms. You will never use the full power of each phase. This was my starting point. I separated 1 phase from the original switchboard and connected all groups with the existing two. The third is going to my new switchboard including a hospital grade thick earth wire.
In the new switchboard I have 6 fuse groups. Two dedicated for the high-end with dedicated AHP auto switches with audiophile grade fuses.
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One of these goes to my preamp and streamer. The other feeds my two mono amps. For the rest I have real fuse groups (better than standard auto-switches). One group for video, one for my network utilities (NAS, network switches, UPS) and one for my active speakers in the kitchen /eating room.
Of course I have installed special audio grade wall sockets and renewed the cables.
The theoretical achievement is that with the dedicated line (phase) I have separated the noise that comes from light dimmers, LED lights, washing machines and all other factors in a normal household.
With the dedicated groups (fuses) I have reduced the power influences multiple devices on one group have on each other.
The extra thick, extra ground cables should improve the signal quality and they say it guarantees darker backgrounds.
And of course the upgrades of cables, wall mounts etcetera won't hurt either.
Yesterday I went live with the new power supply in my edited living and I can say the result is stunning! This is not just a subtle improvement but a big step up! Like you have just purchased a higher level amps or speakers. You can listen to all your music and hear it it a complete new way.
The first thing I've noticed: incredible transparency. I was already fortunate enough to have a set-up where the speakers are virtually not there. But now my room disappeared too! And the presentation is even more relaxed than before. Completely free of stress. I still miss a few elements in the rooms that might change the acoustic presentation but boy what a great improvement. I new I would have some improvement but not like this in my wildest dreams.
Total investment in the electrician, the hardware and the cables and plus: around 3000 Euro. A cheap trick to get plenty more. Very recommendable.
I will post some photos when I can find more time.
In the end I decided to even build a new wall hanging audio cabinet and the easy replacing the floor became a two week redesigning and restructuring the living and kitchen area of my 1927 built house.
Now from a first principle I think it is better to start clean than to clean-up . filter something that is dirty. Now I could cut the space for new pipes and wires so I decided to build a completely new and dedicated switchboard for audio and video. In The Netherlands we get 3 phases offered to the house in case yo have some 400 Volt 3-phase applications. In normal situations they connect the three phases randomly in the switchboard and each phase gets a few rooms. You will never use the full power of each phase. This was my starting point. I separated 1 phase from the original switchboard and connected all groups with the existing two. The third is going to my new switchboard including a hospital grade thick earth wire.
In the new switchboard I have 6 fuse groups. Two dedicated for the high-end with dedicated AHP auto switches with audiophile grade fuses.
One of these goes to my preamp and streamer. The other feeds my two mono amps. For the rest I have real fuse groups (better than standard auto-switches). One group for video, one for my network utilities (NAS, network switches, UPS) and one for my active speakers in the kitchen /eating room.
Of course I have installed special audio grade wall sockets and renewed the cables.
The theoretical achievement is that with the dedicated line (phase) I have separated the noise that comes from light dimmers, LED lights, washing machines and all other factors in a normal household.
With the dedicated groups (fuses) I have reduced the power influences multiple devices on one group have on each other.
The extra thick, extra ground cables should improve the signal quality and they say it guarantees darker backgrounds.
And of course the upgrades of cables, wall mounts etcetera won't hurt either.
Yesterday I went live with the new power supply in my edited living and I can say the result is stunning! This is not just a subtle improvement but a big step up! Like you have just purchased a higher level amps or speakers. You can listen to all your music and hear it it a complete new way.
The first thing I've noticed: incredible transparency. I was already fortunate enough to have a set-up where the speakers are virtually not there. But now my room disappeared too! And the presentation is even more relaxed than before. Completely free of stress. I still miss a few elements in the rooms that might change the acoustic presentation but boy what a great improvement. I new I would have some improvement but not like this in my wildest dreams.
Total investment in the electrician, the hardware and the cables and plus: around 3000 Euro. A cheap trick to get plenty more. Very recommendable.
I will post some photos when I can find more time.
You should really try it. It is my best investment in sound upgrade since years!
