GoodSoundClub - Romy the Cat's Audio Site

In the Forum: Audio Discussions
In the Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity.

Post Subject: My rewiring experience in 50s housePosted by scooter on: 12/31/2013

N-Set, Happy New Year. I think you are running 230v 50hz in Poland so a lot of comments on this board may not be applicable.

I lived in a 50s house in the US at 120v 60hz with terrible electrics (terrible everything really but that is a different story). I decided to tackle that problem from a few angles.

1) Install a new service box in the basement where the electricity entered the house; the old box had a lot of corroded contacts and buzzed.

2) Run new dedicated lines to listening room.

3) Try a few retail power filter boxes in listening room.

This was not terribly expensive and made a big difference for my room. There are still a few fantastic electricity days in the winter and some terrible days in the summer so unlike Romy, I haven't resolved the electricity issue. If I remember correctly, the PurePower power filter box seemed to remove all the electricity "sonic" volatility from his system. I haven't tried the PurePower so can't comment. Also your results may vary house-to-house. And 230v unit may or may not be less effective than 120v unit.

Anyways, as the original house electrics were so terrible, I was very pleased with the sonic impact of the service box/wiring/simple filter box upgrade. Everyone's situation is different and always changing so who knows what will work for you. This is a very good thread so please take the time to read the whole thing before wasting your time and money on electrics.

Rerurn to Romy the Cat's Site