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In the Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity.
Post Subject: A Pilgrim's ProgressPosted by Paul S on: 11/12/2008
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Looking back, I suppose I have only been aware of Bad Electricity as a Big Issue for maybe 10 years or so. Before that, I just did not listen in a way that made it so obvious (and so pervasive!), and so, naturally, I did not have a system that made it so obvious. Sure, I have long been aware that bad electricity can make fuzz or "veils", and I took various measures over the years to try to cure the problems I did hear. But I am sad to say that as I have "progressed" with my listening and my system, Bad Electricity has more than kept pace, setting me back at an exponential rate, something like 2 or 3-to-1 regression-to-progress, worst cases, in both the frequency and the scope of interference. So when other people talk about their great systems and the great sound they are getting, but they never mention Bad Electricity, I actually wonder how this can be!
I have not had anywhere near the sorts of trouble with temp and humidity that Bad Electricity has caused me. I have had no significant problems with listening room wave propagation that I could say were tied to humidity. The worst things I've gotten from humidity were mold on my LPs and corroded metal parts. This has been a PITA, but nothing like the sort of grief wrought by the %#$@!&* electricity! As foir stadiums and halls, etc., I wish they'd find ways besides DSP to "cure" the "problems".
Best regards,
Paul SRerurn to Romy the Cat's Site