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Bill
Kensington, NH
Posts 140
Joined on 03-15-2010

Post #: 41
Post ID: 28327
Reply to: 28326
You may be right about the buffering
As the other night when running the system on line, it still sounded great. Really don't care the cause of the improvement. Just the mprovementscto my my sound and the electric bill. I understand that I had to spend $56,000 to get it, but considering what it would cost for a defective Stromtank unit and the 20 year payback, and how much I,ve spent over the years to get less in return, I’m happy. Also sorry Romy but it looks like I’ve talked the wife into not moving for the foreseeable future😈
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Romy the Cat


Boston, MA
Posts 10,385
Joined on 05-28-2004

Post #: 42
Post ID: 28328
Reply to: 28327
A question.
When you run your solar system online, you still not having power from solar, but you have power from a new battery powered regenerator. The question is the presence of solar panels in front of the regenerator makes its difference, compare if it were powered by non-solar power source? This is very interesting question, I have no answers and I think in setup that you made you cannot answer this question as well? Am I correct?


"I wish I could score everything for horns." - Richard Wagner. "Our writing equipment takes part in the forming of our thoughts." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Bill
Kensington, NH
Posts 140
Joined on 03-15-2010

Post #: 43
Post ID: 28329
Reply to: 28328
Correct!
Would be easier figuring out the intricacies of the system Mano a Mano.
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anthony
Posts 359
Joined on 08-18-2014

Post #: 44
Post ID: 28330
Reply to: 28328
Solar sound quality
Not sure if I mentioned this before, in my solar/battery  system, which is similar to Bills,  sound is best at night when there is no sun and the inverter is drawing only from the batteries, but during the day with zero clouds the sound is really comparable.  Where there are shadows moving across the solar panels (i.e. clouds) I do notice a small drop in sound quality, but perhaps that is just my mood too...

I do have a balanced isolation transformer and separate ground rod to switch into the system to see if the sound can be improved.  Immediately after the secondary of the iso tran are some high and low frequency LC filters to tidy up any residual noise.  Will switch that in once the system is finally tuned...soon.


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Romy the Cat


Boston, MA
Posts 10,385
Joined on 05-28-2004

Post #: 45
Post ID: 28331
Reply to: 28330
Why?

I already see another big time reviewer reading above, calling his body and say him hey; do you want to start a new company? You buy in bulk for penny the Chinese regenerators with batteries, and I will sell to my audio morons with my prices. 


That reality is that if this regenerator does produce better signal which for whatever reason is very beneficial for Audio, then it would be very wonderful if somebody look into it and try to figure out why.




"I wish I could score everything for horns." - Richard Wagner. "Our writing equipment takes part in the forming of our thoughts." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Romy the Cat


Boston, MA
Posts 10,385
Joined on 05-28-2004

Post #: 46
Post ID: 28332
Reply to: 28331
A very cool audio recommendation.... And free!

I would like to extend a gift to Bill, by giving him a tip. I absolutely assure him and anybody else that if Bill will follow through my tip then he will experience a tremendous pleasure, probably even exceeding the pleasure he experienced right now from his playback. 


What do you need to do, Bill, after you get accustomed you have and after knowing what you know, make a Saturday trip to biggest local dealers and listen the sound in their primary rooms. Or if you have a balls then you can book a trip to to some kind of big international audio show. You will get amazing sentiments and amazing sensations observing that Cuckoo Net.


Feel free to post your comments after your trip




"I wish I could score everything for horns." - Richard Wagner. "Our writing equipment takes part in the forming of our thoughts." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Amir
Iran Tehran
Posts 385
Joined on 02-11-2009

Post #: 47
Post ID: 28333
Reply to: 28330
After sunset
 anthony wrote:
in my solar/battery  system, sound is best at night when there is no sun and the inverter is drawing only from the batteries, but during the day with zero clouds the sound is really comparable.  Where there are shadows moving across the solar panels (i.e. clouds) I do notice a small drop in sound quality, but perhaps that is just my mood too...



I think it is not about our mood and I convinced the AC quality is better around sunset or after sunset.




www.amiraudio.com, www.hifi.ir
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Amir
Iran Tehran
Posts 385
Joined on 02-11-2009

Post #: 48
Post ID: 28334
Reply to: 28329
Please let me know
 Bill wrote:
Would be easier figuring out the intricacies of the system Mano a Mano.

Hello Bill, please let me know the result if you used an isolation transformer between solar inverter and purepower ?

Thank you in advance




www.amiraudio.com, www.hifi.ir
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Bill
Kensington, NH
Posts 140
Joined on 03-15-2010

Post #: 49
Post ID: 28335
Reply to: 28334
Answers
1. Romy: have in the past gone to many studios and shows, including CES, Munich, New York, etc., and found only one studio where the sound was always very listenable: The Listening Studio in Boston. But of course you probably already knew that. Otherwise I’ve never heard a system close to hat you and I have obtained with primarily time, sweat, and 50 to 100 year old technology updated with a couple of  the best present day equipment.

2: AnthonySadNot sure if I mentioned this before, in my solar/battery  system, which is similar to Bills,  sound is best at night when there is no sun and the inverter is drawing only from the batteries,)
 I have noticed a slight difference in sound, but only later at night, after about an hour after sunset. Interestingly, the other night I ran out of battery power in the middle of a listening session, but didn't notice any difference. As the line cannot recharge the battery, am not sure why there has been such a change from prior to the solar in my system.


3.RomySad I already see another big time reviewer reading above, calling his body and say him hey; do you want to start a new company? You buy in bulk for penny the Chinese regenerators with batteries, and I will sell to my audio morons with my prices.) One company seems to have come close. In the latest Stereophile, they review a unit from Astro tank from Germany that costs as much as my entire solar installation. They did give a fair review even though they had two defective units wit intermittent hum and even two detached high voltage lines. Caveat Emptor!

4.Amir: do have several 2 and 3 kva transformers inthe attic from previous trials about 30 years ago but have not used them since. I have removed the purepower pp2000 from the system as it didn't seem to do anything to the sound since the solar installation.p

As an ademdum, I did add one piece of equipment just before the solar installation that did a great improvement in noise floor and a mild transformer hum: Tai Heng Power Enhancer. Will be taking it over to Romy's later this week to see if it does on his system what it did on mine. For about $1300.00 from Vinshine Audio, was well worth it.

Bill

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Paul S
San Diego, California, USA
Posts 2,780
Joined on 10-12-2006

Post #: 50
Post ID: 28336
Reply to: 28335
Power Enhancer?
Bill, I looked at the Tai Hang Kinki Power Enhancer online. With the small components and boards, my first thought is that it has to limit current. What gear do you plug into it, and how do any enhancements manifest in system sound?

Best regards,
Paul S
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