Popular Post kelvinwsy Posted December 20, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 20, 2019 1. Believe it or not. All my Power Cables - even expensive ones are JSSG and then sheathed in this Conduit! I had the a local workshop cut the conduits to 1m / 1.5 m lengths shown in above posts. 2. I must add that Almost ALL my PC's and Signal Cables are DIY, I can easily fit the conduit onto the cable run BEFORE I connect the other end connector. So VOILA! conduit sleeved PC, RCA, and XLR. 3. Trick is to secure the conduits so that they don't slide around and their weight does not hang on the Component connector etc. That is of course another tale to tell! 4. So using different size conduits, I have done the same with RCA and XLR cables near the back of my Hifi Rack which then brings them too close to the Power Conditioner PC leading up to the Amps and Dac. 5. I can swear that my whole system's residual /background noise levels drops further and further each time I increase the shielding on my PC's and Signal cables. You can hear that digitalis and harshness is banished and sweet Hi-frequencies, superior ambient sonic stage, superior thumping bass on my Abyss 1266 Phi/cc is increasing in clarity, depth of low bass( more like a Rumble and GROWL now!) are now more evident. 6. Just recent weekend, I jury-rigged aluminium cover plates (using cheap Aluminium serving trays or various sizes) over the back of my DAC, HP Amp, and Power conditioner to block any more residual EMF/RFI from the Power Cords. 7. At the back of the DAC, I have done the same but with Mu - metal sheets to cover the RCA/XLR output cables. Even my IsoRegen and SMS 200Ultra Neo have their own Mu metal shields. This material I had left over from a DIY preamp project. Again a noticeable drop in residual noise and increase in clarity in ambience / hall echo sound on Playback; (especially evident in Live albums well recorded say in 24bit/96khz. 8. Once my Ether -Regen comes, the Cat 6 cables (alright I will upgrade to Supra Cat 8😎) and JSSG and then conduit them. That will be the next and hopefully final step in DIY shielding efforts on my part. Conclusion: Way Excessive Audiophile Obsession. Hey costs so little $! Certainly not paying 2000 USD for a PC or 1.5 - 2.5 k for a signal cable. And all removable if it does not work. So far ALL Smiles! andru26 and One and a half 2 Link to comment
kelvinwsy Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Ooh my conduits are earthed linked back to the earth pin on 1 connection on my Furutech power back ETP - 60 thru a star ground wiring loom . I use a clip and ground wire on the conduit. Or I have an exposed part of the JSSG double shield which is then linked back to the Earth pin. Works that way. Otherwise it is only a mechanical shield. May have a bit with magnetic flux inductance. Of course I tried to measure RFI/EMF using a ebay portable meter, its sensitivity range was awfully inadequate. So back to Ears Mark I for subjective checks. YMMV Kelvin Link to comment
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