the spur is in now what

Posted by: minime on 14 August 2003

the mains spur was fitted today lower noise level straight away.what else can i expect?
just wondered what length of time will it take to settle down.
great bargain i am in a council property and they upgraded the consumer unit so i gave him £20 for the seperate spur £8.00 for mk unswitched plug so £28.00 all in a worthwhile upgrade even for a non-naim system.
Posted on: 14 August 2003 by minime
thank tom,everything seems a lot more musical the only downside i noticed the bass is not as deep but i think this will return over the next few weeks.
frank
Posted on: 15 August 2003 by J.N.
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the only downside i noticed the bass is not as deep but i think this will return over the next few weeks.


A spur normally opens up and cleans up the sound. You may be perceiving cleaner bass as less bass/less 'bloom'.

Don't expect miracles - you're still at the mercy of your local supply and all manner of distortion, thereon.
Posted on: 15 August 2003 by minime
in light of what's gone on in usa/canada me moaning about lack of bass seems trivial. I suppose our stateside members will be saying at least he's got some power.
Posted on: 15 August 2003 by Steve Toy
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Are you suggesting that mains spurs "burn in" ?


He is, and the up-and-down progress of burning in is one that many of us have experienced, especially with the bass.

I haven't put a separate spur in this place yet, and probably won't as I intend to move soon but when the whole house was re-wired (and re-earthed) last year there was an improvement in the cleanliness of the signal and the resulting noises coming from my speakers was cleaner too. Smile

I had my Anthems toasted too - now that's super-efficient burn-in a bit like a factory run-in of an engine.



Regards,

Steve.
Posted on: 16 August 2003 by graphoman
Every item has its burn-in period, even one single soldering can have 1-2 days till it sounds as good as previously. An extra-thick rods of copper can likely be expected to have 5-6 weeks.

IMHO, burn-in of cables keep changing the octaves. Sometimes the bass is light and the presence range forced, then comes the treble, then all from the beginning again.

graphoman
Posted on: 17 August 2003 by Wiltshireman
Remember it is easy to hear all/any improvements by simply going back to your last supply point and plugging everything back as it used to be. You will soon revert back to your new dedicated supply or I'm not a Wiltshire lardycake eater, 6x drinker and the owner of a size 12 pair of wellies (Baaaaaaah)!
Posted on: 18 August 2003 by minime
did he say size 12 willie oooo Big Grinps!!!!!!!!!!! wellies
i stand corrected.
Posted on: 18 August 2003 by CW
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Originally posted by PR:
and then in 6 weeks time you'll be struggling to tell the difference maybe.

But this will be dependent on whether you re-employ standard wall sockets and plugs to power your equipment. I have a single spur which is almost identical to my house-hold ring sonically. For me the reason is simple, all the wiring in my home (flat) is no more than 10 years old, with the ring only supporting 6 sockets. So in effect, it's kind of dedicated already once all other equipment is powered down. I'm finding bigger differences with cables under these circumstances.


If you are using 6mm t+e for your spur then something is very wrong. The difference I heard was massive and instant. I rewired my house 5 years ago, and this spur still blew away the 2.5mm spur that I originally installed. I have now gone even further with the mains, but thats another story.