Your Next Upgrade? (Part 2)

After I get my new couch that lifts the listening seat up 2", then I can install speaker feet.

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My new improvement was to plug my entire system into my Furutech Vault power strip.
Previously, I didn’t plug the amps and TV into the power regenerator or power strip because it limited the dynamics. They were each plugged into a dedicated line. Then I plugged the amps into the Vault, overall gain with a slight loss of dynamics.
So that left only the TV plugged into a dedicated line and with galvanic isolation on the satellite socket. Since the TV doesn’t have a ground, I thought connecting it to the Vault wouldn’t have much effect, except on the image quality. And then one evening I decided to test it.
And there, besides a better image, the sound gained in naturalness and readability. I don’t understand why but it has a very audible impact.
Since the Furutech V1 cable “marries” very well with the Vault, I am intrigued by the Furutech XLR cables, I will try to test them.

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Installed.

It seems nice.

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Nice photo.

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Are those the high performance audiophile signature Pangea wires?

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LOL

Doubtful. I will watch YouTube videos and learn what to do.

I used to think vinyl was best. It just took an amazing jump straight up! F me this is a new Dimension! Clarity, that is the word. Wow!

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What tools do you use to set up?

Yes, the Furutech Vault and the Project V1 power cable work together. I also have my entire system connected to the Vault power strip, including the TV.

Well done, and all dialed in as well?

How does one ever know for certain?

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The tonearm came with special tools.

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High winds today + storms overnight = stereo unplugged

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My plain jane PS Audio Juice Bar uses these and everything considered, think they are quite neutral.

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Mmmm… Panini’s.

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This popped up on my feed.

Fired up my new Puritan 156 for the first time today and cold, right out of the box, it sounded like it does on a “good” day. That’s just about as positive as I could have imagined. Of course maybe that’s because it really was a “good” power day. Proof in the pudding will be if it continues from now on. If so it will be worth every penny.

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I was expecting my new Puritan 156 to play well with my DS MKll DAC and it delivered there as expected. What I wasn’t expecting was how it elevated the analog side-Freya preamp and Stellar phono preamp. Vinyl sounded absolutely wonderful last night!

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The local weather has been interfering with my introduction of a full loom of Audience Front Row cables. Hiking calls as the cables sit. That is saying something, as switching to Audience FR has been on my upgrade list for a year now.

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Was going to ask what type of FR cables did you get and how are they sounding?
I already knew an initial impression you had regarding interconnect.