If you think about grounds then you are on your way to way better sound, make sure that you use the brass grounding clamps on the rods. I found that they were way better than the aluminum ones ( the aluminum ones sounded hard in comparison ).I found that the exteme upper bandwith was way more relaxed and natural, as well as more organic sounding.Just food for thought- Take care Dennis
Best Upgrade I've ever made
Like many I've been upgrading components over time. In the last year I've upgraded from Thiel 3.6s to Revel Ultima Salons, from a Krell KSA200s to a FPB300cx, from a SF Line 3 to an Ayre K1xe, and recently from a Sony XA777es to an Ayre C5xe. The sound kept getting better and better. But yesterday I installed three dedicated circuits in my house, one for the amp, one for the preamp, and one for the CD player. All other components are on the shared normal circuits in the house. The stereo now sounds like I've upgraded everything once more. Dynamics are better and most noticably the bottom has fallen out of the system noise. Hum and grung on the very bottom few dbs are gone.