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"powercord" saves 5-disc from dumpster

The recent aquisition of a Sony SACD777 moved me to a new level of listening enjoyment, and the Sony ES9 ?? 5 disc I also recently got was ready to be tossed... The 5 disc was ragged and had way too much digital grung to be listenable, anymore. I decided to replace the captive powercord with an IEC plug on the 5-disc. after the minor surgery I used a ZuCable powercord and WOW, the thing was listenable again. Top end clean, all around sharper images, and no more digititis.
I'm impressed. PS: I'm listening to the 5-disc via the toslink to an Adcom GDA-700. So hooray for aftermarket powercords
elizabeth
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dekay
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Elizabeth: I recently added a Harmonic Tech IEC adapter along with a cheap Absolute PC to a Pioneer PDR-W839 CDR with similar results. I can now use the CDR as a source in a bedroom system as its playback quality has improved considerably. I am hoping that the quality of the analog to digital copies will be improved as well, but have yet to test it.
kublakhan
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elizabeth i'd be interested to hear your comments when trying out different power cords with the sony. since it seems to be so pwr cord reliant it could be a good source for auditioning cords - not to start another power cord thread debacle, but just a thought.
garfish
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Elizabeth; I have a CA9ES in a 2nd system also. This may be a dumb question, but did you replace the stock cord yourself? and does Zucable make a replacement PC that just "bolts in?" In other words, how did you do it? Thanks. Craig
elizabeth OP
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Took the lid off. the old cord goes in one side and across to the other, then down to the circuit board. I drilled a 1/2 hole in the side where to wire ends up. Used a "nipper" tool from RadioShack to 'nip' out a rectangular hole to insert a IEC receptical. Cut the original wire at 3" and soldered it to the IEC. Drilled 2 screw holes and bolted the IEC into the back of the chassis. (I used the powercord I had on hand... Any better aftermarket cord will probably be an improvment.) Screwed lid back on. 20 minutes tops.
halifax
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Elizabeth, do you us the ground on the IEC in any way?
elizabeth OP
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I was thinking about adding a chassis ground with a switch to play around but didn't feel like messing around since the stock wires had no ground. Maybe I should??.
garfish
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Elizabeth; thanks for the excellent description, I'm impressed with your initiative and ability-- guess I need to spend more time inside my components. Cheers. Craig
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