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I need help, my system died

My system is only dead emotionally, it still works. Three weeks ago my system was sounding amazing, one of the best i have ever heard. In an attempt to make it even better i tried out some 8 foot cables that are supposed to be better than my current pair. I usually use 20 ft cables and hence i had to move a lot of my equipment to make them fit. Afterwards, i went on vacation and turned off all of my equipment for a week. I also unplugged all of my power cords and brought them with me to try them on my friends system. Its been two weeks since i've been back and my system has easily had enough time to rebreak in as it is always kept powered up. Now, however, although there have been no component changes my system sounds terrible. Well it sounds the same superficially but it seems like all of the warmth, realism and depth have been sucked out of it, while all the detail remains. Does anyone have any idea what could have happened? My system is no longer enjoyable to listen to as it lacks emotion and the rich textures it used to have. Any ideas as to what could have caused this and how to fix it?
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elizabeth
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Ahh the perils of Audiophilia!
Your friend inadvertently taken your Muse. Perhaps she liked his system better!!!!
Go to your local audio-nirvana haven and browse around... sneak up on some unsuspecting audiophile and suck out thier soul. (sounds very grisley... yes?) but be forwarned, bad Karma...
Yeah, I would attribute it to "bad cable" syndrome: You moved your stuff and especially moved all you cables a LOT. and that disturbed the Dakinis who live in your cables. They are on vacation... Take two asprin and go to bed. Ask the gods of audiophilia to return your Muse, and ask the Dakinis/ angels, fairies (politely and with great sincerity) to return
inpepinnovations1e75
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Elizabeth speaketh the truth
pbb
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Did you ask yourself if anything has changed in your soul? Did you ask yourself if you are being childish? Why not put everything back to how it was prior to this "upgrade" and if objectively (what an ugly word) it sounds the same, the change is within you. You then have different paths to pursue. Psychotherapy, but then you have to choose which school should your therapist has been schooled in. Religion, but then you have to choose whether one of the original six (or is that hockey?) or an offshoot, splinter group, variant or recently franchised (anything less than six hundred years is recently franchised in my mind) group. I would suggest my own brand of therapy: go out and buy a whole bunch of recordings, including stuff you may not have considered buying before. That should jump start you. If it doesn't you are a grade "A" equipment freak and very little can than be done for you that does not include spending inconsiderate amounts of money to less and less effect. Hope you find the path to enchantment.
elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
Sometimes the "peak experience" is damaged by the desire to judge. These components of the mind are generally not compatible. (I would guess in a few people they can exist together, but not often)
You were judging your fiends system and the effect of the cables, then, coming home, perhaps you were still in that frame of mind. Once you begin to be constantly critiquing your system, the peak experience just cannot happen.
I agree, chill out, get some new music, get some booze, mellow out, and stop worrying!
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nrchy
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It sounds like you changed an awful lot of variables so it would be hard to place the blame on any one place. Moving equipment can changed the sound of the system. Have you considered returning to some of the old placements to see if the bliss will return?
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