Request For Comments: Snakeoil 1.2.0 (Gear Isolation)

[agent_kith]

Repairs is going to be expensive. 3 phase power into 8 units... Just have to wait and see. Already exhausted and yet to write a single code.

And we have power.. Well, since yesterday really. But I hadn't had time to report back as was checking around to make sure everybody's homes are OK, and mine too (mostly).

Wonder why anyone would want 3 phase for their homes. Like seriously what are they running in the sheds? 3 phase power is a bitch to work with, and it's damaged at the pole. Increasing the difficulty/danger. Very lucky in my case the sparkiies managed to salvage the remaining cable so we don't have to replace that. Managed to strip back the burnt cables just enough, find a replacement MCB that will fit the gauge, and viola. All said and done, we have power.

Really a pain in the arse. And this really dawned on me why some people do not hear a difference with good power delivery. Being a renter during my University days, I know how horrible the home cablinig can get. Well, mine is actually pretty good (not ideal, but good enough).

Unfortunately my system isn't world classs so the improvements are subtle. But there was this guy in WA who had a very resolving system, and swapping power cables on his system is very telling. He is the guy that inspired me to this school of thought - that the audiophile is the most important element in the audio chain. He is the guy that educated me measurements cannot create a system to his standards. And this is the same guy who tells me there is one other system that is better than his.

Anyway, hope anybody seeing this will ignore all the pseudo science you find on the Internet (including mine). Start to listen to music with your heart and feel how it flows in you. When your brians are fooled into thinkinig a recording is physically real - that is when you know you are on the right path.

So what happened after they changed the MCB? I think my Home Theather (Marantz 8805/Yahama A5000/B&W + Pioneer wines) sound even better before the "big Easter Friday bang". The contacts back to the grid is now brand new, unoxidised and sucking in all that juice. Havn't turned on my stereo system yet. To be honest I'm afraid (uncertaini if it's going to be better or worse). Plus I'm still very tired from it all (organising the sparkies for this job isn't that easy). 

Another thing I learned? We are still using those old school meters with a spinning horizontal diisc... Mine is flying! The amount of power I'm using (mostly computers) must be staggering... Can't wait for the new AMD Series 3 processor to come on board. I am going to upgrade my existing servers to that, and hopefully it'll lower the energy bills.