I've been trying to sort out a problem with lack of bass and general 'thin' sound and someone suggested it could be electrical so I thought I would post a few things about my setup and see if anyone spots something obvious.
I've got a 200 amp service that comes in to a main panel (left in the photo below) and is then distributed throughout the home to other panels. One of them is just adjacent and that's what feeds my audio system.
From the panel on the right, there is a 50 foot or so run to two Equi-tech transformers: one 15-amp for my sources, and one 20-amp for my amps.
Here is a pic of the two transformer boxes and I've opened up the one or the 20 amp circuit.
Here is a close-up of the transformer for the 20 amp circuit so you can see some specs:
I've noticed that the 20 amp circuit feeds 4 outlets (2 duplexes) that are almost directly above it (nothing is plugged into these outlets as they are near my source components and not my amps). From there it takes a fairly long route (75 feet or so) to the duplex where I have my left amp plugged in and then from there it goes about 10 feet or so to the duplex that feeds the right amp.
There could very well be nothing wrong with the electrical and that my problem is speaker/room interaction. Here's a measurement taken a few weeks ago:
Red is the left channel; Green is the right channel.
Depending on what music I play (e.g. Aja by Steely Dan), it sometimes sounds like the three woofers on my M-Projects aren't working (but of course they are) and that I have tiny bookshelf speakers.
Anyways, if someone sees anything obvious, please point it out. I can't tell you how much I'd like to solve this issue...
Thanks...
I've got a 200 amp service that comes in to a main panel (left in the photo below) and is then distributed throughout the home to other panels. One of them is just adjacent and that's what feeds my audio system.
From the panel on the right, there is a 50 foot or so run to two Equi-tech transformers: one 15-amp for my sources, and one 20-amp for my amps.
Here is a pic of the two transformer boxes and I've opened up the one or the 20 amp circuit.
Here is a close-up of the transformer for the 20 amp circuit so you can see some specs:
I've noticed that the 20 amp circuit feeds 4 outlets (2 duplexes) that are almost directly above it (nothing is plugged into these outlets as they are near my source components and not my amps). From there it takes a fairly long route (75 feet or so) to the duplex where I have my left amp plugged in and then from there it goes about 10 feet or so to the duplex that feeds the right amp.
There could very well be nothing wrong with the electrical and that my problem is speaker/room interaction. Here's a measurement taken a few weeks ago:
Red is the left channel; Green is the right channel.
Depending on what music I play (e.g. Aja by Steely Dan), it sometimes sounds like the three woofers on my M-Projects aren't working (but of course they are) and that I have tiny bookshelf speakers.
Anyways, if someone sees anything obvious, please point it out. I can't tell you how much I'd like to solve this issue...
Thanks...