Proper setup!!

egidius

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Feb 13, 2011
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I have just had a problem: From one day to the other, one channel had a badly reduced output, no distortion noticeable but simple difference of decibel. I wondered if my pre had a bad tube (Berning Zotl 1 pre), but somehow could not believe it. Before doing the usual search for faults from the output backwards i simpl checked the connections and to my surprise found a phonocable had fallen and was touching now the output cable. Moving it immediately restored the correct output.

Have you ever encountered that? Have only had hearsay about this, can somebody explain?

Thanks, Egidius

PS I am using mostly Cardas clear cabling, albeit the pre/power cable is a 20feet Cardas Neutral reference that I have not yet repaced, for obvious cost reason ;-)
The phonocable though is also different, being Furutech
 

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