Russ Andrews Claim.......

[awkwardbydesign]

Having said that though, I'll give it a try. If it works then as far as I'm concerned it'll be magic, because there is simply no other explanation
Are we happy now?

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
Arthur C. Clarke, "Profiles of The Future", 1961 (Clarke's third law)

[Reid Malenfant]

It may make a perceptible difference which way round the plug is inserted. The transformer primary will likely have many windings that will have to be layered to fit on the core. If the live feed connects to the winding input adjacent to the core, any noise on the live may transfer to the core more than if the neutral were connected to this section. The neutral is normally grounded at the local substation. This does not mean that there is no noise on the neutral, just that the noise content could be different on live and neutral, showing different noise transfer spectrum and noise level depending on which way around the connections are made. Sorry if this does not make sense, it’s been a long day and I am flagging. You can all beat me up tomorrow if I am talking crap.

Regards,
Paul

Actually Paul, that is the only rational explanation that has so far been proposed that could explain it

Something I never though of & might indeed make a difference

Thank you for putting magic out of the equation

[MartinT]

well he also says his new mains wall socket is the best socket he has ever heard, maybe so as he has probably not listened to competitors wall sockets on purpose as he knows they are probably better!

priceless!

[Marco]

Hi Martin,

Did you ever get the Missing Link EPS-100 wall socket, as you outlined here:

http://theartofsound.net/forum/showp...0&postcount=17

If so, how did it perform?

Marco.

[MartinT]

Hi Marco, yes I did get the socket and fitted it a while ago. Very worthwhile on two counts: a minor but nevertheless significant improvement in sound over the MK unswitched double I had in there before (especially in the authority of mid-bass); tighter grip of the inserted plugs, very pleasing since the 'beast' Furukawa 2.6 is such a heavy and inflexible cable.

For the low cost, the EPS-100 silver plated unswitched double socket is a no-brainer.

[Marco]

Nice one, mate, and a cheap tweak! I'm glad then that I brought it to your attention

Marco.

[MartinT]

Ta muchly