I did some testing today and did not come up with anything conclusive.
As one would expect, shorter wires provided a more stable voltage. I measured a voltage fluctuation of about .3 mA as compared to the 5 mA with the longer wires. Every now and then, there was a greater voltage fluctuation, possibly due to some process going on in the Touch, but in general it was much more stable. I did nothing more than to prove Ohms Law: a fluctuating current across the lesser resistance of the shorter wires caused a smaller voltage drop/fluctuation. At times, I thought I could hear an improvement and other times I don't think that I did. After I wised up, the power supply was moved in front of the speakers so that I could touch the shorter wires to the terminal block holding the longer wires. This made it so the wires were hooked in parallel and the Touch did not have to reboot between changes. A remotely controlled relay used to connect the wires from my listening chair could have proved more and been less fatiguing. With each wire change, the affects were not immediate, but MAYBE the sound improved after a couple of seconds with the shorter wires. I am undecided about the benefits, but I will shorten the DC power cord and move on, since the theory of moving the voltage regulation closer to the Touch still seems reasonable. The improvements to analog output signals were not tested. I also tried Soundcheck's firmware modification. I am also undecided there. It turns off functionality that I don't need, so there is nothing to lose. -- DaveJS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DaveJS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=50311 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90742 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
