Well about a month ago, i took my russ Andrews 6 way multi blook apart, as wanted to see if i could mount into the stud wall, rather than sit on the floor. This would bring a nice benefit, as the cables would be better dressed, plus the block would be off the floor.
Anyway i managed to do this, and while at it, i removed the inline power silencer, or what ever it is from inside it, so now it was just 6 plugs, but i also noticed that the plugs are just wired in and out off each, as they go down the line, not liking that much, i decided to sort it.
Well today was the day, i removed all the existing cables and started again, only this time, using better quality cable and running each plug separately from the incoming 10mm, so now the live, natural and earth, are soldered using silver solder, and each one is separate.
The reason behind all this, is i was rather underwhelmed by the standard quality, plus as i said, i wanted it in the wall, i also can now plug all my gear in, what ever socket works best for dressing, rather than have say pre first and power supply last, as now each is exactly the same, so i can dress them better, better quality cable used now, better wiring lay out.
Results, well to start off my 552dr power supply is not humming like it was, now that could be a coincidence or not, time will tell, as for sound, well being honest so far, i wouldn’t get excited lol, but the system was off for almost 3 hours, and only been back on for an hour, but it all still works and sounds fabulous, but hopefully i might get some extra detail come through, once warmed back up, as its got to be slightly quieter now than before. But if the 552 is now quite, that in itself will make it all worth while.
But for anyone also using a Russ Andrews power block, you might want to look inside it, and get it re wired, especially the earth if nothing else
