Tweak your Yaden!!!

[joel]

I had this problem before on how to put a ground on my Yaden AVR... i live in a condo and all the power sockets here are 3-prong type with existing ground.

My power cord is 3-prong but the Yaden is not, even its plug is two-flat type....my Panther extension cord sockets are 3-prong but the plug 2-flat type again. geez...

I learned from the net that grounding the tube amp will have a substantial improvement in sound. Last friday, i had the opportunity to jam with Stereophile and saw his Yaden grounded with easy steps to follow and really cheap. So, i bought all the parts at Ace Hardware in Mega Mall, spent about P213.00 only.


You need an adaptor like this for your 3-prong power cord na nakalabas yung ground.


Connector for the ground wires.


connect the wire on the ground of the adaptor using the connector and wrap it with a rubber tape, hide the ground wire under the AVR, though Stereophile placed in on top of the AVR, it's your preference.


Now, using another connector, connect the ground wire from the adaptor to the ground tap at the back of the Yaden and place another ground wire with a connector from the ground tap to the existing power cord of the Yaden (though you may want to upgrade also the existing cord to gauge 14 or bigger.... im ok with the existing) then loop the ground wire around the existing power cord up to the plug.


Then, cut the existing plug of the Yaden and replace it with a 3-prong type and connect your ground wire to your new 3-prong plug.

I also put a ground wire on my extension cord and replaced its existing plug with 3-prong...wrapped the ground wire tapped on the chassis of the extension cord around the existing power cord up the 3-prong plug. So, everything now is grounded, from tube amp to Yaden AVR to extension cord to wall socket.

Result? Nah! i won't touch on the improvements on sound as it is subjective. Let's put it this way... im using a VDH interconnect... after this tweak...im using now a Puresonic IC from Phasetron at P180 for a pair! ;D

Happy tweaking!!!

[stereophile]

joel- It's good to see you were able to find a cheap solution to your problem in my set-up.

The main reason why I thought of doing so in the first place, was because I hated being 'grounded' each time i changed interconnects or touched metal parts.

When I got deeper into analog, the need to be properly grounded became a priority, hence I thought of the solution. While I was at it, I decided to upgrade the 22awg powercord to 12awg and upgrade the plug to a hospital grade 3-prong.

Mind you, there's no point in doing all this if the outlet you are plugging your avr into isn't grounded.

[Superman]

thanks for this, joel! maybe this is also applicable to other AVRs and line conditioners???

[s2kov]

joel,

you can also put 3 prong socket and mount it at the back of your yaden avr, just make a hole to wire the socket from inside wiring and ground the 3rd wire into chassis.

[JojoD818]

joel said:

I learned from the net that grounding the tube amp will have a substantial improvement in sound.

Good job!

The most important purpose of grounding should be safety. Sound improvement should come in second.

Keep on diy'ing Joel!

regards

[joel]

stereophile said:

joel- It's good to see you were able to find a cheap solution to your problem in my set-up.

The main reason why I thought of doing so in the first place, was because I hated being 'grounded' each time i changed interconnects or touched metal parts.

When I got deeper into analog, the need to be properly grounded became a priority, hence I thought of the solution. While I was at it, I decided to upgrade the 22awg powercord to 12awg and upgrade the plug to a hospital grade 3-prong.

Mind you, there's no point in doing all this if the outlet you are plugging your avr into isn't grounded.

totally agree in everything you wrote here. thanks so much.... such a short session but look at the result...helping lots of members.

again, looking forward to listening to your Quads.

[joel]

s2kov said:

joel,

you can also put 3 prong socket and mount it at the back of your yaden avr, just make a hole to wire the socket from inside wiring and ground the 3rd wire into chassis.

YEAH! that's another kool way of doing it...see guys?! there are lots of applications if people will contribute for the enjoyment and safety of our gears!

Thanks Andy and best regards!

[joel]

jojod818 said:

joel said:

I learned from the net that grounding the tube amp will have a substantial improvement in sound.

Good job!

The most important purpose of grounding should be safety. Sound improvement should come in second.

Keep on diy'ing Joel!

regards

Thanks Jo! Im still a follower of your thread... keep it up dude!

[JojoD818]

joel said:

jojod818 said:

Good job!

The most important purpose of grounding should be safety. Sound improvement should come in second.

Keep on diy'ing Joel!

regards

Thanks Jo! Im still a follower of your thread... keep it up dude!

I will. It's just that the projects gets out so fast that I didn't had the chance to take some shots.

Anyway, keep 'em up dude!

[punk kid]

nice one joel!!!! pwede pagawa ng tube amp sayo ;D ;D ;D joke joke!

[joel]

pwedeeee! ikaw pa!!! mas mabilis ako umassemble ng tube amps from scratch! while you wait...