A few hours ago, i took home a brand new transparent reference power isolator.
Everything including my vitus sia 025 is directly plugged into it. Well to say my system now is unbearably bright is an understatement, its like listening to someone sharpening
A knife..its that bad.
What do guys think is the problem?

It's your mood. Give it a listen when you are less distracted and relaxed. I am serious.. :smoking:

I'm not familiar with the Transparent Reference power isolator but give it time to burn in. I would say at least 100-200 hours to settle in.

Cant relax listening to the sound of “grating”.:nono:

Do you think break in can significantly reduce harshness? I mean
I slight sibilance i can probably gamble, but its reallly “headache
Inducing”.

I would think it can only get better. I've never really had any equipment sound as bad as you are stating right out of the box.

If after a few days if there isn't any type of improvement I would let the dealer know.

I used to own a Reference Power Isolator and it certainly was not bright at all in my system, but I did not plug amplification into it. It seems as if something may not be right with it. I would call Transparent as they are usually very accomodating and helpful.

Sound advice from PHC1. I plugged my entire system into a Shunyata Denali V2 and I heard a nice improvement right out of the box.

Burn-in does not change a component all that much, just degrees - to my ears at least. If you don’t like it now that is a problem.

May i know why you no longer have the power isolator?

So i did removed the integrated amp and directly connected
It to the wall outlet — big improvement, but still bright for my
Taste, i mean i bought the isolator for my equipments protection
And it just “diminishes” its value if i cant connect a part of my
Sytem to it.

I do have an option of having it swapped for the reference
Speaker cable, right now using audience au24 sx. Might go
This route if no improvement within a couple of days.

It di significanly lowered noise floor, but midrange sibilance
Is still excessive.

I was offered a demo unit of the denali v2 before going to
Transparent.

Having lots of remorse right now. I really love transparent
Cables though.