@tyray I've never heard a 'house' sound from network and clocking devices or network cables. these only affect transparency/resolution, have no affect on either tonality or timbre. I2S and usb cables affect tonal balance to a small degree, also transparency/resolution. Voicing comes from dac and rest of audio system.
Best affordable Linear Power Stage
Looking into a purchase per the Title. The Allo Shanti looks to be a good piece, with favorable reviews and pricing. However I can’t find any place selling a new one and allo.com won’t load up. Is the company still around and has anyone tried one of these, I’m looking to use it with my LAIV uDDC. Appreciate any insights anyone can provide.
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@sns Thanks for your answer. |
@toneranger58, https://forum.audiogon.com/posts/2789900 Do you know what the difference is between the LAIV uDDC version of the 5V and the standard? Can’t find anything on it. |
@sizzitrail84 i don’t know the difference just went with the one specific to the uDDC. |
@hdm can you explain the differences between encapsulated, toroidal and r-core transformers, and why an r-core based power supply might be a better choice for a small digital device with no internal power supply? Honest question. I’ve used various external LPS from MCRU, Swagman Labs and Teddy Pardo with generally positive effect. My favorites right now are an 18V Swagman SE that powers my ProJect phono pre and a Teddy Pardo dual supply that supports a digital front end consisting of a Bluesound Node N130 and Chord Qutest. The 12V MCRU SE supply I had previously was pretty good, but those have become quite expensive. If the argument is compelling enough in favor of an r-core supply, I might be convinced to give one a go. At $108 it is a pretty low risk experiment. kn |
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