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Comments on NODE 3 Power Supply Upgrade

I added a PD Creative power interface and a Teddy Pardo linear power supply to my NODE 3 N130. I’m not a critical listener and have high frequencies hearing loss. My memory of the “pre-upgrade” sound of my system is lost. Here’s what I think I hear after the upgrade:

1. More treble, so I turned it down 1.5db

2. Better vocals which stand out more, sound more real, more detail and decay

3. More bass, maybe I need to turn down subs to center of the dials

4. More decay overall for a more airy sound.

Im not sure if these are real or imagined. The difference is not a definite “wow”, but any improvement is acceptable. The sound is definitely not worse and sounds good to me. Any comments to help me evaluate this for future upgrades such as a DAC are appreciated.

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ianrmack
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I have a Node "3" with a Teddy Pardo LPS and think it sounds great. 

Better soundstage, music separation and a more sophisticated presentation overall. And I use an external DAC (Denafrips Pontus II).

Same as when a took that sme TD LPS and put it on a Chord Qutest.  I think my Node/Tessy system is hard to beat.

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