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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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I upgraded the Node N130 with the PD Creative internal PCB, but also bought the PD Creative PSU. 

I've now sold this all, and changed streamers. I can't say I observed a rise in the treble, but did notice a significant drop in the noise floor. I also noticed a much more relaxed presentation. I was also using an external DAC by the time I upgraded the Node, but the upgrade was still a significant improvement from the vanilla, factory Node as a Streamer only

Hope this help, good luck 👍

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