Telos Mini Quantum Resonator (MQR) & Puron Filter together


So, I have been a big proponent of the Puron Filters, they have been an awesome addition to my system. I now have a total of 10 of them plugged into my 3 different dedicated lines. Highly recommended!

Recently, I have tried the new Telos Mini Quantum Resonator (MQR). It is close to the physical size of the Puron Filter and also just plugs into the wall, but it has a different look. Kinda nice looking unit. I now have purchased 2 of them.

I’ll cut to the sound quality comparison. While the Puron expands the soundstage the Telos MQR deepens the image. It adds a heft to the music. More meat on the bones as they say. But too many Telos’s (MQR) though and the soundstage gets hardened. Whereas additional Puron’s is a good thing.

Plugging the Telos (MQR as the Puron) into my Niagara power conditioners is still not a good thing. They benefit the most being plugged into the wall outlet that the conditioners are plugged into.

Now a surprising location for the Telos (MQR) was into the power strip in another room that powers my computer equipment. i.e., Modem, EtherRegen, After Dark Clock and power supply.  At this location, my streaming from Qobuz improved in overall sound quality. I’m thinking because in this power strip there are more digital nasties that this device goes after.

So, both units together do provide an added synergy. It is hard to use one without the other. I now have one Telos (MQR) in my main system dedicated circuit and another with my computer equipment.

ozzy

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HI Ozzy,

 

I do have the Telos QNRs which are the non mini version. I have 2  of these and moved one from the main equipment line to where  my networking  equipment reside aong with 2 purons there.

 

It was a better improvement there, almost seems like they do indeed work well together getting a more balanced sound.

 

Th

Hi Ozzy,

 

I did not realize as it is is at least 5 years back, but know that there were updated versions 3.1 or 5.1.

 

They 1st version was still relatively reasonably priced, given the solid milled aluminium..

 

Their new offering are touted to have selected parts and added a schmann type board into the unit and prices more than doubled.

 

If you do come across the 1st version only on the used market. 

 

There are even higher speced similar power filter conditioners which are stuffed with expensive duelund capacitors and their products are now priced at super exotic levels, which however effective, cannot make sense for a tweak.

Hi cappucino,

How are the QWave and QSine?

 

What effect do they have.

Have you tried the purons too?

@cappaccino

 

I too have most of power tweeks as yourself. For Nordost, 2x QX4 and also have several Addpowr symphony's.

 

Also found them of some high end cord are needed which gave very nice results and could not replace with cheaper cord.

 

The Ansuz active plug ins gave what you describe of the qsine and wave. I coyls use 2 at most and openess starts to thin out the mids. Are the new Nordost plug ins similar in effect?

 

I have have them scattered around, even on other power phase lines to good effect. 

 

Recently added a good number of purons, also work well on lines elsewhere, no neccessarily at the plug to fridges, but i believe they had the same effect elsewhere, probably  the same phase.

 

The purons are very different to the addpowrs, Ansuz plugins and found them more like the effect of the later HFC helix + plugins.

 

So was curious about the nordost. Do the nordost work more in the music room environment or anywhere around? I did not try the qv2.

For the Ansuz, have a TC and another TC2, adding 2 x TC2 could not work.

 

Have a number of Symphony’s / pro and the new versions to all around on good DC power which propels there performance.

 

I do not have any more outlet iny listenimg room, therefore hesistating to try the Nordost qwaves.

Do you recommed the TC3 over them.

 

Somehow, the QX2/Qx4 has different effect although much the same as the Symphony’s. It is either the thick housing or the algorythm is just different, more heft and dynamics.

 

I have the gen 1 telos and past 2 units did not bring much more.

 

These tweeks are critical on good power and cords.

 

I had to remove all the 1st version HFC as they were great for a start if only having a few, not more than 3 as they are just too clean sounding.

 

What do the TC3 do above the rest?

I do have 8 puron scattered around, i do prefer the effect, very visceral and present sounding compared to others and had nice improvements with each additional unit which surprised me not sounding overly clean.

 

I too cannot imagine taking these tweeks out, actually if 1 or 2 are somehow not on, i find something amiss!

I did not try the ncf plug, but with earlier use of the ncf iec outlet in proximity to power cables, this was when it was released many years before the plug was released.

 

It can easily soften and overly smooth the sound.

 

I use hynes power supplies for network gear, also mutec mc3+ so the symphonys, rr-77s, SR FEQand symphony's tap on these existing supplies, otherwise it would not make sense cost wise to utilise them just for the symphonies and tweeks.

Did look at the SR ac plug, but no description of what it is pilut me off as there are no trials outside the U.S.

Could it be some uef material on the lines of the ncf plug?