adriaan
Responses from adriaan
| Furutech NCF Power Vault The predecessor of the Power Vault received many positive reviews including this one: https://www.dagogo.com/furutech-pure-power-6-power-distributor-review/ | |
| New Network Acoustics Tempus switch Mini review Network Acoustics Tempus switch I received my Tempus last week – as a replacement for my SOtM sNH-10G switch with Farad3 LPS – I let it burn-in for approx. 110 hours. Based on Hamelin’s Fauré piano works and Shostakovich symphony 10 ... | |
| New Network Acoustics Tempus switch I received my new Tempus switch + power supply + DC cable today with FedEx... First impressions are very positive... I will post a mini review early next week, as Rob Osbourn from Network Acoustics recommends burn-in for at least 100 hours. | |
| New Network Acoustics Tempus switch I will be receiving my Tempus switch in about 4 weeks - as a replacement for my SOtM switch with Farad3 LPS. I have no idea at all what the improvements in SQ will be - if any... Keep you guys posted.... AudioPhool music server 2.1 with JCAT... | |
| Network Acoustics Products? I did a lot of optimizations (tweaking for some) in my digital stack. Placing a Network Acoustics Muon Pro Ethernet filter and cable (Streaming Pro) has yielded a much more organic and less shouty (harsh) sound. DAC’s do not like it when high fre... | |
| What makes One Music Server Sound Better than Another? I compared a number of variables between two music server configurations: started with a good aluminium casing with mini ITX motherboard - with external Farad3 PSU and standard power connector delta 1: Added Audioquest Hurricane power cable d... | |
| Bricasti Model 1 Series II DAC I recently replaced my DirectStream MKI - heavily modded - with a Weiss DAC 501 MKII. I cannot respond to the SQ of the DS MKII, but I believe the Weiss DAC is much more neutral and noise-free. Also the build quality is much better. Also the Weis... | |
| Weiss 501 DAC I recently bought a new Weiss 501MKII DAC and during the 400+ hours of (required) burn-in I tested several power cables: Kemp Electronics Reference (no longer made I believe) (with Furutech connectors) Audioquest Tornado Source (with standard ... | |
| Bricasti Model 1 Series II DAC Thanks for all the information on the SQ experiences with the Bricasti.... I am still saving to have enough cash (life is expensive these days....). | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend The upcoming PS Audio DirectStream DAC MKII will also be an interesting DAC to look at.... All the hardware has improved from opamps, USB galvanic isolation, better grounding, better RCA outputs, better power supplies and a better output transfor... | |
| Do I really need an " Audio Grade Network Switch "? It is a good question... I recently implemented an sotm sNH-10G switch with a FARAD3 PSU and a AQ Hurricane Source PC and after more than one week I am happy happy with: - the increased space and timing - a more open presentation But I believe... | |
| Ethernet cable question I just installed a new sotm sNH-10G switch with a Farad3 linear power supply and a AQ Hurricane source power cable... Does anybody have an idea what the burnin time could be for these 3 components? Thanks in advance. | |
| Modifying PS Audio DirectStream DAC I have powered the sotm 200 sms ultra neo with an sbooster PSU and the Crystal Cable Diamond USB cable did wonders... | |
| Modifying PS Audio DirectStream DAC My biggest improvement with the PSA DirectStream was replacing the Bridge II with an sotm sms 200 Ultra Neo with a Crystal Cable Diamond USB cable... The Bridge II is quite noisy as the designer Ted Smith indicated... | |
| Ethernet cable recommendations I have been optimizing my digital rig (before my DAC) for the last 2 years. I found out that everything matters to a more or lesser degree: from Ethernet cables, to power supplies, to power conditioner and to switch... Ethernet cables: I am usin... |