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| Innuos PULSE Mini? @dinov yes the Zen Mini power supply works and is recommended by Innuos. I was just sharing that they are planning to release the same supply in a case that more closely matches the PulseMini visually at some point. The sales manager didn’t ha... | |
| SOtM dCBL-CAT8M - Is this the new reference in LAN cables? Timely posting as I just hooked up an iso-cat7 this morning between my router and streamer. I picked the filter up used and it came with a 30cm cable intended to be used on the streamer side. I don’t know which “flavor” SOtM Ethernet cable it is... | |
| Network Acoustics Eno Streaming System vs SGC Optical Isolation System That’s great news very encouraging I went a more budget route and just received a SOTM iso-Cat7 filter haven’t plugged it in yet Iso Cat7 | |
| Amps What about a tube pre? I have a van Alstine ss power amp and van Alstine tube pre with 2 6dj8’s in it. They both sound best when on for hours id like to leave them on for the most part, but the advice is to plug the power amp into the wall and ... | |
| SPDIF Coax cable recommendation? Thanks for all the suggestions I ended up purchasing a pre-owned Triode Wire Labs Spirt 75 dig cable since I’m interested in his interconnnects and maybe speaker cables in the future | |
| Denafrips Pontus 12th Anniversary Thanks @tds3371 You’re right , I had my conversion rate from Singaporean dollars to US dollars off a bit. The current price for the Pontus 12th is S$2449 which translates to US $1853. They seem to be listed at roughly $1500 on the used market g... | |
| SPDIF Coax cable recommendation? @lrlacosse thank you Ive been considering TWL for 2 pairs of analog rca interconnects but there’s very little out there about their s/pidif cable. | |
| SPDIF Coax cable recommendation? Does Zavfino still produce digital cable? I can’t seem to find it on their site. Also, is the consensus that the Supra & Morrow coax cables will be a marked improvement over the Blue Jeans I’m currently using ? | |
| SPDIF Coax cable recommendation? Thanks for all the suggestions Lots of folks suggesting used AZ MC2 as well as DH Labs. I may make an offer on one of the AZ cables being offered. A few people suggested Morrow...and there's a DIG3 from Morrow that just posted on USaudiomart fo... | |
| SPDIF Coax cable recommendation? @kota1 thanks, the Ifi Zen streamer has the ipurifier built in to the coax spdif output ...so it’s always on when going straight out of the streamer. But not when using the Denefrips Iris I should say I’m currently using a BJC 1m cable and it’s... | |
| Network optimization for serious streamers What is the best way to couple coax to coax to lengthen the cable coming into the home? Would a simple coax coupler suffice or are there benefits to using some kind of buffer ? JS | |
| HELP!!!! Newbie looking for a decent 2 channel power amp in the $1,000 range A few have mentioned the Van Alstine SET 120. I have one…the power amp version, not the control amp version…and it’s been an outstanding pleasure to listen to. 60W into 8 Ohms and 120W into 4 Ohms. Van Alstine has a demo unit for sale right now o... | |
| Network optimization for serious streamers @sns understood… thanks for that clarification | |
| Network optimization for serious streamers Thanks for this detailed report very helpful for those of us learning about ways to optimize our home networks for streaming. I know very little about Ethernet and networking…..Curious if instead of using 2 routers as you described, could a qual... | |
| Innuos PULSE Mini? @analoguefan I spoke to the national sales person at Innuos last week and he said he thinks they are working on a specific power supply for the PulseMini that will look identical but he also said that it’s the exact same power supply offered for... |