nyev
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| Torus vs AudioQuest Niagara To me the surge protection of the RM20 is a bonus but not something I’ve ever been concerned about, as I can’t recall any incident where I’ve damaged a device due to a surge. For me the RM20 was 100% on improving sound quality in the face of high... | |
| Torus vs AudioQuest Niagara I don’t doubt that conditioners can achieve the lowest noise floor. But at least to my ears in my system, with the Niagara 5000, that comes at a cost of free-flowing natural sound, and and also constrained/closed in high frequencies (which may be... | |
| Innuos Network Isolation Switch and Reclocker (Phoenix) Without telling my 15yo daughter anything about the apps, I asked her how a particular song (King Only, The Twilight Singers) differed when playing via Roon (Squeezebox Experimental Mode) and Sense. With Roon/Squeezebox mode, she said the singer ... | |
| Innuos Network Isolation Switch and Reclocker (Phoenix) @mahughes , I know what you are saying is true, about the general consensus, etc. I generally tend to agree with the consensus so now I’m wondering if something IS wrong with my setup. Zenith setup to use PCM, not DCD, right? Just because I updat... | |
| Innuos Network Isolation Switch and Reclocker (Phoenix) Regarding Innuos Sense, thanks for the recommendation. I’ve been going back back and forth between Roon with Squeezebox mode and Sense, both with Tidal. There are certainly differences, but on my system I prefer Roon with Squeezebox. At first I... | |
| Innuos Network Isolation Switch and Reclocker (Phoenix) @antigrunge2 , I see what you are saying. But Innuos claims the PhoenixNet reduces noise by isolating noise and improving the power supply to the switch which also reduces noise, in addition to offering a precision clock. I don’t think the preci... | |
| Innuos Network Isolation Switch and Reclocker (Phoenix) @gdnrbob , the PhoenixNET might even make a bigger impact than the PhoenixUSB, for me. The overall sound has a sort of confidence to it now. The benefits are totally different from what the reclocker does but together they utterly complement eac... | |
| Innuos Network Isolation Switch and Reclocker (Phoenix) Good to know - I read that Sense was buggy so never bothered…. Is it better now? I’ll give it a shot. To be clear, I didn’t find the Zenith to sound bad. Just wasn’t materially better than my Mac Mini with Audirvana…. With the two Phoenix devices... | |
| Opportunity to buy Demo Magico M2? Since upgrading my system, my status in life HAS increased and everyone wants to be my friend now! I am self indulging with some Radiohead right at this instant. Nigel Godrich’s production is a miracle on my system… 802 D2 speakers should arri... | |
| Innuos Network Isolation Switch and Reclocker (Phoenix) @tomcy6 , I read a pro review of the PhoenixNET that claimed that streaming actually sounded better than purchased high-res files “in all but two cases”. The reviewer went on to say that the PhoenixNet could be viewed as a money saving investment ... | |
| Results with Audioquest Niagara 5000 / Dragon HC @ozzy , with my streamer, USB reclocker, network isolation switch (which all together is absolutely sublime by the way), I don’t have a whole lot of choice. My Gryphon Diablo 300 is an integrated so it’s the only thing plugged into the high curre... | |
| Results with Audioquest Niagara 5000 / Dragon HC @ozzy yes I recall reading that in your post, which is why your post doesn’t help predict in my case how the sound will evolve, since it’s a different scenario. Question for you on the 7000? Do you hear the dreaded buzzing coming from the box whe... | |
| Results with Audioquest Niagara 5000 / Dragon HC Yes, listening tonight I am starting to have to eat my words on the lack of openness in the mids and high frequencies. It’s starting to open up, and it’s even not late yet (when my AC noise issues go away)…. Enjoying things quite a bit actually! | |
| Home Demo Faceoff: Nordost / Audioquest / Transparent @jafant , thanks for asking. I closed this off in related threads (Shunyata Omega QR vs AudioQuest Dragon HC), but I’ll summarize here. First, Transparent may make great cables but both Shunyata and AudioQuest I found to be WAY more customer focu... | |
| Results with Audioquest Niagara 5000 / Dragon HC @ozzy , thanks, and actually I’d already read your post on this! It’s too bad (for me) that your post/experience wasn’t with the Dragon from the wall to that conditioner, or else I could have used it as a predictor of how the sound will change! ... |