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UPS vs LPS
I mentioned this in other posts. I run some equipment off lithium ion power supply, the inverter is indeed noise and affects sq. The LPS can be run off the UPS, which I do, the sound quality still impacted by inverter.   I assume audiophile UPS ... 
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To take advantage of fiber 006 would have to be streamer of course, not sure all dac manufacturers have engineering prowess to create streamer dac. Another good thing would be to have all network devices have own internal linear power supply. When... 
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@arafiq  You're correct, mixing up my SOTM SMS200 Neo. @yyzsantabarbara  Yes indeed. I suspect audiophile fiber enabled network devices on way soon, I see present devices as consumable items, audiophile network innovations coming fast and furious... 
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Fiber conversion post server is certainly up there in effectiveness. Other galvanic isolation devices such as Uptone etherregen, Network Acoustics Neo filter, many others. I'm about to try the Neo. Always use linear power supplies with any network... 
DISCUSSION: "It only comes out at night". Does anyone else have this experience!?
I  supply part of  my system with lithium ion battery pack that puts out pure sine wave. Using on dac compared with AC fed from modded BPT 3.5 transformer based conditioner, I prefer feed from BPT, slightly more closed in veiled sq with batteries.... 
SET the best?
As with all amps, power supplies are critical to best performance. My custom built 300B monoblocks each use power supply one generally sees in stereo amp. Larger, better ps equals more filtering-resolving powers, reserves of power-transient, micro... 
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@ja_kub_sz  Cd rips don't sound any better than streams on my setup. Optimizing network makes all the difference with streams.   I'm also agnostic about his res vs 16/44. I'm continually amazed by how much more information extracted with  system... 
DISCUSSION: "It only comes out at night". Does anyone else have this experience!?
Those who've mentioned snow are on to something, snow is insulator. I have crawl space under house,  snow piled up around house, storms on windows down, very little traffic due to snow, no wind, night. This is the absolute very best ambient noise ... 
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Optimizing network likely benefits all dac, I'd expect IsoRegen to do same for 005. Even the optimized usb input of 005 benefits from usb renderers such as Sotm, UptoneUSB regen, and others.  
Streaming Sound Quality - Want the very best sound quality? Network Acoustics ENO...
I've just been in contact with Rich, spoke with him about issues with audiophile switch I tried. Based on his input and good reviews here will be trying Eno filter in place of switch.  
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Playing my 2500 cd's from rips so much better than physically searching through that muddle, only took me something like a year of off and on ripping to get all on NAS, terrible ordeal.   @jc4659 I use Audioquest Diamond usb, just tape off 5v po... 
SET the best?
There can be tradeoffs with SET. With 845 I can run speakers as low as 90db sensitivity, gives me lots of choices. With my extreme modded Klipschorns, 845 and 300B give different but both entirely satisfying presentations. Previously ran 2a3, limi... 
DISCUSSION: "It only comes out at night". Does anyone else have this experience!?
For sure ambient noise levels lower for many, typically in mid 40's db during day, can get down to mid 20's late at night. The dark also adds to sense of realism, I have black out shades over all windows, also helps to block out external ambient n... 
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https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/does-a-ripped-cd-onto-a-digital-format-sound-better-than-the-cd-played  This previous discussion about rips vs. transport.   I believe it has a lot to do with quality of transport, the less jitter induced h... 
What is PRaT
Boa2 hears it as I do, often heard it as allied to transient attack vs. decay. The warmer the system the more decay increased, this may be perceived as slower.   I also believe timing issue can be easily heard with certain digital. Jitter is exa...