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JJake2 reacted to Somatic's post in the thread Puritan Audio Laboratories PSM136, PSM156 Power Conditioners with
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Ok burn in is definitely needed. It went from initially being slightly veiled/dark to slightly brighter than what I am used to. This is... -
JJake2 reacted to bodiebill2's post in the thread Gustard DAC-A26 - AK4499EX DAC :: Impressions Thread with Like.
The A26 is a stellar DAC, up there with the best DACs I've heard. At that level it becomes a matter of personal taste, or even mood of...
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JJake2 replied to the thread Aliexpress Cables.Hi, yes primarily the clock oscillator oven enclosure (say 2 x 2 cm). And to use instead of the Dynamat under the base of the external...
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JJake2 replied to the thread Aliexpress Cables.I've just been checking out the various Fo.Q products. After some success with prelim experimentation with dynamat xtreme butyl rubber...
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JJake2 replied to the thread Puritan Audio Laboratories PSM136, PSM156 Power Conditioners.Hard to disagree with such advice and its logic. Suspect that ideal of power supplies acting as perfect net filters is reached rather...
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JJake2 replied to the thread GUSTARD DAC-R26 Balanced Decoder R2R+1Bit Dual Native Decoding Music Bridge.I can't see how it would. Probably need to explain how the PSM Ground Master setup works. Appreciate this is a bit OT (to put it mildly)...
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JJake2 reacted to m-i-c-k-e-y's post in the thread GUSTARD DAC-R26 Balanced Decoder R2R+1Bit Dual Native Decoding Music Bridge with Like.
On my setup indeed SU-6 DDC -> Optical -> DAC is a tad better than Lan. Until Lan ->FMC -> DAC came in. @Jake2 Welcome fellow Puritan...
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JImproved timbre, micro & macro-details, tonal texture (especially with stringed & wind instruments) slight increase in overall bass...
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JJake2 replied to the thread GUSTARD DAC-R26 Balanced Decoder R2R+1Bit Dual Native Decoding Music Bridge.Will do. It seems to be taking forever to get built in the UK with Aus/NZ sockets. I've decided to go all in and add a Puritan Ground...
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JJake2 reacted to mgsu's post in the thread GUSTARD DAC-R26 Balanced Decoder R2R+1Bit Dual Native Decoding Music Bridge with Like.
Puritan PSM165 is also a very good power filter. Good buy!
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JJake2 replied to the thread GUSTARD DAC-R26 Balanced Decoder R2R+1Bit Dual Native Decoding Music Bridge.Thanks for the clarifications. Re power filtration I've found improvements from small affordable grounding boxes to be independent from...
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JJake2 replied to the thread Puritan Audio Laboratories PSM136, PSM156 Power Conditioners.Glad you picked up on this - I'd read something similar previously. I think it means the PSM156 has better isolation between outlets...
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JJake2 replied to the thread GUSTARD DAC-R26 Balanced Decoder R2R+1Bit Dual Native Decoding Music Bridge.Damn - you've gone full optical/fibre there. Nice setup, very cool and interesting to hear your results, including use of Toslink into...
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JJake2 replied to the thread Puritan Audio Laboratories PSM136, PSM156 Power Conditioners.Well I just stumbled across this most excellent and thorough recorded audio comparison of the Puritan PSMs with and without the Ground...
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JJake2 reacted to Somatic's post in the thread Puritan Audio Laboratories PSM136, PSM156 Power Conditioners with Like.
Hmm, got the Puritan PSM1512 in today. Plugged everything in. My Feliks Envy transformer buzz is gone. Silent. I do notice a change in...
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