Having worked my way through the thread I thought I would just say that I find the Poly/Mojo superb. I bought the Mojo to use away from home and like the result streaming from my laptop. When I saw a second hand Poly I thought I would give it a go. What I didn't expect was how much more I am...

Dear All, A quick THANK YOU from a NON-BluDave user. For the last year or so I have been battling to remove some edge from my digital replay. I have made all sorts of progress, but this area I have only effected slightly ........until I added a couple of ferrites to my spdif cable; these...

I have tried various PSUs with the LPS-1: El cheapo SMPS; IFI 9v; El cheapo R-Core Chinese LPSU (TeraDak). I was comparing this to my SBooster 6v LPSU. This to power my microRendu. I did find that the PSU powering the LPS-1 made a difference. I preferred the LPS-1 to the SBooster regardless of...

Hi TheAttorney, Thanks for sharing your experiences. Thought I would mention something that took me an age to understand in my own system, although the symptoms slapped me in the face whenever I used to play music = edge. In my case it was grounding. By adding in a microRendu and its SMPS I had...

    Hi Musicman,   Some nice HiFi. I have been tempted by Ayre & Sonas Fabus gear in the past, never heard Ayre. Healthy investment in cables.   The StarTech that Rob is pointing people to is the Gigabit version, USB2G4LEXT2 - can you borrow one of these?   Can I clarify - are you using...

Hi Music_man,   I am not sure what you are hoping to achieve? You start by stating that this is all a 'placebo' and then adopt a more reasonable tone in your last post stating that, 'some did think it sounded much better'.   Can you post:   1. Which StarTech you used; 2. Within what...

Paul,   Various isolators covered in these threads:  ...

To correct some mis-information I posted above:   There were no Teradak x1/x2 on ebay, although a selection of new Teradak PSUs. I wrongly assumed that the unit was no longer available. I went onto the Teradak site and have since been in correspondence with Michael Li - new x1/x2 unit ordered...

Morning Alex,   I would say - partially, probably. Juergen mentions impedance, and that he can hear changes in different system configurations. I suspect he would mention a number of different theories that may explain the observed facts.   In my case when I have gradually repeated Rob's...

Robi,   The system you have described, and the movement of the data, is a gross simplification and ignores numerous factors. Ultimately I think with much of what we are dealing with in our audio systems the best measuring system we have is our ears. If you find the differences small or...

Just checked, glad to say that I have the SPARTAN-6 chip ....until someone finds out the ASIC is better.   I got my replacement F1 a few days ago, it IS a lot better than the DU-U8. With the F1 in place the differences between the NAS and the StarTech have narrowed even further. I had a couple...

For anyone interested in the BJ ethernet cables and based in the UK:   The UK site doesn't include the network cables. I emailed them today. In fact everything is posted direct from the US, so just order from the US site.   M

  Ordered this.   I have been using the StarTech with the SMPS and 128GB USB, into the Audio Breeze DU-U8; awaiting the replacement F1.   Been a bit of a roller coaster ride. The IFU iP2 initially seemed to add space. The StarTech didn't seem to change anything. Over the next couple of days...

Hi Bob,   The Meiyan isn't available via ebay.co.uk, and the seller on ebay.com is off until the 8th Feb.   What ampage is needed? Thought I saw 0.6A but can't find it now. My choice seems to be between the TeraDak DC-30W 24V/1A & a Talema based 24v/0.6A.   Cheers,   M

Yep. BUT, from the UK I would have to add on postage and 20% VAT; and, if anything went wrong it is easier to deal with a UK supplier.   M

IFI Purifier 2   OK, I have been using this for a few hours, and so if there is a break in process then I am just at the start. Please remember that I am currently using the Audio Breeze DU-U8 rather than the F1.   I removed the VBUS2, as the Purifier requires USB power, and slotted in the...

I have seen some discussion of the icron, and I see that it is USB3.0, but I wanted to stick with Bob's chain and hopefully gain from his extensive research.   Be interested in what you find with your use of the Icron.   M

  I think that it is a bit more complex. There is no doubt that using the Mutec resolves extra detail.   The F1 high frequency data it superb, without edge. Better than any other DDC I have heard in my system.   With my current F1 dead I am listening to my Audio Breeze DU-U8. This is very...

https://www.ballicom.co.uk/usb2g4lext2-startech-com-4-port-usb-2-0-over-lan-.p1009343.html?ref=PLA&gclid=CIfr9Le9rdECFeop0wodmpgLMw   £436 inc VAT

Hi Bob,   Thanks for the thoughts, I am hoping my error will help others avoid the same fate.   I did email Singxer. They got back to me a day later and advised me to just use firmware from their site ....no mention of a possible fix. I will watch your experiment with interest.   I will...

***Whoops***   Been a plonker.   Having not seen quiet what I expected for my USB F1 interface via the microRendu I thought I would see if there was an updated Firmware available. I loaded up the drivers and found I was running Firmware v2.0. On the Kitsune site they had firmware 2.2 for the...

Thx Bob,   I'll read your post properly a bit later.   I have just been working my way through a number of albums and have an issue. I have played a number of files that are 24/192, but the DAC is seeing 96k.   Looking at the microRendu DAC diagnostics it is reporting:   Singxer USB...

  I suspect that this wouldn't be an easy task ......but, would you mind picking two tracks that caused you WOW moments and writing a detailed breakdown of what you are hearing. I do appreciate that describing what you hear is NOT straightforward!   Thx,   M

Couldn't wait, so I removed the Mutec3+USB yesterday afternoon and did some listening.   The Mutec acts like a lense, it clarifies and focuses. Elements that were indistinct now can be clearly heard. In my system the Pros and Cons are:   Pro: Clearer bass line ....on some tracks; Added...

  Thx, I'll let the F1 run in for a few more days and then take the Mutec out, and let you know what I hear.   M