Try it on digital sources. I think it’s a simple EMI filter. Might limit current draw on pre/power amps

Yes but keying it in , shows expired

The 40% code has expired unfortunately. I was tempted 😅 It’ll be labelled the proverbial snake oil by the ASR crowd. But for someone who can hear fuses or different damping feet even in linear power supplies , I think this might be the solution to remove the last veil/grit/dryness in connectors.

Understood. Fuses have a pretty specific value to each individual electronic unit unlike power cords. Just wanna drop anecdotally what a friend who tried the Aucharm cheap white then red on his linear power supply (to DAC) said. 1) it needs to run in like cables 2) when unplugged to A/B , he...

This is the top tier fuse. Did you try the red or black Aucharm before this?

Still waiting for my Odin Gold XLRs to settle down but getting a little itchy to try some terminated speaker cable from Alixexpress.😉 Any recommendations on something that’s really surprised you with it’s performance /value. A short personal opinion of how it sounds in your system will be...

Thanks. It’s set to ‘Line out variable control’ as I am currently using it as a pre amp through the RCA outputs.Does not retain ‘last’ settings if you power off. My own preference would ideally be to have an idle/ sleep mode similar to what’s found on CD players or other DACs instead of total...

Hmm, I lose my pre-out volume settings. It returns to default whenever it’s powered off. I turn it off when I know I won’t be using it more than once during the day. I’ve found it takes about an hour upon power on to warm up to its maximum potential. So I do turn it on earlier when I get home.

One important thing I might also add is that the tonal qualities can change - depending on what surface you place it on. Granite vs wood sound very different due to vibrational microphonics. This applies to other brands as well but I’ve found this is worth experimenting before coming to any...

I did one last A/B before packing away the supplied wall wart. I would say the capabilities of NeoIDSD2 with a better external power supply make this worth considering for those looking at Resistor ladder DACs; sonically it straddles the virtues of chip-based DAC’s while having the virtues...

How frequent are recommended applications ? It’s a very tiny vial 😅 I’m pretty sure you’re right on both fronts …. plated connectors , solder add to digital haze. A Japanese tube Amp Designer actually recommend bare wire if possible for speaker terminations and a cheap non-gold/silver/rhodium...

Yes I think I have that similar coax. Or had, someone has taken that over. I’m running in my Odin Gold XLRs and don’t want to have too many variables. Plus I don’t have proper soldering skills so I didn’t want to muck it up. The twisted Odin 2 co ax looks to be similar cable by most sellers...

Thanks, any impression of Odin Gold Co-ax SPDIF on full run in. Am wondering if it’s a true 75ohm coax or just the same IC cable repurposed and marketed as such. Or is yours the Odin2 coax… Any other coax cables on aliex worth experimenting?

Thanks for this helpful breakdown on improving what I also feel is such a good sounding value proposition base interconnect. I have the Odin Gold XLR and can attest to the burn in swings in character. One moment is sounding lusciously warm and big sounding and few hours later it becomes thin...

*Caveat : My LPS is also running a bespoke (longer) power cable to the Neo idsd2 which was huge improvement over the stock supplied FiiO cable the last time round. I changed it as the stock cable was too short but didn’t expect such improvements in portrayal of micro details and bass definition. .

Yes there should be. I ran the supplied wall wart for about 100 hours and then tried my FiiO 50 linear Power supply on 12V mode. Not subtle the improvement. The thin vocals became fuller and less strident. Bass weight and slam also improved tremendously. Previously it was weak sounding on BP...

Thanks, yeah there seems to be some translucent gunk on the inside , I wonder if the non-wbt versions have that as well….where is a good place to order the Nano liquid online ? Cheers

Hi, looking for recommendations for a fuller sounding 75ohm coax. I have an Odin2 75ohm coax ( about 150hours) and while it doesn’t sound bright, it does err on the detailed. Am wondering if the faux coax gold is actually a 75ohm or just a repackaged RCA version. Am also wondering if there are...

Thanks. The off mode totally shuts off all the circuitry - So a warm up is needed before critical listening ? Does Ifi recommend leaving the unit on for daily listening? I believe this should be something to look into rather than then Lights, I’ll stick some tape over 😉 to dull the...

Hi, I’ve got an IDSD2 with me right now and trying to figure out some of the features. Managed to turn off display / dim the display but there doesn’t seem to be a menu function to dim the bright operational light. I know it’s meant to illuminate the plastic part behind but the LED white shining...