[Yoga]

  Got my BHSE too last Thursday (Aus)
 
Order date: June 2013.
 

 
How's the AMR? Got my eye on the SE version.
 
That wait would kill me. No idea how people do it.

 

[preproman]

  Got my BHSE too last Thursday (Aus)
 
Order date: June 2013.
 

 
 
Nice setup... Why not Black to match the AMR?  Just asking......

 

[purk]

   
 
Nice setup... Why not Black to match the AMR?  Just asking......

He probably will get a new DAC to match the BHSE.  I think he need a new audio rack though.  Those $10000 + gears need better home!

 

[Maus]

They only had the black AMR when I bought it..
As for the audio rack, I'm a cheapskate when it comes to spending money on items that don't contribute to sound quality.

 

[purk]

  They only had the black AMR when I bought it..
As for the audio rack, I'm a cheapskate when it comes to spending money on items that don't contribute to sound quality.

 
In your case, you might get a positive impact on the sound.  Where you place your DAC it isn't even sturdy.  You don't need a  $1000 rack....just something more sturdy/solid surface will do.  

 

[justin w.]

are feet installed on the BHSE PSU? it's a good idea to let air flow through the bottom vents

 

[Maus]

  are feet installed on the BHSE PSU? it's a good idea to let air flow through the bottom vents

Yep, the feet is there, but you can't see it because it's covered by the rack's frame.

 

[David1961]

 

 are feet installed on the BHSE PSU? it's a good idea to let air flow through the bottom vents

Yep, the feet is there, but you can't see it because it's covered by the rack's frame.

 
To raise your BHSE's PSU, why not get some feet and isolating cones similar to the ones I have in the photo.
 
 

 

[Surge74]

  Got my BHSE too last Thursday (Aus)
 
Order date: June 2013.
 

 
Congrats on your BHSE. I got mine a few months ago and loving it.
 
Now is that a standard (low cost) power bar you have everything plugged into?  If so, you should remove that and plug your gear directly into the wall.  Low cost power supplies reduce the current as power demands increase, thereby constraining your dynamics.  Not a good thing at all.
 
If you don't want to use a high end power conditioner (e.g Shunyata) or regenerator (e.g., PS Audio), no power bar is better!
 
Try it out and see.
 
You may also want to borrow a better, sturdier AV rack and see what that does. You'll probably be amazed.
 
You've got some really nice components, don't sub-optimize on the power and rack!
 
(That's my unsolicited 2c)

 

[Surge74]

Has anyone experimented with different fuses in the power supply of the BHSE?
 
One of mine blew and since I need to replace it anyway, thought I would look into the cryo treated, etc. fuses.
 
(I learned a few years ago that everything in the electrical signal's path will affect the sound… audio and video is just your incoming AC converted to sound and picture.)

 

[krakadilgena]

  Has anyone experimented with different fuses in the power supply of the BHSE?
 
One of mine blew and since I need to replace it anyway, thought I would look into the cryo treated, etc. fuses.
 
(I learned a few years ago that everything in the electrical signal's path will affect the sound… audio and video is just your incoming AC converted to sound and picture.)

Since you got your BHSE only a few months ago, I'd be more concerned with the reason your fuse blew. Do you know why it happened?

 

[n3rdling]

   
Congrats on your BHSE. I got mine a few months ago and loving it.
 
Now is that a standard (low cost) power bar you have everything plugged into?  If so, you should remove that and plug your gear directly into the wall.  Low cost power supplies reduce the current as power demands increase, thereby constraining your dynamics.  Not a good thing at all.
 
If you don't want to use a high end power conditioner (e.g Shunyata) or regenerator (e.g., PS Audio), no power bar is better!
 
Try it out and see.
 
You may also want to borrow a better, sturdier AV rack and see what that does. You'll probably be amazed.
 
You've got some really nice components, don't sub-optimize on the power and rack!
 
(That's my unsolicited 2c)

 
The power supply comes with the BHSE.  Surge protectors aren't power supplies and certainly aren't going to make you lose dynamics. 
 
Surge, I think TheAttorney made some posts comparing different boutique fuses in the BHSE a while back.
 
Maus, your rack looks good to me.  You have good vertical spacing between shelves for proper ventilation and it looks sturdy enough.  You might want to put a thin shelf on that bottom part since it appears you have the PSU on the carpet and carpet tends to hold onto heat.  Anyways, enjoy the amp and congrats

 

[Surge74]

 
Surge protectors aren't power supplies and certainly aren't going to make you lose dynamics. 
 

 
Many people think otherwise. Certainly the PS Audio people do - but you could argue they are biased and are trying to sell their own power regenerators.
Search online though and you'll see that PS Audio is not alone.
 
I certainly wouldn't use a simple surge protector on high end audio equipment.  My recc is to plug the amp especially directly into the wall outlet and compare.

 

[Earspeakers]

   
Many people think otherwise. Certainly the PS Audio people do - but you could argue they are biased and are trying to sell their own power regenerators.
Search online though and you'll see that PS Audio is not alone.
 
I certainly wouldn't use a simple surge protector on high end audio equipment.  My recc is to plug the amp especially directly into the wall outlet and compare.

PS Audio are biased a-priori, it's their livelihood. Certainly they are trying to sell their products, what they think one way or another doesn't matter. 
 
My stuff is plugged into my APC regenerating UPS for my computer systems (I mostly listen while I work). Don't hear a difference to the wall, and the UPS prevents all surges, dropouts and glitches from house appliances, which is exactly what you'd want from a power system. 
 
What's funny about audio voodoo is how it always matches what your common sense would think it should be. For example as above, people who think a power regenerator limits dynamics. Why dynamics? Why not soundstage? Why not texture/tone? Conveniently wall power is associated with power delivery (but I'd bet most people who hear a difference couldn't explain how), so naturally regenerators limit dynamics. But why not increase dynamics? My UPS has a big fatty battery sitting these, a beautiful reservoir of electrons, way more than are off in some long power wire, eh? 
 
Whatever, people believe all sorts of stuff. Sorry, I shouldn't be arguing. 

 

[rgs9200m]

My Rudistor amp sounds much better right into the wall than into a cheap surge protector. I tried it several times to verify this.