[ZappaMan]

My question to rob, does the measured performance of tt2 improve with HMS ?

Define performance ?

 

[rkt31]

Thd etc.

 

[dawktah2]

I just bought the Hugo TT2 again. Same problem with the metal-shell Noble Audio Kaiser Encore, even in bed. The hum only stops or reduces to a point where I can almost not hear when I touch the TT2. The Westone W60 is better but I can still sometimes just hear the very slightest of hums when there is no music playing.

Have you or can you test the outlet with one of these https://www.amazon.com/Electrical-Receptacle-Outlet-Ground-Tester/dp/B0012DHVQ0 Not sure if they are made for all places in the world.

 

[Rob Watts]

Thanks, Rob. I’ve just got rid of the hum by wrapping wire from the earth pin of a mains plug around the dc input barrel. I also have two Poweradd Pilot Pro 2 power packs. Are they powerful enough to drive the TT2?

Yes but setting the Pilot Pro 2 to 12v will limit the peak output voltage. Only a problem if you run it above +7dB though.

My question to rob, does the measured performance of tt2 improve with HMS ?

Not in the sense of THD and noise, there is no change. But specific tests showing the effects of the filter are better of course.

 

[STR-1]

Yes but setting the Pilot Pro 2 to 12v will limit the peak output voltage. Only a problem if you run it above +7dB though.

Thanks, Rob. I tried the Pilot Pro 2 last night. Feeding the PP2-powered TT2 (X-PHD 2) from my AK380 DAP via optical sounded very good with my Kaiser Encore iems.

 

[ZappaMan]

Yes but setting the Pilot Pro 2 to 12v will limit the peak output voltage. Only a problem if you run it above +7dB though.



Not in the sense of THD and noise, there is no change. But specific tests showing the effects of the filter are better of course.

So it’s possible to run tt2 from a pilot pro 2?
I thought it had higher power demands...

 

[STR-1]

So it’s possible to run tt2 from a pilot pro 2?
I thought it had higher power demands...

Yes. It ran fine last night with Pilot Pro 2 set to 12v and using a Ghent Gotham GAC-4/1 11301 UltraPro Star Quad DC(JSSG360) cable. I preferred that to the smps.

 

[ZappaMan]

Yes. It ran fine last night with Pilot Pro 2 set to 12v and using a Ghent Gotham GAC-4/1 11301 UltraPro Star Quad DC(JSSG360) cable. I preferred that to the smps.

Thank you, and the power chord is just a nice to have? I wonder why it didn’t work for me....

 

[STR-1]

Thank you, and the power chord is just a nice to have? I wonder why it didn’t work for me....

Did you have the PP2 set to 12v?

 

[rkt31]

What filter setting people are using on tt2 with HMS ? Is it dependent upon the input sample rate in HMS ? Somehow filter 3 seems to be slightly smoother than filter 2 with 44.1khz into HMS. I could not compare filter 1 with filter 3 as both can't switched one after the other.

 

[rkt31]

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[JM1979]

What filter setting people are using on tt2 with HMS ? Is it dependent upon the input sample rate in HMS ? Somehow filter 3 seems to be slightly smoother than filter 2 with 44.1khz into HMS. I could not compare filter 1 with filter 3 as both can't switched one after the other.

I’m pretty much a filter 2 guy regardless of the genre or recording quality. I was that way with my Hugo 2 and I think it carried over.

I should listen to 3 more because it’s better to me on the TT2 than it was on the Hugo 2.

 

[Amberlamps]

Woohoo

I woke up today without screaming tinnitus, am sooooooooo happy

Drug induced tinnitus is real, avoid the nerve painkiller amytriptyline and nortriptyline, as this last month has been a complete and utter misery, my tinnitus was so bad I was starting to shout when speaking, aka couldn't hear myself speak at normal volumes and I needed my soundbar up at 20-22 to hear the TV, my usual is 12.

Even with headphones on I could hear Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggg over the music. I rate tinnitus that bad, as being on the same par as excruciating nerve pain, as its soul destroying. Now here come's the kicker, I've tried all nerve painkillers that the nhs has to offer, and none now agree with me :|

Anyway,

Because my uber tinnitus has fckd off, I just bought a pair of Meze Empyreans they won't get here til like wednesday or thursday of next week due to the english holidays.

 

[miketlse]

I woke up today without screaming tinnitus, am sooooooooo happy

Because my uber tinnitus has fckd off, I just bought a pair of Meze Empyreans

Great news about your tinnitus.
Beware that removing your painkiller, has had the side effect of causing symptoms of P2Q headphone buying.

 

[Amberlamps]

Great news about your tinnitus.
Beware that removing your painkiller, has had the side effect of causing symptoms of P2Q headphone buying.

Lol, my doc did say to taper them down as I would go through withdrawls if I just stopped them, but the tinnitus was so bad I just stopped them. He never mentioned any p2q side effects though.

I have loads of normal opiate painkillers hopefully if I take more of them, I will block the withdrawls from the other pills.

But they don't work for nerve pain but they do make you feel like Tony the tiger from frostie's advert, he feels Great