i-Fi SPDIF iPurifier impressions
Mar 30, 2021 at 5:29 AM Post #110 of 118
It is time for a slightly complicated review, about the SPDIF iPurifier from iFi audio!!

Do you believe that the SPDIF Signal can be cleaned or purified? Did you experiment with such devices before? What were your results?

I try to answer as many questions on this topic as I can in today's review about the silver one that will try to help with those desktop setups using a SPDIF Coaxial Signal ~

https://www.audiophile-heaven.com/2021/03/ifi-spdif-ipurifier-reclock-my-audio-in-s-pdif.html

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Mar 31, 2021 at 5:47 AM Post #111 of 118
It is time for a slightly complicated review, about the SPDIF iPurifier from iFi audio!!

Do you believe that the SPDIF Signal can be cleaned or purified? Did you experiment with such devices before? What were your results?

I try to answer as many questions on this topic as I can in today's review about the silver one that will try to help with those desktop setups using a SPDIF Coaxial Signal ~

https://www.audiophile-heaven.com/2021/03/ifi-spdif-ipurifier-reclock-my-audio-in-s-pdif.html

iFi-SPDIF-iPurifier-Tool-Listening-Desktop-Systems-enhancement-Review-Audiophile-Heaven-21.jpg

Thanks George :)
 
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Mar 31, 2021 at 2:47 PM Post #112 of 118
It is time for a slightly complicated review, about the SPDIF iPurifier from iFi audio!!

Do you believe that the SPDIF Signal can be cleaned or purified? Did you experiment with such devices before? What were your results?

I try to answer as many questions on this topic as I can in today's review about the silver one that will try to help with those desktop setups using a SPDIF Coaxial Signal ~

https://www.audiophile-heaven.com/2021/03/ifi-spdif-ipurifier-reclock-my-audio-in-s-pdif.html

Did you (or anyone else) notice any issues with sample rate changes? I have the SPDIF iPurifier2 (white version) and noticed that when I switched tracks that had different sample rates (for example Song 1 @ 44.1 --> Song 2 @ 96khz), it would skip the first second or two. I was using it with my Node 2i --> Audioquest Carbon coax --> SPDIF iPurifier2 --> NAD D3045 and noticed the same behavior when using another Node 2i --> Blue Jean Cable Belden coax --> SPDIF iPurifier2 --> Denon X4300H in my living room setup. At first I thought it was my Node 2is but they actually work perfectly fine when I remove the SPDIF iPurifier2 from the chain so it might be some compatibility between the Node 2is and SPDIF iPurifier. I originally bought it hoping it would help my Grace Design m900 cope with sample rate changes (m900 didn't skip but made loud popping noises) but adding the iPurifier2 caused the skipping issue there too. I did like the sound with the iPurifier2 but it drove me crazy that it would skip a few seconds everytime the sample rate changed so I stopped using it. It plays fine if you restart the track or sample rate doesn't change. Curious if anyone else has had this issue.
 
Apr 1, 2021 at 2:29 PM Post #113 of 118
Hello! I am not sure if this is the right forum to ask this but I was wondering if anyone could let me know their opinions on whether I should get an AC iPurifier for the power strip or try out an SPDIF iPurifier2 for my Samsung TV. So clean up the power supply or the signal to/from the TV?
 
Apr 1, 2021 at 2:49 PM Post #114 of 118
Hello! I am not sure if this is the right forum to ask this but I was wondering if anyone could let me know their opinions on whether I should get an AC iPurifier for the power strip or try out an SPDIF iPurifier2 for my Samsung TV. So clean up the power supply or the signal to/from the TV?
Maybe I am misunderstanding the question but have you considered a power conditioner? I use the Panamax ones for my living room setup (I have pretty bad electric from the 1970s here). Are you trying to plug the iPurifier2 into your TV? Not sure how that will work.
 
Apr 1, 2021 at 2:59 PM Post #115 of 118
Maybe I am misunderstanding the question but have you considered a power conditioner? I use the Panamax ones for my living room setup (I have pretty bad electric from the 1970s here). Are you trying to plug the iPurifier2 into your TV? Not sure how that will work.
I was thinking of plugging the iPurifier into the same power strip where I plug in my TV. I have not considered a power conditioner, will look into that now.. Thank you!
 
Apr 1, 2021 at 3:08 PM Post #116 of 118
I was thinking of plugging the iPurifier into the same power strip where I plug in my TV. I have not considered a power conditioner, will look into that now.. Thank you!
I would start there. I don't have an AC iPurifier so not sure how that works but the SPDIF iPurifier2 is meant to be plugged into your DAC to clean up an audio signal from your source so the SPDIF iPurifier is probably not what you are looking for. Good luck.
 
Mar 21, 2023 at 1:45 PM Post #118 of 118
Are there significant differences between the original spdif iPurifier and the spdif iPurifier 2?

It's an improvement over our existing tech and to us meaningful enough to release a new version of the product. Hope this helps, thanks!
 
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