Rob,
I bought an HSM and TT2 a month ago, and I thoroughly enjoy the sound with my Utopia headphones. I have also truly enjoyed reading this thread, and am impressed with your commitment to and love for your work and audience. Thanks!
My source is an Android phone using USB Audio Player in bit perfect mode. As I am now close to my endgame setup, I am thinking of how to maximize the setup. From my understanding of your posts:
1. The stock USB cable does not need to be changed.
2. The stock PSU for the TT2 should not be changed.
3. Power bars and conditioners are not necessary for the TT2, and could cause distortion because “nobody understands how crucial RF noise is, and do not properly filter from 100kHz to 10GHz.”
I am using a PowerQuest3, mostly for the connected components warrantee. They claim “Differential-Mode Noise Dissipation: In excess of 22dB reduction from 30kHz-1GHz; Common-Mode Noise Dissipation: In excess of 22dB reduction from 30kHz-100MHz. Both filters linearized for dynamic (rising) line impedance with frequency from 0.05 Ohms (source) and 10 to 50 Ohm load, (system current dependent).” Does this sound like it should help, or at least not hurt?
4. Do not loop up BNC cables, and do not let them touch other cables.
I am confused about what to do with the BNC joining the HMS and TT2. In a prior post, you mentioned that the BNC cables joining a Blu and Dave could be improved if using a 1m length of cable and ferrites on the Dave end. Does this apply to the HSM/TT2 combination as well, or do the improvements in these two make changing the cables unnecessary?
Recently, you seem to be saying that the stock BNC cables do not need to be changed if an external battery is used for the HMS. Would that be only if connecting a 12V battery directly to the HMS, or would using a 110V plug on the battery work as well?
I am considering getting Wave ferrite covered BNC cables for joining the HMS and the TT2. Does the actual cable matter much, or is it more the ferrites?
Thanks for you help,
Fed