Entreq Tellus grounding

[HK Panda]

Tested the Level 2 Protectus under a Metronome SACD player, the result is much improved even the player already treated with a Olymus Infinity T. You hear a lot more detail, more energy and more musical. Yes, using Everest, Peak 4 or Max T will certainly enhance the performance even further.

My advice is you still need good footers between the component and the Protectus if you want the best from the component as you don't want the stock footers in the chain. I am using the Critical Mass Systems Ultra TT.

The next question is if you place good footers underneath the Protectus, will it enhance the performance to a new level? I think so but I run out of footers and run out of money as well.

It will be a hot buy.

That is a good observation. Entreq has dropped the magma footers from the product line, but not the ES Pad, so the ProtectUS is a replacement
for the magma footers, but not the ES Pad. I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on something from Entreq but I'm having trouble getting replies from them.

So if I read your post correctly, you were already using the CMS footers, and then adding the Protectus in between the footers and the SACD brought you a further level of refinement? Were you also grounding the SACD with protectus?

 

[dts-99]

That is a good observation. Entreq has dropped the magma footers from the product line, but not the ES Pad, so the ProtectUS is a replacement
for the magma footers, but not the ES Pad. I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on something from Entreq but I'm having trouble getting replies from them.

So if I read your post correctly, you were already using the CMS footers, and then adding the Protectus in between the footers and the SACD brought you a further level of refinement? Were you also grounding the SACD with protectus?

I am not sure if you can call it a replacement for the Magma products. It is a totally new design product and doing different things.

Yes, I am using the CMS with my SACD player already.

At first, I remove the CMS and place the player on the Protectus, big improvement. Then I add the CMS between the player and the Protectus. Another big improvement.

I am saying that will adding ANOTHER set of CMS under the Protectus bring further improvement. My guess is YES and I will try that later.

Protectus comes with a short silver cable to connect the chassis of the component to a post at the back of the Protectus.

The instruction did not indicate you need to connect the Protectus to a ground box and I keep using the Olympus Infinity T to ground my player. May be I can try using the Olympus Infinity T to ground the Protectus instead of grounding the player.

 

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I am not sure if you can call it a replacement for the Magma products. It is a totally new design product and doing different things.

Yes, I am using the CMS with my SACD player already.

At first, I remove the CMS and place the player on the Protectus, big improvement. Then I add the CMS between the player and the Protectus. Another big improvement.

I am saying that will adding ANOTHER set of CMS under the Protectus bring further improvement. My guess is YES and I will try that later.

Protectus comes with a short silver cable to connect the chassis of the component to a post at the back of the Protectus.

The instruction did not indicate you need to connect the Protectus to a ground box and I keep using the Olympus Infinity T to ground my player. May be I can try using the Olympus Infinity T to ground the Protectus instead of grounding the player.

Thanks

Interesting the Protectus is better than the CMS and adding them is even better. In regards to the grounding, it may work similar to the cleanus, where connecting a separate ground box would enhance the grounding. Entreq makes it clear the protectus is for (chassis grounding only) and I am not clear if you are grounding the SACD chassis or the signal?

If you are using the OI-T to ground the chassis, then you can connect the OI-T to the ground post on the protectus, if you are using the OI-T to ground the signal, then you should just leave that as is, and use the protectus to ground the SACD chassis.

You could consider also placing the OI-T on the protectus if there is enough room, or if not, it's own protectus. My OI-T was much better on a vibration dampening platform (Panzerholz platforms).

Just placed an order for the Protectus (L1) from my local dealer. It will be for my front end music server, which currently rests on a in-wall shelving unit which I have one Panzerholz platform there. Unfortunately the built in wall shelves are a not a strong as I would like, so I have to bolster them with a beam which I have also ordered. A larger project then I wanted but I see no other choice.

 

[dts-99]

Thanks

Interesting the Protectus is better than the CMS and adding them is even better. In regards to the grounding, it may work similar to the cleanus, where connecting a separate ground box would enhance the grounding. Entreq makes it clear the protectus is for (chassis grounding only) and I am not clear if you are grounding the SACD chassis or the signal?

If you are using the OI-T to ground the chassis, then you can connect the OI-T to the ground post on the protectus, if you are using the OI-T to ground the signal, then you should just leave that as is, and use the protectus to ground the SACD chassis.

You could consider also placing the OI-T on the protectus if there is enough room, or if not, it's own protectus. My OI-T was much better on a vibration dampening platform (Panzerholz platforms).

Just placed an order for the Protectus (L1) from my local dealer. It will be for my front end music server, which currently rests on a in-wall shelving unit which I have one Panzerholz platform there. Unfortunately the built in wall shelves are a not a strong as I would like, so I have to bolster them with a beam which I have also ordered. A larger project then I wanted but I see no other choice.

Don’t know where you get the idea that Protectus is better than CMS. They are doing totally different things. Both are excellent products.

Adding quality footers between the component and the Protectus will only increase the enjoyment than using the Protectus by itself.

 

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Don’t know where you get the idea that Protectus is better than CMS. They are doing totally different things. Both are excellent products.

Adding quality footers between the component and the Protectus will only increase the enjoyment than using the Protectus by itself.

I got it from your words. You removed the CMS and put the player on the Protectus, big improvement. Is that not what you meant? That is how I took it. So you mean big improvement over nothing, not big improvement over the CMS?

> At first, I remove the CMS and place the player on the Protectus, big improvement. Then I add the CMS between the player and the Protectus. Another big improvement.