Thank you for reaching out, Alex. I am in no rush. Have a nice Easter weekend,Hi Randy! Got your email, still looking into it, but will get back to you soon
cheers,
Alex
Steve, specialist switch would be a natural first area to upgrade upon getting settled into streaming after a while. I am not going down the pricey dac route, for the usual reasons, but the quality add-on switch, w specialist LPS could be fruitful. I'll certainly consider SoTM
Well, my debate is one box streamer/render and dac (one ethernet and usb cbl) ie Innuos Zenith.
Or four boxes eg SonicTransporter i5 w Sonore MicroRendu, audiophile switch like AqVox, SoTM or forthcoming Uptone Audio EtherRegen, LPS to power all these (three ethernet, one usb, three DC leads).
My instinct is now Zenith after the info Ngamountains here kindly provided me, and it seems like a specialist switch could be a very nice cost effective upgrade once I get my feet under the table and take to streaming.
So, one-box Zenith solution on Day One becomes a three-box one 6 months in with a switch plus LPS upgrade.
Yes, and they actively advise against adding a specialist linear power supply LPS to it.
I may soon be the distributor for SOtM for Spain & Portugal, probably after Munich High End. They made some superb (and affordable) switches and routers, streamers and servers. They also have a nice LPS for the same price at the smaller LPS from Uptone, and it has more power output. It starts at 500 USD.Nonesup, the Uptone switch has been coming for 12 months now, no sign as yet.
Any firm news, launch date or price you know?
That's only because there are so very few LPS that are fast enough responding for digital.
What is meant by the definition of fast, translated sonically as what it brings and what to listen for short of using lab test equipment to determine?
Hi Steve,Fast means di/dt or transient high-frequency currents do not cause a droop in the supply voltage. Fast regulation response is needed. You need test equipment that puts a high transient load on the supply to measure this.
Listening difference is that the detail and imaging will be compromised when using a slow supply. This is primarily because the jitter added by the circuits will be much higher due to the unstable voltage.
Steve N.
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