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Post by MikeMusic on May 4, 2020 15:40:22 GMT
Have you found they both improve the sound ?
Any old weight on top or a sorbothane type item best ?
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Post by MartinT on May 4, 2020 17:25:52 GMT
Can't say it's that specific, Mike. The coasters definitely help and I used to use what I had lying around. The habit stuck and I pay great heed to vibration control.
I have now put both LPSUs on some Black Ravioli platforms that I hadn't come across before. They fit nicely.
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Post by MikeMusic on May 4, 2020 18:57:12 GMT
Worth a play for all of us
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Post by MartinT on May 4, 2020 22:19:42 GMT
With about 84 hours on it, the ER is still yielding improvements. More space, giving greater contrast with the foreground, and an ease in delivery with lower harshness levels. There is nothing negative about this $640 system upgrade, it's all upside and remarkably inexpensive compared with a component upgrade.
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Post by speedysteve on May 5, 2020 9:14:18 GMT
Looks like a black ops burglar alarm 😀 |
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Post by SteveC on May 5, 2020 18:53:41 GMT
Martin
I read your progress report on Audiophile Style forum.
I agree with the other poster regarding the Acoustic Revive LAN Isolator.
I returned the one I had been evaluating, to Tony, this morning!
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Post by The Brookmeister on May 5, 2020 19:14:08 GMT
Perhaps you are pleased enough to just leave it as is now.
LOL
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Post by MartinT on May 5, 2020 19:49:56 GMT
I agree with the other poster regarding the Acoustic Revive LAN Isolator. I returned the one I had been evaluating, to Tony, this morning! I will try removing it at some point once I have a full handle on the sound. |
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Post by MartinT on May 5, 2020 19:52:11 GMT
Perhaps you are pleased enough to just leave it as is now. Says the one taking delivery of some stonking new Soulution amps! Maybe. |
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Post by The Brookmeister on May 6, 2020 20:56:46 GMT
Perhaps you are pleased enough to just leave it as is now. Says the one taking delivery of some stonking new Soulution amps! Maybe. This is what I have at the moment, no central heating needed. The huge sheet of glass that goes in the front of the valve is missing before anyone asks.   |
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Post by MartinT on May 6, 2020 21:16:11 GMT
You could do your eggs on top while listening.
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Post by MartinT on May 7, 2020 7:34:15 GMT
Just a quick catch-up: the EtherREGEN has had over 100 hours of burn-in (some owners are claiming it needs 250 to reach its final performance). I now have everything optimised but am awaiting a longer DC cable from MCRU (I failed by misjudging the length I needed) for the ER and a Teflon coated DC cable for the router. Then, that's pretty much it and double reclocking is a resounding success.
Once again: everything matters in digital.
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Post by tarzan on May 7, 2020 11:08:07 GMT
Those amps should be on a Doctor Who set.  |
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Post by MartinT on May 8, 2020 14:27:11 GMT
Just the new DC cable to go now, and I'm all set for a period of long stability. The reinvestment worked, ditching the turntable and SACD player to raise funds for the streaming upgrades worked. Having just upgraded Volumio to Superstar and got the latest version working with Artists and Credits has pleased me tremendously. There are no records or CDs to purchase any more. I'll go back to minor tweaking for now. I'm all set  |
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Post by petea on May 8, 2020 20:59:50 GMT
Can we quote you on that? |
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Post by julesd68 on May 8, 2020 22:11:14 GMT
Yes, it seems a faintly familiar tale!!
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Post by MartinT on May 8, 2020 23:23:53 GMT
I don't think you're quite following the history of my system, or you're 'misremembering'. The basic components of the system have remained stable since I bought the LKS DAC very early last year. Before that, it was stable for a long time. Since then, I have mostly tweaked and optimised, adding things that I do not consider to be major items to improve the sound, always reinvesting from the proceeds of selling old kit, sometimes removing a component like the preamp. Reclockers and such improve the performance of the system (the sound signature of which is largely determined by the DAC). What's wrong with that?
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Post by julesd68 on May 8, 2020 23:52:16 GMT
Absolutely nothing!
You've misunderstood - not a criticism in the least, just pulling your leg about not making any more changes ... simple as that really.
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Post by MikeMusic on May 9, 2020 9:50:21 GMT
We need to establish what is a tweak and what is an upgrade !  |
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Post by MartinT on May 9, 2020 10:37:08 GMT
I already have! Seriously, I'll go on writing about the things I do with my system but the last major system change I consider to be my DAC. The rest are system improvements aimed at increasing the performance of the components I already have.
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