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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 9, 2022 16:14:37 GMT
"Please allow 600 hours minimum burn in time."  I guess a 30 day trial is out of the question then. 25 days Just enough time to return  |
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Post by mattspl on Oct 9, 2022 16:22:46 GMT
It’s a lot of money, that’s for sure, but it would be interesting to compare to the plug-in types or multiples of.
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 9, 2022 17:25:16 GMT
Joking aside, for that price I would be asking for a (fully burnt in) demo unit that hopefully proves its worth in the system .
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Post by mattspl on Oct 9, 2022 17:40:47 GMT
Joking aside, for that price I would be asking for a (fully burnt in) demo unit that hopefully proves its worth in the system . Good point, although I’d expect a fairly obvious improvement with a fresh unit plugged in for that money, then expect further improvement over time. |
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 9, 2022 17:51:20 GMT
Absolutely, in which case all you need is a decent returns policy. I've just been trying to decipher their returns policy and rather lost the will - you have to return goods within 7 days but they also offer a rather convoluted 28 day money back guarantee -
"Any items returned after the initial 7 days, but within 28 days, which were not in stock at time of order, may be refunded less a 20% restocking fee and less the original shipping amount paid by ourselves."
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Post by mattspl on Oct 9, 2022 17:58:14 GMT
Absolutely, in which case all you need is a decent returns policy. I've just been trying to decipher their returns policy and rather lost the will - you have to return goods within 7 days but they also offer a rather convoluted 28 day money back guarantee - "Any items returned after the initial 7 days, but within 28 days, which were not in stock at time of order, may be refunded less a 20% restocking fee and less the original shipping amount paid by ourselves." I didn’t see the returns policy, I’ll go have a look. Probably cost prohibitive for me to get a unit from there as I’m in Ireland. Duty is just ridiculous these days, often amounting to 40% of the product/shipping cost. Not sure how they calculate it. |
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Post by brettj on Oct 10, 2022 2:09:49 GMT
Have a chat with Brent at Fidelity Audio. He modded a network switch for me, putting in one of their low jitter clocks. I also have their NNU SE mains purifier. |
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Post by mattspl on Oct 12, 2022 19:42:45 GMT
Have a chat with Brent at Fidelity Audio. He modded a network switch for me, putting in one of their low jitter clocks. I also have their NNU SE mains purifier. I sent them a message today, so I’ll see what reply I get. Thanks |
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Post by mattspl on Oct 12, 2022 19:49:38 GMT
I just bought an Ifi purifier today as it was the only one available locally. Only thing is, it is schuko plug with a Uk adapter as they don’t make a Uk version.
I’ve plugged it in to a spare socket at the opposite side of my room to the hifi, which happens to be the first socket on the circuit only 3 meters of cable from the fuse board and about 7 meters of cable to the next socket which the hifi is plugged into. I’m going to buy a Din rail mounted schuko socket for my fuseboard and put the ifi in there as it’s wedged behind the sofa at the moment due to the length of it with the Uk adapter.
Initial impressions are positive with greater imaging and possible more bass power and leading edge clarity. I’ll remove it after a week or 2 and see.
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Post by mattspl on Oct 17, 2022 13:34:51 GMT
After getting surprisingly good results with the ifi Ac ipurifier and reading all the positive reports here, particularly about Fidelity Audio’s plug in filters, I just ordered this one with spike clamping www.fidelityaudio.co.uk/no-noise-ultra-x-se-4566-p.aspI’ve a spare PS Audio Ac12 cable that I will use to plug it in and see how I get on. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 17, 2022 15:06:58 GMT
Be interested to know your findings
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 17, 2022 15:13:15 GMT
After getting surprisingly good results with the ifi Ac ipurifier and reading all the positive reports here, particularly about Fidelity Audio’s plug in filters, I just ordered this one with spike Always interesting that we can get such different results - I'm glad you're getting on better with the ipurifier than I did - couldn't sell mine quickly enough! |
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Post by mattspl on Oct 17, 2022 15:27:17 GMT
After getting surprisingly good results with the ifi Ac ipurifier and reading all the positive reports here, particularly about Fidelity Audio’s plug in filters, I just ordered this one with spike Always interesting that we can get such different results - I'm glad you're getting on better with the ipurifier than I did - couldn't sell mine quickly enough! It’s the first plug-in type filter I’ve tried, but seems to be one of those bargain upgrades. I can’t stop listening to music as it’s brought a sense of calm to the system and has improved imaging and resolution. Bass resolution/punch in particular has improved. If the fidelity audio filter is considerably better(which I hope it is considering the price difference) it will be like a Dac upgrade or similar. |
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Post by mattspl on Oct 19, 2022 12:10:47 GMT
I've just installed the Din rail mounted Schuko socket into my fuse board for the ifi Ac Purifier. I wired it into the ring main, so it is the first socket before the living room on the circuit.  Untitled b  Untitled by Matt Hoyle, on Flickr y Matt Hoyle, on Flickr |
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Post by MartinT on Oct 19, 2022 12:50:43 GMT
I have a grounding box at the consumer unit, tied to the incoming house earth directly after it's extracted and bonded to the incoming neutral line. It works very well at cutting down noise. I have now replaced the green SGS cable with an AliExpress cable.  |
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Post by mattspl on Oct 19, 2022 13:29:11 GMT
I have a grounding box at the consumer unit, tied to the incoming house earth directly after it's extracted and bonded to the incoming neutral line. It works very well at cutting down noise. I have now replaced the green SGS cable with an AliExpress cable. Looks good Martin. I think grounding boxes is the next thing for me to explore after these filters. |
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Post by mattspl on Oct 22, 2022 16:53:56 GMT
Has anybody plugged any of these filters in after their mains regenerators, rather than before?
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Post by MartinT on Oct 22, 2022 17:06:35 GMT
No, but I do have a grounding box on each.
I have an Aucharm on one output of my P3 and an Aucharm XL on one output of the P10 regenerator.
The outputs of my regenerators are very much lower impedance than the mains itself. That means plug-in filters will be many times less effective.
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Post by mattspl on Oct 22, 2022 17:43:15 GMT
No, but I do have a grounding box on each. I have an Aucharm on one output of my P3 and an Aucharm XL on one output of the P10 regenerator. The outputs of my regenerators are very much lower impedance than the mains itself. That means plug-in filters will be many times less effective. Ok, thanks for the reply. I’m wondering about my Powerinspired AG500 having a smps, could it have noise on its output that could be treated with one of these plugs? |
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Post by MartinT on Oct 22, 2022 18:47:36 GMT
I really don't know the answer to that, sorry.
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