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Post by John on Jan 3, 2021 14:10:03 GMT
Its a really nice unit Steve I have one on trail and have just ordered one I am sure if you interested you could also get one on trail.
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Post by John on Jan 3, 2021 14:12:12 GMT
I had a ipurifer a few years back but did not work for me at the time.
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Post by user211 on Jan 3, 2021 16:32:41 GMT
A Mutec MC-3+USB seems a likely candidate. USB in, reclocked AES/Co-ax/Optical S/PDIF out. Would love to bring mine round but, you know... I do suspect this is very good. I've managed to get a JLSounds board in my Lampizator. But not yet in galvanically isolated mode with external clocks. However, I think there maybe a chap at work with the skills to do that. Will find out this week. |
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Post by speedysteve on Jan 3, 2021 17:12:28 GMT
Its a really nice unit Steve I have one on trail and have just ordered one I am sure if you interested you could also get one on trail. Interesting, where was that from? |
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Post by MartinT on Jan 3, 2021 17:13:52 GMT
Tony of Coherent is the UK importer, Steve.
I can PM you details, if you like.
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 3, 2021 17:42:29 GMT
I had a ipurifer a few years back but did not work for me at the time. Yes they are dreadful things. |
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Post by speedysteve on Jan 3, 2021 18:57:27 GMT
Tony of Coherent is the UK importer, Steve. I can PM you details, if you like. I'm looking at the website now. Guess I don't need the USB one - at the moment 🙄 anyway 😂 |
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Post by speedysteve on Jan 3, 2021 18:58:03 GMT
I had a ipurifer a few years back but did not work for me at the time. Yes they are dreadful things. Does seem to have the capability to f up a perfectly good lock🙄 |
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Post by MartinT on Jan 3, 2021 19:11:10 GMT
Guess I don't need the USB one - at the moment 🙄 anyway 😂 Confused. What does the Chromecast output, then? |
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Post by speedysteve on Jan 3, 2021 23:45:54 GMT
CCA outputs Optical TOSLINK only for hi-res stream.
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Post by MartinT on Jan 4, 2021 6:18:10 GMT
Ah, ok, then you only need the MC-3, not the USB version.
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Post by speedysteve on Jan 4, 2021 19:27:13 GMT
Yes, that figures.
How does the Mutec work?
ipurifier uses asynchronous buffering. Runs out of space it seems?
The dropouts are totally random.
Can be a short while into a track, or not for a track or two or more!
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Post by John on Jan 4, 2021 19:53:06 GMT
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Post by speedysteve on Jan 4, 2021 20:32:03 GMT
I played a playlist that only has 24/96 tracks in it.
Dropouts
~2 mins into the first 24/96 track.
3 tracks later.
6 tracks later.
4 more tracks no drop out.
Playing another 24/96 track.
Not dropped out yet.
Chopping and changing between res' seems to set it off more😱
That's my normal mode of operation 😀
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Post by MartinT on Jan 4, 2021 20:50:48 GMT
The Mutec never drops out and my LKS locks onto it with the tightest DPLL setting. It is known as a superb (possibly the best?) reclocker with very low noise levels. I've never known the buffering to show itself at all. It's a very professional design and quite good value for what you get, which is a high quality piece of German engineering.
EDIT: I can chop and change between the extremes of 16/44 and 24/192 without any issues, or other strange formats like 24/44 and 24/88.
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Post by John on Jan 5, 2021 5:13:39 GMT
In my system it lowers the noise floor increases detail and depth. I am going to get the non USB version as a few hundred pounds cheaper and do not need USB. I will be returning my USB version once I get one.
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Post by speedysteve on Jan 5, 2021 8:27:24 GMT
Looks like a demo is on the very near horizon 🙂
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Post by speedysteve on Jan 5, 2021 21:51:19 GMT
I got a new power block from Future Shop, nothing too fancy, and using the ipurifier alone on that with the supplied PSU - things were going well. Eventually I got a dropout or 2 hitting all the 24/96 tracks on a Qobuz demo playlist. Sounding quite amazing actually! Then this happened!  Totally refused to play it. Just a series of clicks and pops and squelches. Next track at the same res did exactly the same. 😱 24/96 and others played okay. In fact any / all of the 88.2KHz fail spectacularly 🙄 Without ipurifier in they play no problem. Reaching for the goods return details as I write!😀 Coherent have already been sent an email about a Mutec. |
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Post by MartinT on Jan 6, 2021 6:25:07 GMT
Perhaps the iPurifier just can't cope with the lesser-used resolutions? Very odd, though, and not at all useful.
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Post by speedysteve on Jan 6, 2021 11:17:03 GMT
I'm now on the list for a Mutec loan unit from Tony @ Coherent🤸
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