ISO REGEN Listening Impressions (kicked off with some measurements)

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Got my ISO-Regen today. Initial impressions are very good. More weight to the bass and instruments sound more realistic.....as do the vocals.

 

Have you guys noticed a burn in period that the ISO-REGEN improved after a certain amount of time?

 

I won't be able to do a proper evaluation until the weekend but in the meantime I'll leave the full loom of Curious Regen-Links in place until I can order a second USPCB connector.

 

While I'm typing this.....it's kinda freaking me out how realistic Donald Fagen's voice sounds (The Nightfly).

 

Thanks Alex!

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I've gotten to spend a lot more time with the ISO-REGEN this weekend since receiving it on Monday. I've got a little over 40 hours run through it at this point.

 

Windows 10 laptop >  Curious Cables Regen Link > ISO-REGEN/LPS-1 > Curious Cables Regen Link > IFI Microlink USB-SPDIF.

 

I simply swapped the original Amber Regen with the ISO-REGEN.

 

The bass is tighter. Everything has more focus and is cleaner. Next weekend I'll take out the ISO-REGEN and reinstall the Amber Regen and see what's up.

 

The other thing I did was replace one of the Curious Cables Regen Link's with the new supplied USPCB hard adaptor. This degraded the sound compared to the smooth sounding Regen-Link. However, I only had the USPCB in there for a few songs. Maybe it just needs some time to burn in?

 

Not sure why but the ISO-REGEN made a significantly better impact with my solid state gear than with my tubes. Either way I'm digging the ISO-REGEN.

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Next weekend I'll put some hours on the USPCB and do another comparison. The Regen Links had over 250 hours run through them. The USPCB had less than 30 minutes.

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On 7/26/2017 at 7:23 PM, thyname said:

You guys know that Alex @Superdad has those Cables available for sale, right? Here in USA. Why go all the way to China?

I don't see them on the Uptone site.

 

BTW.....my ISO-REGEN is still kicking butt. 

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Right now I'm using the ISO-REGEN, LPS-1 combo and really like it.

 

Considering adding a Microrendu. What do you guys think? Is it worth it? 

 

Thanks!

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A Windows 10 laptop.

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Sorry, I should have included that I'm only interested if the microrendu will improve sound quality......above and beyond the quality that the IR already gives.

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Could someone please give me the Amazon link to the Y-cable so that I can power both my ISO-REGEN and a future Microrendu from my LPS-1.

 

Can't seem to find it. Thanks!

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Thanks Alex. As long as I've got the original USB Regen sitting here doing nothing, I'll try that in addition to the ISO-REGEN as well.