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ISO REGEN Listening Impressions (kicked off with some measurements)


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4 hours ago, jaaptina said:

Does using isoRegen between microRendu and Singxer f-1 make sense? 

 

I had a thread conversation a couple of weeks ago or so with Alex and he suggested this was a good fit (I have a European version of the F-1).

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1 hour ago, lmitche said:

Hi all,

 

You should all know that Alex has been forced to evacuate his California home due to the forest fires nearby. We are unlikely to hear from him for a while.  Power and cell towers are offline in his area.

 

I know all of you, like me,  wish Alex, his family and his Uptone Audio employees best wishes for a safe and quick return to their homes.

 

Larry

 

The other thing Alex said in a quick email with the last of his cell phone charge while on the road being evacuated was that we should let you know next week’s orders will be delayed.  (!!)

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Wow I hope all is ok. Hopefully it's just a precaution and they will put the fires out far before his home even though at minimum the utilities in his area will be affected. I'm sure he will keep his many customers that prepaid for product up to date. I'm on my phone now like the rest of the world is. Everything is mobil - cellular these days and even with the phone lines and cell towers being down in his area he's being evacuated so I'm sure the other area he's headed too will allow him the opportunity to update all his customers. I think everyone should feel very confident that they will hear from Alex or a representative soon and all will get their orders even if they get pushed back a bit. His business is very important to him so people can have faith in the brand and understand this is a condition beyond his control. I understand and appreciate your letting everyone know what's going on and keeping communication open and that's a good thing for sure. I really hope everything is ok with his home and business. Hope John or someone else will keep everyone up to date at minimum as Alex deals with this challenge.

 

 

 
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My best wishes for Alex and his family and pets. Be safe. 

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ISO-REGEN / LPS-1 arrived in one piece (very relieved)  Will burn in for a week and post impressions afterwards.  So far no pops or clicks so looks like I have a good one.  Thanks Alex. 

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What is the recommended burn-in time for the ISO-REGEN and LPS-1, about 20 hours or so?

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Just now, k-man said:

@thyname I want to share a reminder to an excellent post by @austinpop who got things sussed out:

 

If you had to share, best to share the LPS-1 with ISO Regen and Singxer instead of mR and ISO Regen. Hope that helps further.

 

K

 

 

Thanks very much!

 

Yes, I have been reading all the chatter about sharing a single LPS-1.

 

I had everything in my chain powered by its own linear power supply, but I had to move one of them downstairs for my home audio that I have recently rebuild / rearranged.

 

The Y cable was a temporary solution until I have further funds for another LPS-1. Each of the devices this way would have its own LPS-1 (ISO Regen, Singxer SU-1 and microRendu / SoTM SMS-200, whichever I keep with my headphones). Until then, I may simply use an iPower I have laying around for the ISO.

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Not sure if discussed yet but was wondering if the ISO regen would eliminate the need to upgrade the Schiit DACs with the new Schiit USB gen5 USB upgrade?  It seems they do the same thing. I have a Schiit Yggy and ordered the ISO and LPS-1 to go with my microrendu.  Now i wonder if if would get additional benefit with the Schiit USB gen 5 upgrade or is that overkill?

 

 

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Over kill and audiophile aren't used much in these forums...:D

As you nearly have one already enjoy them and wait until the self install gen 5 is released. That should reduce the cost later. You may not see a bigger benefit with diminishing returns with 2 approaches of USB signal cleaning combined. But I can't see how feeding a clean signal into a G5 yaggy is a bad thing. 

Just my opinion. Wait and see. Save some money...and do both :ph34r:

 

Good luck regardless my friend

 

Dave 

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Came ISO Regen.:)
System on Linux >zonotone USB cable (1.2 m) 6N ・ USB Grandio 6nusbgran>PPAv2 usb+linear power supply(LT1083-7.5 V)>ISO Regen+linear power supply(LT1083-5V)>USB DAC.
First impressions from ISO Regen!The sound flew over the acoustics,expanded the stereo image,detail increased,the sound transparent,natural tone amazing.It is only when Galvanauskas ISO.
If the ISO switch to disable it narrows the stereo image,sound lands and becomes less transparent.
Tests were conducted in three variants and in my opinion put in this order.


100 balls-usb PPAv2+Regen ISO(iso included)
85 points-usb PPAv2+Regen ISO(iso off)
70 points-usb directly from the computer+Regen ISO
50 points-usb directly from the computer.

 

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/& this is markedly superior to the supplied dc cable?

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On 27.7.2017 at 1:59 AM, jamesg11 said:

/& this is markedly superior to the supplied dc cable?

 

Well, you have to verify for yourself I guess. But most reporters say it my be worth trying another cable. 

 

http://www.soundonsound.com/sound-advice/q-whats-special-about-star-quad-cable

 

The DC4 is an option, and is not a quad core, but the above link also suggest a good two wire. I'm sure google star quad will give you a lot of insight. 

 

Alex has the ultimate DC cable. ?

It has higher AWG and top specifications Oyaide plugs made for Uptone. 

Soon will be listed on his website. 

 

He has wrote about it somewhere. I'm not good finding posts. But it's within the last 4 weeks. 

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I must say the ISO Regen just started to open up with a new soundstage connected directly to the SonicTransporter and the two USPCB's. 

 

I think those small little $35 ones is playing an important part here.

 

If you can use two of these, I'm quite sure this is the way to go. 

Alex, hurry up to open up for people to order ?

 

I will keep that setup until my MicroRendu 1.4 arrives. 

 

 

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6 minutes ago, SWL3600 said:

I don't see them on the Uptone site.

 

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

 

Butt of course! x-D

 

As I write this I am working on the whole international postage charge thing for the USPCB A>B Adapters so that the AddToCart button can be activated.

(It adds no shipping cost to orders that have REGEN or LPS-1s, but I don't think people buying just a USPCB or two are going to want to pay $34 for International Flat Rate Priority Mail Box. Sadly, even in a small padded pouch it counts as a package and First Class Airmail for "packages" ranges from $12-16.)

 

Once that is done I'll work on the page for ordering our 50cm, Oyaide/Belden star-quad (18AWG x 4, plus shield) cable with 5.5mm x 2.1mm plugs both ends ($70), as well as the $75 1.5m versions with either 2.5>2.5 or 2.5>2.1 as we have always stocked for JS-2 clients.

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46 minutes ago, louisxiawei said:

I asked Alex before regarding this, he told me it is totally fine. Also have my friends confirmed about the ticking clicking sound from LPS-1. If you are close enough to the LPS-1 (let's say 50 cm). Yea, that is quite audible. 

 

I also did a little experiments myself: When LPS-1 is set to 7V, the ticking sound is quite frequent, a few times per minutes (almost one ticking  per 20 seconds), set to 5V and 3V makes it less frequent. 

 

I would like to see your unit back.  With about 1,500 units in the field you are only the second person ever to report hearing mechanical ticking from their UltraCap LPS-1.  I test them all day long under heavy load and have yet to hear it.  There are no relays on the board.  The only thing we can think of is one of the big power inductors emitting a small snap when the changing bank change.

I seem to recall you saying that only one of your own LPS-1s does this.  Please contact us directly.

Thanks,

--Alex C.

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