Using the ISO Regen with Phasure LUSH USB Cable

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I'm still digesting the Iso Regen (arrived today)...

 

The same time with the Lush as @Doak, a week or so.

 

First impressions:

 

On exaSound e32, don't need the IR, Lush alone improved a lot the SQ.

 

But, on the Lampi B7 the IR is a must, much better than the previous Intona Pro.  The Lush is also a must with the B7.  On this DAC the IR normalized the extra bass I had with Intona and also refined the upper frequencies.

 

For the moment I like better:  PC -> IR -> Lush -> DAC,  I found the SQ more refined, like DSD vs PCM.

If: PC -> Lush -> IR -> DAC I got a little more dynamics and dynamic contrast, but...

 

I still don't know which would be my final choice because I need some burn in (maybe 100 hours)  on the Iso Regen. Next Monday I will report again.

 

Roch

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7 hours ago, k-man said:

It is too close for me to decide which configuration is ideal, but there maybe 2 possibilities at play from the original Lush thread:

 

1. If the DAC relies on on VBUS power it is a MUST to have Lush connected to it (i.e. Iso Regen BEFORE).

2. If not, then either having the the LUSH 'power' the Iso Regen (Sillana) chip will be beneficial, although the Regenerative signal impacts the Lush functions.

 

I had an initial bias towards having the IR at the DAC side, since that is where the majority of NOS1 G3 owners have the Lush powering the Phisolator. So I have a sneaky suspicion we will be tempted to 'upgrading' the IR towards Peter's take on the Iso Regen. 

 

On the Lush thread @PeterSt first recommended to place the IR before the Lush, then where you want...  But in his NOS1 DAC his Sillana is after the Lush.

 

@Superdad recommends to place his ISO Regen after de Lush, in the DAC port.

 

I would be interesting if both gentlemen could explain why 

 

Anyway, at the end each one of us will place the IR where they like better 

 

Roch

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6 hours ago, wisnon said:

Roch, do you have  the superclocks on your B7?

 

No, it is almost a first generation B7.

 

Roch

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34 minutes ago, m3lraaHnevetS said:

Maybe even leave this forum...?

 

There is a digital non USB forum?

 

Roch

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5 hours ago, Superdad said:

 

Hi Guido:

No I have been too busy with production tasks--and with tilting at windmills over various mis-measurements and attacks...  

Hoping to give a listen to it this weekend.

Best,

--Alex

 

Mis-measurements?

 

Malicious, I would say, of people who hide in science disguised as objectivism, trying to create a good image with inadequate measurements made by third parties.

 

You and John, with PeterSt and Miska,  continue with your good work please and forget about those poor, inflated egos, of whom have never created anything.

 

The love to listen to the music well reproduced will continue in us, the others please take refuge forever in other pseudo technical forums and leave us calm here in Computer Audiophile!

 

Roch