Popular Post MikePid Posted November 16, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2019 The listening reviews so far have been very one-sided. So allow me to break the trend with a somewhat negative review. The EtherREGEN I ordered has not improved the sound of my system, and it seems to sound worse now. I suppose it takes more than for me to have just placed the order, but that I actually have to get my ER delivered🙄, which is still a couple of months away (3rd batch) 🙁. Reading all the reviews here now makes me aware that my system is not sounding as good as it could, so what has been good sound until now is more hazy and muddy knowing it is going through my dirty Ethernet 🤣. Happy listening to all you lucky folks in the first batch! Aidagent, HeeBroG, kennyb123 and 4 others 1 6 Link to comment
Popular Post MikePid Posted November 18, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 18, 2019 51 minutes ago, Jud said: By the way - for folks on other forums or this one who don't have an ER and wondering whether we've all gone crazy 😊 : Well, until my ER arrives (3rd batch) you first batchers certainly seem to have gone crazy 😜 🤣. My expectations are so high now that unless I can see the beads of sweat on the faces during live performances and the colors of the clothes of the musicians on the holograms in my listening room, I’ll certainly be disappointed with the ER 😉🤣 In the meantime I will be jealous and have to put up with my dirty Ethernet sound 😢. Looking forward to going crazy myself in a couple of months 😁. Enjoy your lunacy! PYP, Superdad, k-man and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment
Popular Post MikePid Posted January 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 17, 2020 After waiting for more than 3 months, my 3rd batch ER arrived yesterday (overnight shipping to Canada). I powered it on for a few hours to warm it up because I didn’t have time to listen right away. I’ve now done a couple of hours listening to my reference playlist. I thought I was listening to someone else’s system! Even without burn in it sounds wonderful. Very natural and clear. More detail and space, but more cohesive and musical. Something that really convinced me is that it seemed like I had turn the volume up to get it to be “loud” enough, but when I used my SPL app on my iPhone I realized it was louder than it sounded. My criteria for good sound has always been that you feel like turning it even louder. I will let it burn in before trying the SGC LPS I have lying around. Mike _________________________________________________________ Sources: Roon/Tidal, vinyl Digital: Roon+HQPlayer (DSD256 or DSD128 w/EC) on rMBP (mid-2012) > BJC Cat6 ethernet > EtherREGEN [SMPS] > custom Supra Cat8 w/Telegartners > ultraRendu [Sonore LPS w/ Blue fuse & Sonore DC-4 & Pangea AC 14SE MK II] > Sonore Cardas USB “tail” > ifi micro iDSD BL Vinyl: Denon DP790 turntable, Ortofon Quintet Blue, ifi iPhono2 Head-fi: Sennheiser HD800 w/ Moon Audio Black Dragon Premium cable & HDVA600 [Shunyata Venom PC], HifiMAN HE-400 2-channel: vintage preamp/amp (Spectro Acoustics 217, SAE 2200), vintage speakers (Tangent RS2, Fulton Brown cables), Shunyata Venom ICs Power: Furman PL-Plus C, ifi AC Purifier Matias and Superdad 2 Link to comment
MikePid Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 I tried the SGC 7V 15W that I used for my ultraRendu (until I upgraded to the Sonore LPS) and it sounds wonderful! However it runs hot and starts to cause drop-outs after a couple of hours (likely due to heat). Until I decide on which other LPS to get (e.g. SGC 50W, Farad3, Paul Hynes, etc.) I turn it on only when I want to do some serious listening for 1-2 hours, and use the stock SMPS the rest of the time. Link to comment
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