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15 minutes ago, Mikey26 said:

FYI, Just changed the feet of the Etherregen to 4 Herbie’s Audio Big Baby Booties for a very nice upgrade in sound; a more coherent presentation with less digital hash. Highly recommend.

 

Will not work in my use case .. lol !

 

Streaming internet radio stations sound fantastic with ER nevertheless after having it.

 

Cheers !

 

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Revel Salon 2 speakers, Sander Magtech amp, Audible Illusion L3B (Blackgate) preamp, Denafrips Terminator Plus dac, Denafrips Hermes ddc, Antipodes CX/EX/P1/P2 server/player (Oladra upgraded), Denafrips Avatar cdp, Bel Canto fm1 tuner, Airties Wireless Mesh, ifi Blue Zen BT receiver, 2X Uptone EtherRegen + AfterDark Emperor Double Crown 10M clock, Zerozone 5/7.5/12v LPS, Uptone LPS 1.2, 2x diy 2kVA Isotransformers, dedicated 20/30A lines for separate digital/analog, Nordost Quattro Fil interconnects, Acoustic Revive TripleC Ethernet/i2S cables, Shunyata Sigma usb cable with ifi Idefender 3.0, Aurealis/Apogee/Canare BNC clock cables, Cardas Clear speaker cable and jumpers, Zonotone Shupreme/5050 powercords, Garrard 301 on slate plinth/sme 3012R/Ortofon Classic Royal GM mk2/diy 301 motor PSU/graham IC90/kimber tak ag etc./Headamp Gilmore Lite Mk2+Golden Reference PSU/Grado FreeSystem fg-1 headphones

 

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Yes, my router is powered by a Paul Hynes PR3iEHD 12V LPSU and it definitely improves the sound, as does the MeiCord Opal from it to the ER.

TP-Link MR6400 4G router > Uptone EtherREGEN reclocker > Sonore Signature Rendu SE streamer > Gustard U18 DDC > Gustard X26 Pro DAC > Belles SA-100 power amp > Usher Dancer Be-20 speakers. AfterDark clocks x 2. PS Audio P3 & P10 regenerators.

https://theaudiostandard.net

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1 hour ago, chungjh said:

I have my ER powered by PHynes SR4T and it improved my SQ. Does everyone who tried it notice a significant SQ improvement with a GOOD LPS for the modem/router? Or would it be a marginal improvement?

I have Farad Super3 for ISP Modem-Router and in my case the improvement is not marginal.

Francisco

 

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Contrarian here.  I used an HDPlex LPS with a Netgear DOCSIS 3.1 modem and ASUS AC87R router and I couldn’t hear any difference whatsoever.   Path was from router to Netgear unmanaged SOHO switch to ER by copper, and then ER to streamer by optical cable.  Maybe a better LPS would have made a difference, but the HDPlex wasn’t a bad one.

Living room:  Synology 218+ NAS > NUC 10 i7 > HQP Embedded > xfinity Xfi Router > Netgear GS348 Switch > Sonore Optical Module Deluxe > Sonore Signature Rendu SE Optical Tier 2 > Okto DAC 8 Stereo > Topping Pre90 Preamp > Apollon Audio 1ET400A Mini > Revel F32 Concertas

 

Computer Desk System: Synology DS-218+ NAS > Dell XPS 8930/NUC 10 i7  > HQP Desktop > xfinity Xfi Router > EtherRegen > ultraRendu > Topping D90 DAC > Audioengine A5+'s

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1 hour ago, chungjh said:

What cable are you using to connect ER to the ISP router?

AQ Diamond, but I am waiting for the delivery of a Sablon 2020 Ethernet

Francisco

 

Aries Cerat Kassandra Ref. MKII / Melco N1ZH60-2 / Audio Research Ref. 5 SE / Gryphon Essence Stereo / Rockport Atria I / Göbel XLR and RCA Cables / Göbel Ethernet and USB Cables / Sablon Ethernet Cabe / MIT Magnum MA Sepeakers Cables / Shunyata Everest 8000 / Shunyata Omega XC (1), Sigma NR V2 (3), Sigma NR V1(1) and Alfa NR V1 (2) / Paul Hynes SR7T for Melco S-100 Pink Faun Upgraded / Farad Super3 for IPS Modem-Router / Center Stage2 0.8, 1.0 and 1.5

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2 hours ago, chungjh said:

How is your router connected to the modem? Wifi or ethernet?

 

It's a TP-Link MR6400 4G router/modem in one.  Mobile data works better for me than the landline-based broadband (better sound quality).

TP-Link MR6400 4G router > Uptone EtherREGEN reclocker > Sonore Signature Rendu SE streamer > Gustard U18 DDC > Gustard X26 Pro DAC > Belles SA-100 power amp > Usher Dancer Be-20 speakers. AfterDark clocks x 2. PS Audio P3 & P10 regenerators.

https://theaudiostandard.net

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18 hours ago, MartinT said:

 

It's a TP-Link MR6400 4G router/modem in one.  Mobile data works better for me than the landline-based broadband (better sound quality).

Hi Martin, 

 

Same here .. my 20m supra cat 8 is in my storeroom as my antipodes cx+ex with it sounded worse than my wifi mesh.

 

Some advised because wifi is isolated but some says wifi must sound worse but I rely on my ears.

 

Cheers.

 

Richard

Revel Salon 2 speakers, Sander Magtech amp, Audible Illusion L3B (Blackgate) preamp, Denafrips Terminator Plus dac, Denafrips Hermes ddc, Antipodes CX/EX/P1/P2 server/player (Oladra upgraded), Denafrips Avatar cdp, Bel Canto fm1 tuner, Airties Wireless Mesh, ifi Blue Zen BT receiver, 2X Uptone EtherRegen + AfterDark Emperor Double Crown 10M clock, Zerozone 5/7.5/12v LPS, Uptone LPS 1.2, 2x diy 2kVA Isotransformers, dedicated 20/30A lines for separate digital/analog, Nordost Quattro Fil interconnects, Acoustic Revive TripleC Ethernet/i2S cables, Shunyata Sigma usb cable with ifi Idefender 3.0, Aurealis/Apogee/Canare BNC clock cables, Cardas Clear speaker cable and jumpers, Zonotone Shupreme/5050 powercords, Garrard 301 on slate plinth/sme 3012R/Ortofon Classic Royal GM mk2/diy 301 motor PSU/graham IC90/kimber tak ag etc./Headamp Gilmore Lite Mk2+Golden Reference PSU/Grado FreeSystem fg-1 headphones

 

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1 minute ago, chungjh said:

I still don't understand how your access cellular data into your system. How do you connect it to ER?

 

With a 4G cellular router that takes a SIM directly.

TP-Link MR6400 4G router > Uptone EtherREGEN reclocker > Sonore Signature Rendu SE streamer > Gustard U18 DDC > Gustard X26 Pro DAC > Belles SA-100 power amp > Usher Dancer Be-20 speakers. AfterDark clocks x 2. PS Audio P3 & P10 regenerators.

https://theaudiostandard.net

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41 minutes ago, chungjh said:

Wow, I never thought of doing that. Do you pay a fee, like roaming charge?

 

I pay a flat contract of 20GBP for 100GB per month, which satisfies all my music streaming needs. For reasons that I don't fully understand, it sounds better than FTTC (Fibre to the Cabinet) or FTTP (Fibre to the Premises).

TP-Link MR6400 4G router > Uptone EtherREGEN reclocker > Sonore Signature Rendu SE streamer > Gustard U18 DDC > Gustard X26 Pro DAC > Belles SA-100 power amp > Usher Dancer Be-20 speakers. AfterDark clocks x 2. PS Audio P3 & P10 regenerators.

https://theaudiostandard.net

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3 hours ago, MartinT said:

For reasons that I don't fully understand, it sounds better than FTTC (Fibre to the Cabinet) or FTTP (Fibre to the Premises).


This sounds odd. Same router, and option to chose between WLAN and 4G.

 

How do you manage to control what shall be 4G and what shall be fiber/cable in your consumers ?

If we’re talking about a dedicated subnet with music only, you may have found something interesting that causes this better SQ. (But you don’t need two ISP to obtain that). 
 

Edit

Maybe discuss further in that other tread if this start to expand. 

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8 hours ago, R1200CL said:

This sounds odd. Same router, and option to chose between WLAN and 4G.

 

No, different routers.  I shall discontinue this discussion here to respect Alex's wishes.

TP-Link MR6400 4G router > Uptone EtherREGEN reclocker > Sonore Signature Rendu SE streamer > Gustard U18 DDC > Gustard X26 Pro DAC > Belles SA-100 power amp > Usher Dancer Be-20 speakers. AfterDark clocks x 2. PS Audio P3 & P10 regenerators.

https://theaudiostandard.net

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20 hours ago, R1200CL said:

I think this is not the place to promote competitors' equipment. Please start your own tread outside Uptone’s forum. 

True, if that is my intention, but it isn’t. Just wonder if someone have had a listen to it.

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