21-Jun-2020, 11:07
Thank you very much for all your input.
I have played a bit around yet. I had bought an AQ Niagara 1000 and 2x AQ Blizzard last year but did not retest all USB options I have again. All Devices TV, Devialet, Media Renderer, iFi for SotM and Switch are plugged into the Niagara 1000.
I have in another PC JCAT Femto and will put the Sotm tx-USBexp together with the JCAT Femto in my JRiver based media renderer in the Living room and do a retest with/without the JCAT USB Isolator and AQ Carbon and or Transparent USB Cable again.
The current set-up with ifi PSU and SoTM tx-USBexp with the new Niagara 1000 sound's better without the USB Isolator (BD Diana Krall Live in Paris - striking of the piano keys has a light strange tonality now with the USB Isolator). I did this test last week. Without the USB Isolator it sounds more like Devialet AIR.
Before my purchase of the Niagara 1000 sound over USB had a digital glitch which I didn't like, the USB Isolator at that time got rid of the digital glitch.
I like the idea with the Paul Hynes PSU. For me it would be SR4BT-12 with 5V,7V,9V,12V to be flexible.
After retesting the different options I will decide about the Paul Hynes PSU.
I have played a bit around yet. I had bought an AQ Niagara 1000 and 2x AQ Blizzard last year but did not retest all USB options I have again. All Devices TV, Devialet, Media Renderer, iFi for SotM and Switch are plugged into the Niagara 1000.
I have in another PC JCAT Femto and will put the Sotm tx-USBexp together with the JCAT Femto in my JRiver based media renderer in the Living room and do a retest with/without the JCAT USB Isolator and AQ Carbon and or Transparent USB Cable again.
The current set-up with ifi PSU and SoTM tx-USBexp with the new Niagara 1000 sound's better without the USB Isolator (BD Diana Krall Live in Paris - striking of the piano keys has a light strange tonality now with the USB Isolator). I did this test last week. Without the USB Isolator it sounds more like Devialet AIR.
Before my purchase of the Niagara 1000 sound over USB had a digital glitch which I didn't like, the USB Isolator at that time got rid of the digital glitch.
I like the idea with the Paul Hynes PSU. For me it would be SR4BT-12 with 5V,7V,9V,12V to be flexible.
After retesting the different options I will decide about the Paul Hynes PSU.
JRMC/ROON based Media Server - along C.A.P.S V4 Cortes (Win 10 Pro) -> LinkSys 5-Port Unmanaged Switch-> Media Renderer (JRMC; SoTM tx-USBexp, AQ NRG-Y3) ->Transparent AUdio Performance USB-> D220 PRO (AQ Blizzard)-> B&W 804S, Audeze LCD 2 Headphones; Audioquest Niagara 1200+AQ Blizzard; TV ->AQ Carbon Optical->D220 Pro
