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[Antoine]

Sorry, just can't help myself, but holy F###, cold out of the box, having played only seven to eight songs (I really know well) I already know: it's brilliant!! 

Sounds very promising!

Guillaume

I really think you should try it, or ask if Vincent can build it in into the TotalDAC replacing the Cubox.

Sorry, just can't help myself, but holy F###, cold out of the box, having played only seven to eight songs (I really know well) I already know: it's brilliant!! 

First things I noticed; increased focus, depth and separation, more powerful bass and slam, reduced digititus (what was left of it) and increased dynamics and even richness. Will listen a lot more to form a more complete opinion.Thus far not disappointed in the least, rather impressed and surprised.

This only using a dirt cheap Chinese linear PSU (@9V) powering the mR and I've even had to reintroduce a SMPS supply into my system (on a filtered outlet of my Dectet now) to power the ethernet to fiber media converter.

Can't wait for the Paul Hynes PSU and any burn in improvements many claim come in the first several days.

Using Roon, this is the current chain:

Upstairs (office) DIY NAS PC -> CAT6 -> Netgear switch -> 0.25m CAT 6 -> FMC -> fiber optic cable -> FMC -> 0.25m CAT6 -> microRendu -> Curious USB cable (0.2m) -> Mutec MC-3+ USB -> DH Labs AES/EBU -> Devialet.

[Down to earth disclaimer: my system, my ears and no, these are not night and day differences, they almost never are. I'm looking for and happy with even small improvements any stranger walking by on the street or anyone not intimately familiar with my system would probably not even recognize.]

To quote you own words from another thread,  'In general I also like to take time to make a more firm 'assessment' if however the results even with that cheap PSU are immediately clear as in clearly better on all aspects I wouldn't need to wait that long.'

Well, it looks like you didn't need to wait that long!  Impressive!  However, I know myself that first impressions can sometimes hide things that later become apparent.  I look forward to hearing you views when you've had more listening time.  So far though, all reports look positive.

Haha, you're absolutely right, on all counts. It was clear very quickly; it is simply better than my DIY music server. Listened a lot more today and I'm only liking it more the more time I listen to music through it.

In addtion to yesterday I can tell that it has that same prodigious bass quality as the Regen had (which I did miss a little after I replaced it). Of course both devices are from the same designer and there's in effect an improved Regen built in. Even though I have an active subwoofer, which I could turn up a little it wouldn't be the same. I can't really explain it but it's like everything from the (sub)bass up to the mids is more continuous, fuller, more alive, giving a greater sense of excitement and power. I think it could also be because of greater dynamic contrasts, greater 'speed'/faster transients.

Another thing, the music is a bit more forward (both literally as in a step closer to me, as figuratively: less laid back) than it used to be, however this is something that is very welcome here. It's less "hifi" but more real, natural or live sounding now. Simply more engaging.

I've already started selling parts of my DIY music server so I think that tells a lot/sums it up!