17-Aug-2016, 14:53
We're in the same boat Confused!
Have also been chatting to Paul Hynes about an SR5 two rail (spurred on by Antoines enthusiasm).
I had a previous gen sbooster with the regen and honestly couldn't tell any difference. Then again I could tell any difference with the regen full stop. While researching I've read on some forums the sbooster is very basic with marketing, but then I've found the same for Paul Hynes, Teddy Pardo, and practically everything rise I looked at. Hdplex do a four rail but it just doesn't seem to be useful voltages.
I'm on the verge of trying the Singxer SU-1, but then again it seems the PSu may or may not be good and so the F-1 is easier to power with any LPS.
To what extend the LPS makes a difference, on the rendu or Singxer (or whatever other input gadget) I've no idea. Like you say the Hynes is about 800 or 400 for a lower model, the Singxer a few hundred, plus cables - do decent AES cables make a difference? Could I potentially just end up with exactly what I didn't want - a pile of boxes and psu's and cables and it not sound much different? In which case I'd be better off changing speakers or adding a sub (or getting a pro
).
Minefield.
In a way I just sort of wished AIR beta 3 worked for me to make it irrelevant - I'd probably take the convenience over sq. clearly it doesn't like my network for a reason none of us will ever understand and is unlikely to ever be resolved. Maybe it would be cheaper to buy a new switch and host for AIR and cross my fingers. But I doubt it's that simple.
I'm finding it crazy all the hoops required for a decent source with USB. It was out of my budget but Guillaumes comments about total ad and upgrades makes more sense now. But then I always planned to have the source stuff hidden (aka no source but AIR). Perhaps it's time for my own system thread. At this rate it will be a raspberry pi and another Marshall speaker!
Have also been chatting to Paul Hynes about an SR5 two rail (spurred on by Antoines enthusiasm).
I had a previous gen sbooster with the regen and honestly couldn't tell any difference. Then again I could tell any difference with the regen full stop. While researching I've read on some forums the sbooster is very basic with marketing, but then I've found the same for Paul Hynes, Teddy Pardo, and practically everything rise I looked at. Hdplex do a four rail but it just doesn't seem to be useful voltages.
I'm on the verge of trying the Singxer SU-1, but then again it seems the PSu may or may not be good and so the F-1 is easier to power with any LPS.
To what extend the LPS makes a difference, on the rendu or Singxer (or whatever other input gadget) I've no idea. Like you say the Hynes is about 800 or 400 for a lower model, the Singxer a few hundred, plus cables - do decent AES cables make a difference? Could I potentially just end up with exactly what I didn't want - a pile of boxes and psu's and cables and it not sound much different? In which case I'd be better off changing speakers or adding a sub (or getting a pro
). Minefield.
In a way I just sort of wished AIR beta 3 worked for me to make it irrelevant - I'd probably take the convenience over sq. clearly it doesn't like my network for a reason none of us will ever understand and is unlikely to ever be resolved. Maybe it would be cheaper to buy a new switch and host for AIR and cross my fingers. But I doubt it's that simple.
I'm finding it crazy all the hoops required for a decent source with USB. It was out of my budget but Guillaumes comments about total ad and upgrades makes more sense now. But then I always planned to have the source stuff hidden (aka no source but AIR). Perhaps it's time for my own system thread. At this rate it will be a raspberry pi and another Marshall speaker!
>>> 1st Place Award: Devialet, last decades most disappointing technology purchase. <<<
