24-Jul-2014, 14:22
One interesting observation for Entreq devices...
I visited the friend who also jumped on Entreq board, who also happens to have a super High End system. He now has his pre (TAD c500) and DAC (Vivaldi) connected to a Silver/Atlantis Tellus system with Atlantis cables. The sound is (was) sublime.
We then connected his new NAS Server (he uses NAS streaming through Vivaldi Upsampler) and sat down to listen.
The sound was really horrible. No midrange clarity, loooose bas, etc. Since the only thing that changed was the new NAS, I checked behind the system to see what was wrong. While installing the NAS, (A QNAP Pro), the power cable of the NAS "touched" the ground cable going to the DAC. Separating them a few centimeters restored everything to their previous glorious state.
So if you are using/evaluating Entreq, make sure to keep any power cable (and any other metal fixtures as well) away from the ground cables.
Cheers
Kunter
I visited the friend who also jumped on Entreq board, who also happens to have a super High End system. He now has his pre (TAD c500) and DAC (Vivaldi) connected to a Silver/Atlantis Tellus system with Atlantis cables. The sound is (was) sublime.
We then connected his new NAS Server (he uses NAS streaming through Vivaldi Upsampler) and sat down to listen.
The sound was really horrible. No midrange clarity, loooose bas, etc. Since the only thing that changed was the new NAS, I checked behind the system to see what was wrong. While installing the NAS, (A QNAP Pro), the power cable of the NAS "touched" the ground cable going to the DAC. Separating them a few centimeters restored everything to their previous glorious state.
So if you are using/evaluating Entreq, make sure to keep any power cable (and any other metal fixtures as well) away from the ground cables.
Cheers
Kunter
Kii Three, dCS Network Bridge, Roon Nucleus, Kuzma (Stabi S, 4Point), Soundsmith StrainGauge, Stromtank, Echole Cables
Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey
