16-Feb-2020, 14:50
(15-Feb-2020, 23:37)kerkhoffd Wrote: Thank you @Flashman for the update. In my setup the Bonn N8 works perfectly fine, but always interested in improving SQ. Would be very nice of you to share your comparison of Bonn N8 and EtherREGEN on SQ alone.@kerkhoffd As with you, I have been really pleased with the Bonn N8. I am just disappointed that the initial success in mitigating the Devialet/Roon RAAT handshake didn't last. I am not too good at comparing set-ups (Bonn N8 vs. EtherREGEN) but I shall try to give my impressions on any SQ improvements!
Devialet Expert 220 Pro Kinki EX-M7 power amp tethered to a fiber-fed Lumin X1 streamer via Grimm XLRs, Vivid B1 Decade speakers in Rosso Barchetta red (only 200 produced in a limited edition), Roon Nucleus with a Samsung 860 EVO 2TB SSD, etherREGEN switch fed by a Sonore opticalModule (and Sonore-supplied transceivers and 1M optical cable) with a SOtM dCBL-Cat7 cable to my Nucleus and a DH Labs Reunion Cat8 to my Lumin T2 streamer, Keces P8 linear power supply feeding a (to come) NUC and EtherREGEN switch with an external AfterDark OCXO clock., and opticalModule (5V/1A), AudioQuest Niagara 1000 power conditioner, ASI LiveLine loom (purchased directly from Franck Tchang when I lived in France), Less Loss Firewall for Speakers and Roon lifetime license with Tidal streaming.
