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Just as I derived pleasure out of cracking early BBC microcomputer games to get the passwords for each level rather than playing the games, some get pleasure out of tweaking hi fiā¦
A BBC - high end unit in its day. I had to make do with a Sinclair Spectrum playing Monty Mole!Just as I derived pleasure out of cracking early BBC microcomputer games to get the passwords for each level rather than playing the games, some get pleasure out of tweaking hi fiā¦
A BBC - high end unit in its day. I had to make do with a Sinclair Spectrum playing Monty Mole!
i'm using it with optical in + optical out. but to answer your question, there is no way to connect the S/PDIF ipurifier input directly to the WiiM coax output, cos they are both female ports??! you'd still need a cable in between.Anybody using ifi spdif purifier with coax only on WiiM pro plus or pro ? How do you connect it ? Directly to the WiiM coax output or directly to the dacās coax in ?
haha, no sometimes i just read the sheet music + the frequency response curves for my speakers and imagine what it would sound like in my head. isn't that what you do??Do some of you ACTUALLY listen to music or just your electronics! No offense to anyone but it seems some of you are so OCD you either invent improvements or are just wasting precious time!
To each their own but come on people ....it's a tool nothing more!
Good to read "banana" in this context ;-)haha, no sometimes i just read the sheet music + the frequency response curves for my speakers and imagine what it would sound like in my head. isn't that what you do??
other days when i'm feeling more "digital" i just read the raw I2S data coming out of my streamer while i'm hooked up to my amplifier's analog output via banana plugs!
i'm using it with optical in + optical out. but to answer your question, there is no way to connect the S/PDIF ipurifier input directly to the WiiM coax output, cos they are both female ports??! you'd still need a cable in between.
you can connect the ipurifier's coax OUT directly into a preamp/amp cos that side is a male port.
I'm guessing that the ipurifier will probably have a bigger impact than switching coax cables... but i haven't actually tested this myself.Thanks for your answer! So WiiM coax out - coax cable - purifier coax in and finally purifier coax out male to female dacās input .
I have qed performance coaxial and given that my dac likes coaxial better than optical I am thinking if purifier will bring improvements or a better coax cableā¦
I have already connected modem/router with qed performance Ethernet to netgear gs108e v3 switch and from switch a Supra cat 8 Ethernet to ifi lan silencer which is directly connected to pro plus lan port . Already have ifi power x feeding WiiM and AudioQuest power strip . And Supra lorad 2.5 spc power cable for amp . I donāt want to change speakers , or buy a dac or amp . Just further tweaking is what I am interested.
What I am thinking is AudioQuest carbon coaxial or qed reference digital 40 coax or purifier.
I'm guessing that the ipurifier will probably have a bigger impact than switching coax cables... but i haven't actually tested this myself.
i might actually test coax out from WiiM into the S/PDIF ipurifier with optical to my active speakers to compare it to the all-toslink route i have currently. share your experiences here whatever you decide to tweak, anyways, it's helpful to the rest of us tweakers!
out of interest - have you A/B tested the QED and Supra ethernet cables vs "standard" ones? did they make a significant impact on SQ? what about the LAN iSilencer? i'm considering getting some sort of galvanic isolator for my ethernet connection into the WiiM
What a good idea! Spend all the money that you save by buying cheap Wiim products on snake oil.
But I see no mention of separate VLANs anywhere...
wow interesting. so you noticed further benefits from adding to the LAN silencer even though you already had a pretty low-noise network implementation? hmm.I have only a/b the Ethernet from modem to switch with a ugreen and another cheap and ugreen was better and qed even better . The lan silencer made a big difference in sweetening the high frequency and the switch made a difference in overall clarity . Initially I had Supra connected to a WiFi to Ethernet bridge from tp link with good results but not the same as now . Now is much better .Connecting straight from modem to WiiM is much worse . So yes lan silencer is a no brainer and its most effective position is in WiiMās lan port
I would be quite interested in the results of a test of the coaxial config on the ifi spdif purifier. I use delock ethernet isolation devices on all the ethernet connections of music streamers I have. They are a bit cheaper, but they not specifically designed for audio use. Happy with the results with them installedThanks for your answer! So WiiM coax out - coax cable - purifier coax in and finally purifier coax out male to female dacās input .
I have qed performance coaxial and given that my dac likes coaxial better than optical I am thinking if purifier will bring improvements or a better coax cableā¦
I have already connected modem/router with qed performance Ethernet to netgear gs108e v3 switch and from switch a Supra cat 8 Ethernet to ifi lan silencer which is directly connected to pro plus lan port . Already have ifi power x feeding WiiM and AudioQuest power strip . And Supra lorad 2.5 spc power cable for amp . I donāt want to change speakers , or buy a dac or amp . Just further tweaking is what I am interested.
What I am thinking is AudioQuest carbon coaxial or qed reference digital 40 coax or purifier.
You skipped right past the disclaimer in the OP, didn't you?
That's what I thought!haha, no sometimes i just read the sheet music + the frequency response curves for my speakers and imagine what it would sound like in my head. isn't that what you do??
other days when i'm feeling more "digital" i just read the raw I2S data coming out of my streamer while i'm hooked up to my amplifier's analog output via banana plugs!
Haha, yeh so true! There are some limitations, though, when you are designing a product for a lower price point, that limit its performance...
For example - cheaping out on a clock crystal or its implementation in the device... I and some others believe that the master clock is especially important in the digital chain if toslink is used to send data to your DAC - since the sending device's clock is the master.
Just as I derived pleasure out of cracking early BBC microcomputer games to get the passwords for each level rather than playing the games, some get pleasure out of tweaking hi fiā¦