Uptone EtherREGEN released Oct 8th

UltraFast69 said:
Yep, the way I read this we took similar paths and are hearing similar results.

The common passive ground works wonders, but can and will back fire so don’t settle on different ensure it’s better. I only came across negative affects on my turn table and phono - in this case all was fully balanced connections.

Enjoy!


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Well, I don't have that problem. A little over a year ago I went to the "dark side" selling my Turntable and Phono :D
 
asindc said:
Unless I missed it (quite possible), I haven't read any listener reports that have compared a stock SOtM sNH-10G (no upgrades at all) at $800 to an Uptone Etherregen at $640. I would be very interested in reading about such a comparison.
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In WBT a member did the test and in his opinion: SOtm with updates better than ER, but ER better than SOtm without updates.
 
nonesup said:
In WBT a member did the test and in his opinion: SOtm with updates better than ER, but ER better than SOtm without updates.
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What updates are we talking about?

The SOTM is about a 1000, the Uptone is about 800 and the AQ-switch SE is also 800. he Anzus is even more expensive, they start at 2k.

It all seems to be a lot of money for a switch, just to listen to Qobuz.
 
Regarding the AQVox SE and the GigafoilV4 Filter

Would either of these slow down my 940 Mbps connection?
 
Mordante said:
What updates are we talking about?

The SOTM is about a 1000, the Uptone is about 800 and the AQ-switch SE is also 800. he Anzus is even more expensive, they start at 2k.

It all seems to be a lot of money for a switch, just to listen to Qobuz.
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Updates are: SCLK-EX clock board, Evox capacitors and improved internal wiring.
On the other hand, if you assume that introducing a Switch like these, only improves the SQ of the Streaming and not that of the local files on the server, you are in error.
 
still-one said:
That isn't too far off when you consider the 20% VAT. ($640 + 20% would be ~$770). converting to Euros (577 Euros + 20% = almost 700 Euros.
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And you have to add $ 34 of transport, plus the commission of Fedex for customs procedures.
 
The break-in goes through a bit of downturn before getting better IME. I lost track of hours but probably over 150 hr. It’s now even better than the last time I reported. More focus and clarity with a sense of ease. About 3 days ago it was that relentlessness that you usually get with some component break-in.
 
kzhtoo said:
The break-in goes through a bit of downturn before getting better IME. I lost track of hours but probably over 150 hr. It’s now even better than the last time I reported. More focus and clarity with a sense of ease. About 3 days ago it was that relentlessness that you usually get with some component break-in.
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Same experience here as well.


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I’ve concluded ER is quite good and worthwhile add to any system that streams music. It responds well to aftermarket LPS. It also works very well using in conjunction with Gigafoil. This leads me to question if there’s additional benefit to be had to use in series with more than one ER. For example, ER > ER > Gigafoil > DAC. SOTM reportedly claims daisy-chained SOTM 10G switches are better than one.
 
kzhtoo said:
I’ve concluded ER is quite good and worthwhile add to any system that streams music. It responds well to aftermarket LPS. It also works very well using in conjunction with Gigafoil. This leads me to question if there’s additional benefit to be had to use in series with more than one ER. For example, ER > ER > Gigafoil > DAC. SOTM reportedly claims daisy-chained SOTM 10G switches are better than one.
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Some people have tested daisy-chained ERs and did not like the results.
 
dminches said:
The unit definitely needs at least 100-150 hours for the sound to settle in. Even if you use it in a non-audio place in your network I would give it time before making a final assessment. I found that the sound of mine changed for quite a while.
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That is correct. Comes on full song by 200 hours.
 
kzhtoo said:
The break-in goes through a bit of downturn before getting better IME. I lost track of hours but probably over 150 hr. It’s now even better than the last time I reported. More focus and clarity with a sense of ease. About 3 days ago it was that relentlessness that you usually get with some component break-in.
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Yup....
 
kzhtoo said:
I’ve concluded ER is quite good and worthwhile add to any system that streams music. It responds well to aftermarket LPS. It also works very well using in conjunction with Gigafoil. This leads me to question if there’s additional benefit to be had to use in series with more than one ER. For example, ER > ER > Gigafoil > DAC. SOTM reportedly claims daisy-chained SOTM 10G switches are better than one.
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No, I don't think so. Some folks, including a good friend, have reported that ER sounds even better when using the Uptone Audio LPS-1.2 power supply over the stock, supplied one. Gonna try this today.
 
Puma Cat said:
No, I don't think so. Some folks, including a good friend, have reported that ER sounds even better when using the Uptone Audio LPS-1.2 power supply over the stock, supplied one. Gonna try this today.
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IME, using a quality LPS and cables did their job in adding performance to etherREGEN.


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After more break-in, there’s more improvement and I can now say EtherRegen is quite good. It’s a must-have even if you already have a Gigafoil, which you can daisy chain with. If you stream music, it’s a must-try in your system, given its relatively low price.

Note: non-streamers can continue to regard this as snake oil and should look elsewhere.
 
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