Iâm going to try to loan my dealers PN to see what it sounds like. Assuming that I do like it I will try to get a listen to the DC3 as thatâs essentially whatâs powering the PN.
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PN and ee8 - dc3 vers very similar - I assume you like the ee8 / dc3 better, as you you do not need the coloured sound the PN brings (the warm romantic butter like box 
)
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You may well be right. Itâs certainly the first LPS thatâs sounded significantly better than my SMPS in both speed and low frequency detail. Still, early days with the Farad and I should give it a proper try once fully burnt-in.
Which DC cable do you have on the farad? And power cable?
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Against those noises, a Shynyata Everest power conditioner is mandatory.
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Thatâs the thing with balance. Good question from @Blackbird - silver dc cable could⊠bring sparkle but also speed?
At the moment itâs their chunky blue cable, which I think is copper. Power lead is a standard Naim.
Try a powerline on the farad!
If I get the opportunity I will try them both.
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@Blackbird
The 6moons review is of German origin. Read it and itâs original language there not any hint for the hf to be missing.
In fact it has a very good review.
I donât see that the translation is made up. How do you translate the below? It is good, but they, others and me also hear that it is warm sounding. If you like it then great. Iâm not saying it is wrong. But till you have heard speaker cables and switches that include more details and micro dynamics you will indeed think that naca5 and PN is as good as it can get on that area 
Dass sich durch dieses Upgrade des digitalen Signalwegs tonal viel bewegen wird, stand nicht zu vermuten. Doch Ăberraschung â ein wenig tut sich schon: Mit dem PhoenixNET wirkt das Klangbild etwas sonorer, minimal geerdeter. Was nach meinem DafĂŒrhalten nun weniger daran liegt, dass im Grundton reingebuttert wĂŒrde. Nein, vielmehr scheint der Hochton âreingewaschenâ worden zu sein und so wirken die obersten Oktaven nicht nur sauberer als zuvor, sondern auch etwas milder. Jedenfalls kommen die Streichinstrumente und vor allem das Cello des Cuarteto Casals (Album: Apotheosis. Beethoven:
The Complete String Quartets III; auf Amazon anhören) ein wenig volltönender rĂŒber, werden mit dem Innuos etwas holziger und körperreicher vermittelt â nicht zuletzt, weil die Klangfarben deckkrĂ€ftiger geraten. Das kommt bei klassischem Programm eigentlich immer gut, ist also ein echter Gewinn.
Mit dem PhoenixNET wirkt das Klangbild reiner und sauberer und man darf einen sprichwörtlich schwarzen Hintergrund erleben. Tonal gehtâs eher etwas wĂ€rmer als heller zu.
I am not translating this
Itâs all very positiveâŠ
More on a warmer side than the brighter side⊠but nothing is negative in this review
Please translate âbesserwisserâ - we both are 
All positive!
We are off topic
You claim they are in German not saying what I shared in English but until proven something else I claim the review says it is warm, and full, top a little milder etc. Iâm just trying to be clear, not a besserwisser 
It is the same I heard when compared to Ansuz D2 Powerswitch. If that is what one want then it will be super great 
I completely know what you mean ⊠but for others (not for me) it might be hard to tell, where it is our ironic (like it a lot) little battle and where PN is really only a warm full bodied switch.
In the review he also mentioned:
- extremely good 3d stage
- very much details - micro details around the instruments
Take back the besserwisser
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I donât disagree 
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« Ok, add-onđand this is really wiredâŠthe Ansuz played more 3D like and had better highs vs Phoenix âŠ, gosh that frustrates me like crazy ( sure you know that feeling âŠ) To tune it up, I replaced my expensive Tellurium Q Ethernet connected to dCS with the standard Ethernet cable that comes with PhoenixâŠ.bingooooo! Thatâs it, strike! Now the Phoenix plays like hell! No clue why this has such an impactâŠ
So hereâs the point: if you go the Phoenix way start with a standard cable (Iâm sure youâll stick with it and save a lot of moneyđ)
Have a great 2022!« «
Then « canât speak for Vivaldi (Rossini ownerâŠ) but I tested Melco S100, Innuos, Cisco, Ansuz A2/A3/D switches âŠbought after many months of testing the Ansuz D3. The Innuos and Ansuz need a lot of time to burn in, so if you try to test one of these make sure, that you have them min. 2-3 weeks in your setup.
Melco plays a tad more âbrightâ, Innuos slightly âwarmâ, Ansuz plays between them and pictures an incredible â3D-roomâ in my setup.«
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